PORTABLE MEDIA DELIVERY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A media delivery apparatus, comprising an audio output subsystem that produces audio signals;
- at least one speaker operatively connect to receive the audio signals from said audio output circuit;
a removable cover for said at least one speaker; and
a cover detection circuit operatively connected to provide a cover detection signal to said audio output subsystem based on whether or not said removable cover is attached or not, wherein the audio signals supplied to said at least one speaker have at least one audio characteristic that varies depending on the cover detection signal.
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Abstract
An improved media delivery apparatus is disclosed. The media delivery apparatus can, for example, be a portable speaker system. In one embodiment, the media delivery apparatus is used with a portable media player. According to one aspect, audio output characteristics of a media delivery apparatus can be controlled based on whether a removable component is attached or detached. Another aspect pertains to improved techniques to attach a removable component to a media delivery apparatus. According to still another aspect a portion of a housing of an electrical device, such as a media delivery apparatus, can be utilized as part of a connector or plug.
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44 Claims
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1. A media delivery apparatus, comprising
an audio output subsystem that produces audio signals; -
at least one speaker operatively connect to receive the audio signals from said audio output circuit;
a removable cover for said at least one speaker; and
a cover detection circuit operatively connected to provide a cover detection signal to said audio output subsystem based on whether or not said removable cover is attached or not, wherein the audio signals supplied to said at least one speaker have at least one audio characteristic that varies depending on the cover detection signal.
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2. A media delivery apparatus, comprising
a controller for controlling output of media data; -
an audio output circuit operatively connected to said controller for receiving the media data and producing audio signals;
at least one speaker operatively connect to receive the audio signals from said audio output circuit;
a removable grill to cover said at least one speaker; and
a grill detection circuit operatively connected to provide a grill detection signal to at least one of said controller and said audio output circuit, wherein at least one of said controller and said audio output circuit alters audio characteristics of the resulting audio output from said at least one speaker dependent on the grill detection signal. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for modifying audio output by a media delivery apparatus, the media delivery apparatus having a housing including audio output circuitry and one or more speakers, and the media delivery apparatus having a removable cover to cover at least the one or more speakers, said method comprising:
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determining whether the removable cover is attach or removed from the housing; and
altering equalization characteristics imposed by the audio output circuitry dependent on whether the removable cover is determined to be attached or removed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A mounting arrangement for detachably coupling a speaker grill to a housing of a sound system, the mounting arrangement comprising:
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a housing-side mount attached to the housing of the sound system, the housing-side mount including a receptacle and a holding detect mechanism within the receptacle; and
a grill-side mount attached to the speaker grill, the grill-side mount including a post that when inserted into the receptacle is held in the receptacle by the holding detent mechanism, thereby removably attaching the speaker grill to the housing of the sound system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A portable sound system for docking a handheld media player, comprising:
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a housing forming at least partially a speaker box;
one or more speaker drivers mounted to a front wall of the housing, the speaker drivers being configured to output sound based on audio signals generated at the media player;
a removable speaker grill that is detachably coupled to the front wall of the housing via a mounting arrangement, the speaker grill having a shape that coincides with the shape of the front wall of the housing, the mounting arrangement minimizing the gap found between the speaker grill and the housing wall; and
a docking station integrated within a top wall of the housing of the sound system, the docking station allowing the handheld media player to interact with the portable sound system, the docking station including a media bay capable of physically receiving the handheld media player and a connector arrangement disposed within the media bay for operatively coupling the handheld media player to the operational components of the portable sound system. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A sound system, comprising:
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a housing having a housing wall with an access opening and a slot disposed within the access opening; and
a removable access door for placement inside the access opening, the removable access door including a retention plate that slides in and out of an opening in the removable access door, the retention plate sliding between a disengaged position where the retention plate is contained within the perimeter of the removable access door, and an engaged position where the retention plate extends out of and past the perimeter of the removable access door in order to mate with the slot disposed within the access opening thereby securing the removable access door within the access opening of the housing wall. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A power plug system for an electronic device, comprising:
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a portion of a housing wall of the electronic device, the housing wall including an opening for receiving a connector therethrough; and
a fixture mounted to an inner surface of the housing wall so that an outer surface of the housing wall is continuous, the fixture including a body having a void for receiving the connector therein, and one or more electrical contacts disposed inside and extending outside the void, the void cooperating with the opening of the housing wall to form the interior space that receives the connector, the one or more electrical contacts extending partially into the opening in the housing wall. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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