Author: claimsbot

1. A sound reproducing apparatus in which audio data input through input channels is generated as a virtual source by a Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF) and a sound signal resulting from the generated virtual source is output through a speaker, comprising:
an actual listening environment feature function database where an actual listening space feature function is stored for correcting the virtual source in response to a feature of an actual listening space provided at the time of listening;
an actual listening space feature correcting unit reading out the actual listening space feature function stored in the actual listening environment feature function database, and correcting the virtual source based on the reading result; and
a band pass filter disposed between the actual listening environment feature function database and the actual listening space feature correcting unit,
wherein the actual listening space feature function comprises a first reflected sound function portion and a late reflected sound function portion,
the band pass filter extracts the first reflected sound function portion from the actual listening space feature function output from the actual listening environment feature function database and outputs only the first reflected sound function portion to the actual listening space feature correcting unit, and
the actual listening space correcting unit corrects the virtual sources based on the first reflected sound function portion extracted by the band pass filter.
2. The sound reproducing apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising:
a speaker feature correcting unit reading out a speaker feature function stored in the actual listening environment feature function database and correcting the virtual source based on the reading result,
wherein the speaker feature function for correcting the virtual source in response to the speaker feature provided at the time of listening is further stored in the actual listening environment feature function database.
3. The sound reproducing apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising:
a virtual listening space parameter storing unit storing a virtual listening space parameter set to allow the sound signal resulting from the virtual source to be output to an expected optimal listening space; and
a virtual listening space correcting unit reading out the virtual listening space parameter stored in the virtual listening space parameter storing unit, and correcting the virtual source based on the reading result.
4. The sound reproducing apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein the virtual listening space correcting unit performs correction only on a portion of the virtual source corresponding to audio data input from a front channel among the input channels.
5. The sound reproducing apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein the virtual listening space correcting unit performs correction only on a portion of the virtual source corresponding to audio data input from a rear channel among the input channels.
6. The sound reproducing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the actual listening environment feature function is measured at a predetermined external input device.
7. A sound reproducing apparatus in which audio data input through input channels are generated as virtual sources by a Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF) and a sound signal resulting from the generated virtual sources is output through a speaker, comprising:
an actual listening environment feature function database where a speaker feature function measured at a listening position of a listener is stored for correcting the virtual sources in response to a feature of a speaker provided at the time of listening;
a speaker feature correcting unit reading out the speaker feature function stored in the actual listening environment feature function database, and correcting the virtual sources based on the reading result; and
a low pass filter disposed between the actual listening environment feature function database and the speaker feature correcting unit,
wherein an actual listening space feature function stored in the actual listening environment feature function database comprises a direct sound function portion and a reflected sound function portion,
the low pass filter receives the actual listening environment feature function from the actual listening environment feature function database, extracts the direct sound function portion from the actual listening space feature function and outputs only the direct sound function portion as the speaker feature function to the speaker feature correcting unit, and
the speaker feature correcting unit corrects the virtual sources based on the direct sound function portion extracted by the low pass filter.
8. The sound reproducing apparatus as recited in claim 7, further comprising:
a virtual listening space parameter storing unit storing a virtual listening space parameter set to allow the sound signal resulting from the virtual source to be output to an expected optimal listening space; and
a virtual listening space correcting unit reading out the virtual listening space parameter stored in the virtual listening space parameter storing unit, and correcting the virtual sources based on the reading result.
9. The sound reproducing apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the virtual listening space correcting unit performs correction only on the virtual sources corresponding to audio data input from a front channel among the input channels.
10. The sound reproducing apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the virtual listening space correcting unit performs correction only on the virtual sources corresponding to audio data input from a rear channel among the input channels.
