A new patent from LG has surfaced this recent week showing audio coming from computer display tech. The way this tech works is by generating a sound traveling to the front region of the display. The sound outputs including S1, S2, and, S3 based on a display vibration module. The S1 and S2 output are created based on the vibration to the front screen region whereas the S3 sound output generated to the side region of the display.
A similar patent has also been filed by Apple in the year 2015, saying the tech can be applied to their various line of devices including iPhone, iPad, or iMac monitor. Apple had that patent granted way back in 2017. While there’s no device that has come yet from Apple with this display tech, anticipations are Apple is going to include it in their redesigned iMac.
The LG patent has been published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with the company stating that the invention is to provide a display apparatus module for providing improved sound quality and for increasing an immersion experience of a viewer. Another aspect of the invention is to provide a display apparatus that generates sound for traveling to a forward region in front of a display panel.
The display tech by LG is called “Crystal Sound Display” aiming at Desktops, Notebooks, and TVs. While the patent title just says “DISPLAY APPARATUS”. You can find the patent 20200213699 details right here.