Modular Entertainment System
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1. A modular entertainment system, comprising:
- a plurality of electronic components for receiving control signals and providing a controlled output; and
a plurality of modules, each module of the plurality of modules being in direct communication with an electronic component of the plurality of electronic components, wherein each module comprises an electric power signal and control signal transceiver element to share an electric power signal and a control signal with an adjacent module via a cable-less connection, and each module is disposed in a direction horizontal to the adjacent module.
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Abstract
A modular entertainment system includes a plurality of electronic components for receiving control signals and providing a controlled output. A plurality of modules are also included. Each module of the plurality of modules is in direct communication with at least one electronic component of the plurality of electronic components. Each module comprises at least one electric power signal and control signal transceiver element to wirelessly share an electric power signal and a control signal with an adjacent module. Each module is disposed in a direction horizontal to the adjacent module.
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1. A modular entertainment system, comprising:
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a plurality of electronic components for receiving control signals and providing a controlled output; and a plurality of modules, each module of the plurality of modules being in direct communication with an electronic component of the plurality of electronic components, wherein each module comprises an electric power signal and control signal transceiver element to share an electric power signal and a control signal with an adjacent module via a cable-less connection, and each module is disposed in a direction horizontal to the adjacent module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An entertainment system module, comprising:
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a panel, wherein the panel forms a base of the entertainment system module; at least one contact element to contact at least one adjacent contact element on an adjacent system module to share an electric power signal and a control signal with the adjacent system module via a cable-less connection, wherein the at least one contact element is disposed within at least one edge of the panel, and the panel is disposed in a direction horizontal to the adjacent system module; at least one electronic component to receive the control signal and provide a controlled output in response to the control signal, wherein the at least one electronic component is mounted onto the panel; and circuitry to provide the control signal and the electric power signal from the at least one contact element to the at least one electronic component. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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generating an electric power signal; generating a control signal; sharing the electric power signal and the control signal between at least a first contact element on a first system module and at least a second contact element on a second system module via a cable-less connection, wherein the first system module comprises at least a first electronic component affixed to a first panel, and the second system module comprises at least a second electronic component affixed to a second panel; and providing a controlled output by at least one of the at least a first electronic component and the at least a second electronic component in response to the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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