11. A sound reproducing apparatus in which audio data input through input channels are generated as virtual sources by a Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF) and a sound signal resulting from the generated virtual sources is output through a speaker, comprising:
a virtual listening space parameter storing unit storing a virtual listening space parameter set to allow the sound signal resulted from the virtual sources to be output to an expected optimal listening space;
a virtual listening space correcting unit reading out the virtual listening space parameter stored in the virtual listening space parameter storing unit, and correcting the virtual sources based on the reading result; and
a band pass filter disposed between the virtual listening space parameter storing unit and the virtual listening space correcting unit,
wherein the virtual listening space parameter comprises a first reflected sound function portion and a late reflected sound function portion,
the band pass filter extracts the first reflected sound function portion from the virtual listening space parameter output from the virtual listening space parameter storing unit and outputs only the first reflected sound function portion to the virtual listening space correcting unit, and
the virtual listening space correcting unit corrects the virtual sources based on the first reflected sound function portion extracted by the band pass filter.
12. The sound reproducing apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein the virtual listening space correcting unit performs correction only on the virtual sources corresponding to audio data input from a front channel among the input channels.
13. The sound reproducing apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein the virtual listening space correcting unit performs correction only on the virtual sources corresponding to audio data input from a rear channel among the input channels.
14. A sound reproducing method in which audio data input through input channels are generated as virtual sources by a Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF) and a sound signal resulting from the generated virtual sources is output through a speaker, comprising:
(a) correcting the virtual sources based on an actual listening space feature function for correcting the virtual sources in response to a feature of an actual listening space provided at the time of listening,
wherein the actual listening space feature function comprises a first reflected sound function portion and a late reflected sound function portion, and
the (a) correcting the virtual sources is performed based only on the first reflected sound function portion of the first reflected sound function portion and the late reflected sound function portion.
15. The sound reproducing method as recited in claim 14, further comprising:
(b) correcting the virtual sources based on a speaker feature function for correcting the virtual sources in response to a feature of an actual listening space provided at the time of listening.
16. The sound reproducing method as recited in claim 14, further comprising:
(c) correcting the virtual sources based on a virtual listening space parameter set to allow the sound signal resulted from the virtual source to be output to an expected optimal listening space.
17. The sound reproducing method as recited in claim 16, wherein the (c) correcting the virtual sources is performed only on the virtual sources corresponding to audio data input from a front channel among the input channels.
18. The sound reproducing method as recited in claim 16, wherein the (c) correcting the virtual sources is performed only on the virtual sources corresponding to audio data input from a rear channel among the input channels.
19. A sound reproducing method in which audio data input through input channels are generated as virtual sources by a Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF) and a sound signal resulting from the generated virtual sources is output through a speaker, comprising:
(A) correcting the virtual sources based on a speaker feature function measured at a listening position of a listener for correcting the virtual sources in response to a feature of a speaker provided at the time of listening,
wherein an actual listening space feature function stored in the actual listening environment feature function database comprises a direct sound function portion and a reflected sound function portion, and
the (A) correcting the virtual sources is performed based only on the direct sound function portion of the direct sound function portion and the reflected sound function portion.
20. The sound reproducing method as recited in claim 19, further comprising:
(B) correcting the virtual sources based on a virtual listening space parameter set to allow the sound signal resulted from the virtual sources to be output to an expected optimal listening space.
21. The sound reproducing method as recited in claim 20, wherein the (B) correcting the virtual source is performed only on the virtual sources corresponding to audio data input from a front channel among the input channels.
22. The sound reproducing method as recited in claim 20, wherein the (B) correcting the virtual source is performed only on the virtual sources corresponding to audio data input from a rear channel among the input channels.
23. A sound reproducing method in which audio data input through input channels are generated as virtual sources by a Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF) and a sound signal resulting from the generated virtual sources is output through a speaker, comprising:
correcting the virtual sources based on a virtual listening space parameter set to allow the sound signal resulted from the virtual sources to be output to an expected optimal listening space,
wherein the virtual listening space parameter comprises a first reflected sound function portion and a late reflected sound function portion, and
the (a) correcting the virtual sources is performed based only on the first reflected sound function portion of the first reflected sound function portion and the late reflected sound function portion.
24. The sound reproducing method as recited in claim 23, wherein correcting the virtual sources is performed only on the virtual sources corresponding to audio data input from a front channel among the input channels.
