Appeal No. 2006-0681
Application No. 09/072,412
acoustical generator as picked up by the first
microphone at the selected location and the
reference sounds as generated by the acoustical
generator;
(7) assembling a first filter element, said first
filter element including components selected to
compensate for said first difference in level over
said first discrete frequency range;
(8) assembling a second filter element, said second
filter element including components selected to
compensate for said second difference in level
over said second discrete frequency range;
(9) constructing an equalizer for the first microphone
by arranging said first and second filter elements
so as to compensate for the first and second
differences between the sounds as picked up by the
microphone at the selected location and the
reference sounds as generated by the acoustical
generator.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Murayama et al. 6,141,425 Oct. 31, 2000
(Murayama) (filed Sep. 19, 1997)
Bartlett; “Tonal Effects of Close Microphone Placement”; J.
Audio Eng. Soc.; Vol. 29, No. 10; October 1981; pp. 726-738.
Rejections At Issue
Claims 1-5, 13-15, 28-32, and 36-41 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over the combination of Bartlett
and Murayama.
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