CONFIGURABLE MEANS TO PROVIDE WIRELESS MODULE CUSTOMIZATION

• US 20080207123A1
• Filed: 02/27/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: VOXX International Corporation
• Original Assignee: VOXX International Corporation
• Inventors: Andersen, Jorgen W.
• Application Number:
  US11/679,429
• Publication Number:
  US 20080207123A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/05 Detection of connection of loudspeakers or headphones to amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/14 Cross-over networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/04 Circuit arrangements, e.g. for selective connection of amplifier inputs/outputs to loudspeakers, for loudspeaker detection, or for adaptation of settings to personal preferences or hearing impairments combinations of amplifiers H03F3/68; stereophonic systems H04S
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 1/00 Two-channel systems H04S5/00, H04S7/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 7/308 Electronic adaptation dependent on speaker or headphone connection

Abstract

A wireless system, including a wireless system transmitter having a transmitter configuration device storing transmitter configuration data, and at least one wireless system receiver having a receiver configuration device storing receiver configuration data. The transmitter and receiver configuration devices include a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, a smart card, a magnetic stripe card, a barcode card, a read only memory (ROM) device, or other programmable integrated circuit device. The wireless system may be a wireless audio system and the receiver may electrically connect with an audio signal amplifier driving a speaker.

Claims

1. A wireless system, comprising:

a wireless system transmitter having a transmitter configuration device storing transmitter configuration data; and

at least one wireless system receiver having a receiver configuration device storing receiver configuration data.

2. The wireless system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter and receiver configuration devices include a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, a smart card, a magnetic stripe card, a barcode card, a read only memory (ROM) device, or other programmable integrated circuit device.

3. The wireless system of claim 1, wherein the wireless system is a wireless audio system and the receiver electrically connects with an audio signal amplifier driving a speaker.

4. The wireless audio system of claim 3, wherein the at least one wireless system receiver is located within a configurable dedicated speaker.

5. The wireless audio system of claim 4, wherein the configurable dedicated speaker includes a power supply.

6. The wireless system of claim 1, wherein the at least one wireless system receiver is located within a configurable receiver/driver module.

7. The wireless system of claim 6, wherein the configurable receiver/driver module includes a power supply.

8. The wireless system of claim 1, wherein the transmitter and receiver configuration data includes at least one of channel frequency data, channel designation data, or channel codes.

9. The wireless audio system of claim 3, wherein the audio signal amplifier stores audio signal conditioning data received from the receiver configuration device, receives audio signals from the at least one wireless system receiver, and conditions the received audio signals according to the audio signal conditioning data.

10. The wireless audio system of claim 9, wherein the audio signal conditioning data includes an intended location or type characteristics of the speaker.

11. The wireless audio system of claim 9, wherein the audio signal conditioning data includes at least one of tone, frequency response or amplitude data.

12. A method of configuring a wireless system, comprising:

transferring transmitter configuration data from a transmitter configuration device to a wireless system transmitter;

configuring the wireless system transmitter to transmit signals on at least one channel specified by the transmitter configuration data;

transferring receiver configuration data from a receiver configuration device to a wireless system receiver; and

configuring the wireless system receiver to receive signals on at least one channel specified by the receiver configuration data.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the transmitter and receiver configuration devices include a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, a smart card, a magnetic stripe card, a barcode card, a read only memory (ROM) device, or other programmable integrated circuit device.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the transmitter and receiver configuration data includes at least one of channel frequency data, channel designation data, or channel codes.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the wireless system is a wireless audio system and the wireless system receiver is electrically connected with an audio signal amplifier driving a speaker.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

transferring audio signal conditioning data from the receiver configuration device into the audio signal amplifier; and

configuring the audio signal amplifier to condition the received audio signals according to the audio signal conditioning data.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the audio signal conditioning data includes an intended location or type characteristics of the speaker.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the audio signal conditioning data includes at least one of tone, frequency response or amplitude data.