25. The sound reproducing method as recited in claim 23, wherein correcting the virtual source is performed only on the virtual sources corresponding to audio data input from a rear channel among the input channels.
26. The sound reproducing apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein the virtual listening space parameter comprises at least one of an atmospheric absorption degree, a reflectivity and a size of a virtual listening space which represents an idealistic listening space.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A computer system, comprising:
a baseboard having a first side and a second side; wherein the first side and the second side define a first key opening;
a first key pad located on the first side, wherein the first key pad is grounded;
a second key pad located on the second side, wherein the second key pad is aligned with the first key pad via the first key opening, wherein the second key pad is coupled to a first voltage source, and wherein the second key pad is electrically isolated from the first key pad;
a mezzanine card interface coupled to the baseboard; and
a keying mechanism coupled to interface with the baseboard through the first key opening, wherein coupling the keying mechanism to the baseboard shorts the second key pad to the first key pad and initiates a first key signal, and wherein the first key signal operates to permit a first operating voltage to power the mezzanine card interface.
2. The computer system of claim 1, further comprising:
the first side and the second side defining a second key opening;
a third key pad located on the first side, wherein the third key pad is grounded;
a fourth key pad located on the second side, wherein the fourth key pad is aligned with the third key pad via the second key opening, wherein the fourth key pad is coupled to a second voltage source, and wherein the fourth key pad is electrically isolated from the third key pad; and
the keying mechanism coupled to interface wit the baseboard through the second key opening, wherein coupling the keying mechanism to the baseboard shorts the third key pad to the fourth key pad and initiates a second key signal, and wherein ,the second key signal operates to permit a second operating voltage to power the mezzanine card interface.
3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the baseboard is one of a VMEbus board, AdvancedTCA board, APS board and CompactPCI board.
4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the mezzanine card interface is a common mezzanine card interface.
5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the mezzanine card interface is a PCI mezzanine card interface.
6. A baseboard, comprising:
the baseboard having a first side and a second side; wherein the first side and the second side define a first key opening;
a first key pad located on the first side; wherein the first key pad is grounded;
a second key pad located on the second side, wherein the second key pad is aligned with the first key pad via the first key opening, wherein the second key pad is coupled to a first voltage source, and wherein the second key pad is electrically isolated from the first key pad;
a mezzanine card interface coupled to the baseboard; and
a keying mechanism coupled to interface with the baseboard through the first key opening, wherein coupling the keying mechanism to the baseboard shorts the second key pad to the first key pad and initiates a first key signal, and wherein the first key signal operates to permit a first operating voltage to power the mezzanine card interface.
7. The baseboard of claim 6, further comprising:
the first side and the second side defining a second key opening;
a third key pad located on the first side, wherein the third key pad is grounded;
a fourth key pad located on the second side, wherein the fourth key pad is aligned with the third key pad via the second key opening, wherein the fourth key pad is coupled to a second voltage source, and wherein the fourth key pad is electrically isolated from the third key pad; and
the keying mechanism coupled to interface with the baseboard through the second key opening, wherein coupling the keying mechanism to the baseboard shorts the third key pad to the fourth key pad and initiates a second key signal, and wherein the second key signal operates to permit a second operating voltage to power the mezzanine card interface.
8. The baseboard of claim 6, wherein the baseboard is one of a VMEbus board, AdvancedTCA board, APS board and CompactPCI board.
9. The baseboard of claim 6, wherein the mezzanine card interface is a common mezzanine card interface.
10. The baseboard of claim 6, wherein the mezzanine card interface is a PCI mezzanine card interface.
11. A method of selecting an operating voltage, comprising:
providing a baseboard having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side and the second side define a first key opening and a second key opening, wherein the first key opening corresponds to a first operating voltage, and wherein the second key opening corresponds to a second operating voltage;
if a keying mechanism is coupled to the baseboard through the first key opening, a first key signal operating to permit the first operating voltage to power a mezzanine card interface; and
if the keying mechanism is coupled to the baseboard through the second key opening, a second key signal operating to permit the second operating voltage to power the mezzanine card interface.
