AUDIO SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE DEVICE
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1. An audio system, comprising:
- an enclosure a speaker disposed within the enclosure;
a first device removably coupled to the enclosure and configured to receive a first type of portable media device; and
a second device that is exchangeable with the first device and configured to removably couple to the enclosure and receive a second type of portable media device.
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Abstract
An audio system includes an enclosure having a transducer. The transducer creates a vibration in the enclosure in response to being driven by an audio signal having a frequency range. A cradle assembly mechanically couples a portable device to the enclosure through an isolator. A portion of the vibration is coupled into the cradle assembly. The isolator reduces an amplitude of the coupled vibration so that an operation of the portable device within a portion of the frequency range is uninterrupted when the portable device is coupled to the cradle assembly.
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30 Claims
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1. An audio system, comprising:
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an enclosure a speaker disposed within the enclosure;
a first device removably coupled to the enclosure and configured to receive a first type of portable media device; and
a second device that is exchangeable with the first device and configured to removably couple to the enclosure and receive a second type of portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21)
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8. An apparatus for use with an audio system, comprising:
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a cradle that can receive a first type of portable media device that stores audio data; and
a first electrical conducting device that is electrically coupled with the first portable device when the first portable device is received in the cradle, the first electrical conducting device being exchangeable with a second electrical conducting device that is different from the first electrical conducting device, whereby the second electrical conducting device is electrically coupled with a second type of portable media device that stores audio data when the second portable device is received in the cradle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of supporting a plurality of different types of portable media devices that each store audio data, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cradle that can receive a first type of portable media device; and
enabling the cradle to receive a second type of portable media device, the first and second portable devices differing from each other. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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22. An audio system, comprising:
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a first portable audio device interface that interfaces with a first type of portable audio device when the first portable audio device is being used with the audio system; and
a second portable audio device interface that replaces the first portable audio device interface and interfaces with a second type of portable audio device when the second portable audio device is being used with the audio system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An audio system, comprising:
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a first insert removably coupled to the audio system and configured to receive a first type of portable audio device; and
a second insert that is exchangeable with first insert and configured to removably couple to the audio system and receive a second type of portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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