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20130148827 | DIRECT DIGITAL SPEAKER APPARATUS HAVING A DESIRED DIRECTIVITY PATTERN - Direct digital speaker apparatus receiving a digital input signal and generating sound accordingly, the apparatus including: (a) an array of pressure-producing elements; and (b) a controller operative to compute a timing pattern determining if and when each pressure-producing element is actuated so as to achieve a desired directivity pattern; wherein said pressure-producing elements have the same amplitude. | 06-13-2013 |
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