12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
providing a first key pad located on the first side, wherein the first key pad is grounded;
providing a second key pad located on the second side, wherein the second key pad is aligned with the first key pad via the first key opening, wherein the second key pad is coupled to a first voltage source, and wherein the second key pad is electrically isolated from the first key pad; and
shorting the second key pad to the first key pad to initiate the first key signal.
13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
providing a third key pad located on the first side, wherein the third key pad is grounded;
providing a fourth key pad located on the second side, wherein the fourth key pad is aligned with the third key pad via the second key opening, wherein the fourth key pad is coupled to a second voltage source, and wherein the fourth key pad is electrically isolated from the third key pad; and
shorting the third key pad to the fourth key pad to initiate the second key signal.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein the baseboard is one of a VMEbus board, AdvancedTCA board, APS board and CompactPCI board.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein the mezzanine card interface is a common mezzanine card interface.
16. The method of claim 11, wherein the mezzanine card interface is a PCI mezzanine card interface.
17. A method-of configuring a baseboard to power a mezzanine card interface, comprising:
the baseboard having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side and the second side define a first key opening and a second key opening, wherein the first key opening corresponds to a first operating voltage, and wherein the second key opening corresponds to a second operating voltage;
if a keying mechanism is coupled to the baseboard through the first key opening, a first key signal operating to permit the first operating voltage to power the mezzanine card interface; and
if the keying mechanism is coupled to the baseboard through the second key opening, a second key signal operating to permit the second operating voltage to power the mezzanine card interface.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:
providing a first key pad located on the first side, wherein the first key pad is grounded;
providing a second key pad located on the second side, wherein the second key pad is aligned with the first key pad via the first key opening, wherein the second key pad is coupled to a first voltage source, and wherein the second key pad is electrically isolated from the first key pad; and
shorting the second key pad to the first key pad to initiate the first key signal.
19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:
providing a third key pad located on the first side, wherein the third key pad is grounded;
providing a fourth key pad located on the second side, wherein the fourth key pad is aligned with the third key pad via the second key opening, wherein the fourth key pad is coupled to a second voltage source, and wherein the fourth key pad is electrically isolated from the third key pad; and
shorting the third key pad to the fourth key pad to initiate the second key signal.
20. The method of claim 17, wherein the baseboard is one of a VMEbus board, AdvancedTCA board, APS board and CompactPCI board.
21. The method of claim 17, wherein the mezzanine card interface is a common mezzanine card interface.
22. The method of claim 17, wherein the mezzanine card interface is a PCI mezzanine card interface.

1. A tape comprising:
an unbalanced woven fabric having an warp dominant face and a filling dominant face, wherein the woven fabric comprises a plurality of warp yarns in a warp direction and a plurality of filling yarns in a filling direction perpendicular to the warp direction crossing with the warp yarns at a plurality of intersections,
wherein at least 55% by number of the intersections have the warp yarn crossing with the filling yarn such that the warp yarn is on the warp dominant face of the fabric and at least 55% by number of the intersections have the warp yarn crossing with the filling yarn such that the filling yarn is on the filling dominant face of the fabric, wherein the warp yarns have a linear mass density of between about 30 and 100 denier and the filling yarns have a linear mass density of between about 70 and 600 denier; and,
an adhesive adjacent to the warp dominant face of the woven fabric.
2. The tape of claim 1, wherein the warp yarns have a linear mass density of between about 40 and 70 denier.
3. The tape of claim 1, wherein the filling yarns have a linear mass density of between about 150 and 450 denier.
4. The tape of claim 1, wherein the woven fabric is a twill weave fabric.
5. The tape of claim 4, wherein the twill weave fabric is a broken twill weave fabric.
6. The tape of claim 1, wherein the woven fabric is a satin weave fabric.
7. The tape of claim 1, wherein at least 75% by number of the intersections have the warp yarn crossing with the filling yarn such that the warp yarn is on the warp dominant face of the fabric.
8. The tape of claim 1, wherein at least 75% by number of the intersections have the warp yarn crossing with the filling yarn such that the filling yarn is on the filling dominant face of the fabric.
