Wireless audio systems
First Claim
1. An automatically configurable audio appliance comprising a processor, a memory, and one or more communication connections, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the audio appliance to:
- establish a first wireless communication connection with a second appliance;
over the first wireless communication connection, wirelessly transmit a first configuration information to the second appliance and wirelessly receive a second configuration information from the second appliance;
select a single-channel mode of operation or a multi-channel mode of operation;
establish a second wireless communication connection responsive to the first configuration information, the second configuration information, or a combination thereof;
wirelessly receive media information over the second wireless communication connection; and
playback a selected portion of the media information in correspondence with the selected mode of operation.
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Abstract
A loudspeaker system can have first and second loudspeakers selectively operable in a single-channel mode or in a multi-channel mode. In the single-channel mode, the first and the second loudspeakers are configured to simultaneously reproduce a substantially identical signal. In the multi-channel mode, the first loudspeaker reproduces a first-channel signal and the second loudspeaker reproduces a second-channel signal. The first-channel signal and the second-channel signal can constitute respective portions of a multi-channel signal. Such loudspeaker systems can also have a mode selector configured to select one of the single-channel mode and the multi-channel mode. In some embodiments, such selection can occur in response to one or more detected proximities of another loudspeaker system. Multi-zone loudspeaker systems are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. An automatically configurable audio appliance comprising a processor, a memory, and one or more communication connections, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the audio appliance to:
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establish a first wireless communication connection with a second appliance; over the first wireless communication connection, wirelessly transmit a first configuration information to the second appliance and wirelessly receive a second configuration information from the second appliance; select a single-channel mode of operation or a multi-channel mode of operation; establish a second wireless communication connection responsive to the first configuration information, the second configuration information, or a combination thereof; wirelessly receive media information over the second wireless communication connection; and playback a selected portion of the media information in correspondence with the selected mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A configurable audio appliance comprising a processor, a memory, a plurality of loudspeaker transducers, and one or more communication connections, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the audio appliance to:
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establish a first wireless communication connection with a second appliance; over the first wireless communication connection, wirelessly exchange, with the second appliance, configuration information associated with a second wireless communication connection with the second appliance; select a single-channel mode of operation or a multi-channel mode of operation responsive, at least in part, to a configuration information received from the second appliance; establish the second wireless communication connection with the second appliance; wirelessly receive multi-channel media information over the second wireless communication connection; and playback a selected portion of the multi-channel media information over the plurality of loudspeaker transducers in correspondence with the selected mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An automatically configurable audio appliance comprising a processor, a memory, and one or more communication connections, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the audio appliance to:
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establish a first wireless communication connection with a second appliance; over the first wireless communication connection, wirelessly transmit a first configuration information to the second appliance and wirelessly receive a second configuration information from the second appliance; select a single-zone mode of operation or a multi-zone mode of operation; configure a second wireless communication connection responsive to the first configuration information, the second configuration information, or a combination thereof; wirelessly receive media information over the second wireless communication connection; and playback a selected portion of the media information in correspondence with the selected mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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