Interactive Sound Reproducing
First Claim
1. A sound reproduction device comprising:
- a housing comprising an audio system including one or more speakers and an amplifier for powering the one or more speakers;
an interface at least partially within the housing configured to directly couple to a separate audio source device having stored music files, wherein the interface is configured to receive audio signals corresponding to music files stored in the audio source device and to receive control commands originating from the audio source device for controlling a function of the audio system.
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Abstract
An audio system attachable to a computer includes a sound reproduction device for producing audible sound from audio signals. The sound reproduction device includes a radio tuner and a powered speaker. The audio system further includes a connector for connecting the sound reproduction device with a computer. The computer provides audio signals from a plurality of sources, the sources including a computer CD player, digitally encoded computer files stored on the computer, and a computer network connected to the computer. The sound reproduction device further includes control buttons for controlling at least one of the computer CD player, the digitally encoded computer files and the computer network.
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51 Claims
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1. A sound reproduction device comprising:
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a housing comprising an audio system including one or more speakers and an amplifier for powering the one or more speakers; an interface at least partially within the housing configured to directly couple to a separate audio source device having stored music files, wherein the interface is configured to receive audio signals corresponding to music files stored in the audio source device and to receive control commands originating from the audio source device for controlling a function of the audio system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A sound reproduction device comprising:
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a housing comprising an audio system including one or more speakers and an amplifier for powering the one or more speakers; a separate audio source device that is configured to store music files and is capable of communicating with the audio system via an interface, wherein the interface is configured to transmit audio data corresponding to music files stored in the audio source device to the audio system and to transmit at least one command originating from the audio source device to the audio system for controlling a function of the audio system. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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