9. The tape of claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the woven has an abrasion resistance of at least 200 cycles with transfer adhesive backing as measured by ISO 6722(E)\u2014Scrape Abrasion Test.
10. The tape of claim 1, wherein the woven fabric comprises between about 50 and 200 warp ends per inch
11. The tape of claim 1, wherein the woven fabric contains about 40 and 130 filling picks per inch.
12. The tape of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive.
13. The tape of claim 1, further comprising a release agent on the adhesive on the side of the adhesive opposite the woven fabric reinforcement.
14. The tape of claim 13, where the release agent is a release liner.
15. The tape of claim 1, wherein the woven fabric is hand-tearable.
16. The tape of claim 1, wherein the tape is hand-tearable.
17. The tape of claim 1, wherein the filling yarns are solution-dyed and the warp yarns are not solution-dyed.
18. The tape of claim 1, wherein the warp yarns and filling yarns are continuous polyester yarns.
19. A process for forming a calendered tape comprising:
weaving an unbalanced woven fabric having an warp dominant face and a filling dominant face, wherein the woven fabric comprises a plurality of warp yarns in a warp direction and a plurality of filling yarns in a filling direction perpendicular to the warp direction crossing with the warp yarns at a plurality of intersections, wherein at least 60% by number of the intersections have the warp yarn crossing with the filling yarn such that the warp yarn is on the warp dominant face of the fabric and at least 60% by number of the intersections have the warp yarn crossing with the filling yarn such that the filling yarn is on the filling dominant face of the fabric, wherein the warp yarns have a linear mass density of between about 30 and 100 denier and the filling yarns have a linear mass density of between about 70 and 600 denier;
calendering the unbalanced woven fabric; and,
applying an adhesive to the warp dominant face of the unbalanced woven fabric.
20. The process of claim 19, wherein the twill weave fabric is a broken twill weave fabric.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1.-21. (canceled)
22. An input device comprising:
a first plurality of sensor electrodes disposed in a first layer and configured to detect input objects in a sensing region of the input device, the first plurality of sensor electrodes including a plurality of transmitter electrodes and a plurality of receiver electrodes;
a plurality of force receiver sensor electrodes disposed in a second layer configured to detect a force imparted to an input surface and configured for capacitive coupling with a first subset of transmitter electrodes;
a compressible dielectric disposed between the first layer and the second layer configured to compress in response to force applied to the input surface; and
a processing system communicatively coupled to the first plurality of sensor electrodes and the plurality of force receiver sensor electrodes configured to:
determine positional and force information for input objects in the sensing region based on resulting signals from the first plurality of sensor electrodes and the plurality of force receiver sensor electrodes.
23. The input device of claim 22, further comprising a display and wherein the processing system is further configured to update the display.
24. The input device of claim 23, wherein at least a subset of the first plurality of sensor electrodes is configured for display updating.
25. The input device of claim 22, wherein the processing system is configured to determine positional and force information for input objects in the sensing region by:
driving a sensing signal onto the transmitter electrodes;
receiving a first type of resulting signal from the plurality of force receiver sensor electrodes; and
receiving a second type of resulting signal from the receiver electrodes.
26. The input device of claim 25, wherein the second type of resulting signal comprises effects of a change in capacitive coupling between the plurality of transmitter electrodes and the plurality of receiver electrodes due to input objects in the sensing region.
27. The input device of claim 25, wherein the processing system determines the first type of resulting signal from the plurality of force receiver sensor electrodes while the receiver electrodes are held at a predetermined constant voltage.
28. The input device of claim 25, wherein the first type of resulting signal and the second type of resulting signal both correspond to a single sensing signal driven on the transmitter electrodes.
29. The input device of claim 25, wherein the first type of resulting signal comprises effects of a change in capacitive coupling between the transmitter electrodes and the plurality of force receiver sensor electrodes due to the force applied to an input surface.
