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System and method for a sound masking system for networked workstations or offices

  • US 20080002836A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2006
  • Published: 01/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sound masking system for providing sound masking in a physical space, said sound masking system comprising:

  • a communication network spanning at least a portion of the space;

    a plurality of sound masking devices, each of said sound masking devices being adapted to emit a sound masking signal in a user space, and one or more of said sound masking devices including a controller for controlling one or more output characteristics associated with said sound masking signal, at least some of said output characteristics being responsive to an input from the user, and said controller including an interface for receiving information from said communication network;

    a control unit, said control unit including a component for affecting at least one of the output characteristics of said sound masking signal and said control unit having a network interface for transmitting output control information over said communication network;

    said controller of at least one of said sound masking devices having a component responsive to said output control information for adjusting said associated output characteristic.

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