Audio Home Network System
First Claim
1. An audio home network system, comprising:
- a home network backbone;
a plurality of network speakers operating in a multi speaker session that couples to said home network backbone, said network speakers further comprise a microphone that may be used for receiving and or gathering control information from said network speakers surroundings, said network speakers send control information to other devices on said home network backbone;
an audio source device that couples to said home network backbone, said audio source device provides digital audio to said network speakers wherein the digital audio is in a compressed format;
wherein said network speakers operate in either a master mode or a slave mode, and wherein a first network speaker operates in the master mode and a second or subsequent network speaker operates in the slave mode; and
wherein the audio home network system optimizes the audio for said network speakers current location.
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Abstract
This disclosures describes an audio home network system 20. The system 20 includes the following: a home network backbone 200; a plurality of network speakers 100 operating in a multi speaker session; and an audio source device 300 that provides digital audio to the network speakers wherein the digital audio is in a compressed format. The network speakers 100 further include a microphone that may be used for receiving and or gathering control information from said network speakers surroundings. And, the network speakers 100 send control information to other devices on the home network backbone 200. In addition, the network speakers 100 operate in either a master mode or a slave mode where a first network speaker operates in the master mode and a second or subsequent network speaker operates in the slave mode. The audio home network system 20 optimizes the audio for the network speakers 100 current location.
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9 Claims
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1. An audio home network system, comprising:
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a home network backbone;
a plurality of network speakers operating in a multi speaker session that couples to said home network backbone, said network speakers further comprise a microphone that may be used for receiving and or gathering control information from said network speakers surroundings, said network speakers send control information to other devices on said home network backbone;
an audio source device that couples to said home network backbone, said audio source device provides digital audio to said network speakers wherein the digital audio is in a compressed format;
wherein said network speakers operate in either a master mode or a slave mode, and wherein a first network speaker operates in the master mode and a second or subsequent network speaker operates in the slave mode; and
wherein the audio home network system optimizes the audio for said network speakers current location. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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2. A method to make an audio home network system, comprising:
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providing a home network backbone;
coupling a plurality of network speakers operating in a multi speaker session to said home network backbone, said network speakers further comprise a microphone that may be used for receiving and or gathering control information from said network speakers surroundings, said network speakers send control information to other devices on said home network backbone;
coupling an audio source device to said home network backbone, said audio source device provides digital audio to said network speakers wherein the digital audio is in a compressed format;
wherein said network speakers operate in either a master mode or a slave mode, and wherein a first network speaker operates in the master mode and a second or subsequent network speaker operates in the slave mode; and
wherein the audio home network system optimizes the audio for said network speakers current location.
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3. A method to use an audio home network system, comprising:
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operating a plurality of network speakers in a multi speaker session, said network speakers couple to a home network backbone, said network speakers further comprise a microphone that may be used for receiving and or gathering control information from said network speakers surroundings, said network speakers send control information to other devices on said home network backbone;
providing digital audio to said network speakers with an audio source device that couples to said home network backbone wherein the digital audio is in a compressed format;
wherein said network speakers operate in either a master mode or a slave mode, and wherein a first network speaker operates in the master mode and a second or subsequent network speaker operates in the slave mode; and
wherein the audio home network system optimizes the audio for said network speakers current location.
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