30. An input device comprising:
a first plurality of sensor electrodes disposed in a first layer and configured to detect input objects in a sensing region of the input device, the first plurality of sensor electrodes including a first subset of transmitter electrodes and a second subset of receiver electrodes;
a second plurality of sensor electrodes disposed in a second layer such that the first layer is disposed between an input surface and the second layer, the second plurality of sensor electrodes being configured to detect a force imparted to the input surface and configured for capacitive coupling with the first subset of transmitter electrodes;
a compressible dielectric configured to compress in response to force applied to the input surface such that the capacitive coupling between the first subset of transmitter electrodes and the second plurality of sensor electrodes varies in response to the applied force; and
a processing system communicatively coupled to the first plurality of sensor electrodes and the second plurality of sensor electrodes and configured to:
drive a sensing signal onto the first subset of transmitter electrodes;
receive a first type of resulting signal, including effects of the force imparted on the input surface, from the second plurality of sensor electrodes;
receive a second type of resulting signal, including effects of an input object in proximity to the input surface, from the second subset of receiver electrodes; and
determine positional and force information for the input object based on the first type of resulting signal and the second type of resulting signals.
31. The input device of claim 30, wherein the compressible dielectric is disposed between the first layer and the second layer.
32. The input device of claim 30, wherein the compressible dielectric is disposed between the second layer and a rigid substrate.
33. An input device comprising:
a first plurality of sensor electrodes and a second plurality of sensor electrodes disposed in a single layer;
a display comprising a third plurality of sensor electrodes;
a compressible dielectric disposed between the display and a rigid conductive substrate; and
a processing system communicatively coupled to the first plurality of sensor electrodes, the second plurality of sensor electrodes, and the third plurality of sensor electrodes and configured to:
update the display using the third plurality of sensor electrodes;
drive a sensing signal onto the first plurality of sensor electrodes;
receive a first type of resulting signal from the second plurality of sensor electrodes, the first type of resulting signal comprising effects of a change in capacitive coupling between the first plurality of sensor electrodes and the second plurality of sensor electrodes due to input objects in a sensing region of the input device; and
receive a second type of resulting signal from the third plurality of sensor electrodes, the second type of resulting signal comprising effects of a change in capacitive coupling between the third plurality of sensor electrodes and the rigid conductive substrate due to deflection of the display in response to input object force in the sensing region;

wherein the processing system is configured to
determine positional and force information from the first and second type of resulting signals; and
update the display.
34. The input device of claim 33, wherein:
the processing system is configured to update the display using the third plurality of sensor electrodes.
35. The input device of claim 33, wherein the processing system is further configured to determine positional information by performing absolute capacitive sensing using the first plurality of sensor electrodes and the second plurality of sensor electrodes.
36. A processing system for an input device, the input device comprising a display, a first plurality of sensor electrodes configured to detect input objects in a sensing region, a second plurality of sensor electrodes configured to detect a force imparted to an input surface, and a compressible dielectric configured to compress in response to force applied to the input surface, wherein a capacitive coupling of the second plurality of sensor electrodes and a conductor varies in response to the applied force, the processing system communicatively coupled to the first plurality of sensor electrodes and the second plurality of sensor electrodes and configured to:
drive a sensing signal onto a first subset of the first plurality of sensor electrodes;
receive a first type of resulting signal from the second subset of the first plurality of sensor electrodes; and
receive a second type of resulting signal from a second plurality of sensor electrodes;
wherein the processing system is configured to determine positional and force information for an input object based on the first type of resulting signal and second type of resulting signals.
37. The processing system of claim 36, wherein the processing system is further configured to update the display using at least one of the first subset and the second subset of the first plurality of sensor electrodes.
38. The processing system of claim 36, wherein the processing system is further configured to determine positional information for input objects in the sensing region using absolute capacitive sensing.
39. The processing system of claim 36, wherein the second type of resulting signal comprises effects of a change in capacitive coupling between the second plurality of sensor electrodes and the conductor.
40. The processing system of claim 39, wherein the conductor is part of the display.
41. The processing system of claim 40, wherein the processing system is configured to drive a sensing signal onto the conductor and the second type of resulting signal comprises effects of the driven signal.