US 12,330,078 B2
Multi-channel model train sound optimization system and method
Martin Pierson, Ormond Beach, FL (US); and Joseph Goddard, Ormond Beach, FL (US)
Filed by Martin Pierson, Ormond Beach, FL (US); and Joseph Goddard, Ormond Beach, FL (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/955,944.
Prior Publication US 2024/0115966 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. A63H 19/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); A63H 19/24 (2006.01)
CPC A63H 19/14 (2013.01) [G06F 3/165 (2013.01); A63H 19/24 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for selecting a channel for the playing of a digital sound file in a model train, comprising:
(a) providing a sound controller, including,
(i) a processor,
(ii) a first sound channel connected to said processor,
(iii) a second sound channel connected to said processor,
(iv) a sound memory connected to said processor;
(b) said processor determining a channel load for each of said first and second sound channels;
(c) said processor retrieving a digital sound file from said sound memory; and
(d) said processor routing said retrieved digital sound file to a sound channel having the lowest channel load.