WIRELESS VIDEO AND AUDIO NETWORK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

• US 20100303046A1
• Filed: 05/27/2009
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Clearone Incorporated
• Original Assignee: NetStreams LLC (Clearone Incorporated)
• Inventors: Cardenas, Herman, Braithwaite, Michael
• Application Number:
  US12/472,976
• Publication Number:
  US 20100303046A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2838 Distribution of signals within a home automation network, e.g. involving splitting/multiplexing signals to/from different paths adaptations of television systems for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution H04N7/106; hybrid transport H04L12/6418; home network arrangements specially adapted for distribution of digital video signals H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances

Abstract

This disclosures describes a wireless local area network (LAN) video and audio system 20. The disclosed system 20 includes a networked audio source node device 300 that couples to a plurality of network speaker nodes 100 via a wireless TCP/IP LAN network 200 where the networked audio source node device is a video device. Additionally, the system includes an internet interface 400 and a network control server 310 that couple to the network speaker nodes 100 via said wireless LAN network 200. Finally, the system 20 includes a legacy converter and controller that couples to the wireless LAN network 200 and further couples a legacy source 500 to the wireless LAN network 200.

Claims

1. A wireless local area network (LAN) video and audio system, comprising:

a networked audio source node device that couples to a plurality of network speaker nodes via a wireless TCP/IP LAN network, said networked audio source node device further comprises a video device;

an internet interface coupled to said network speaker nodes via said wireless LAN network;

a network control server coupled to said network speaker nodes via said wireless LAN network; and

a legacy converter and controller coupled to said wireless LAN network, said legacy converter and controller couples a legacy source to said wireless LAN network.

5. The claim according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 wherein said legacy source comprises an audio source.

6. The claim according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4 wherein said legacy source comprises a video source.

2. A method to make a wireless local area network (LAN) video and audio system comprising:

providing a networked audio source node device that couples to a plurality of network speaker nodes via a wireless TCP/IP LAN network, said networked audio source node device further comprises a video device;

coupling an internet interface to said network speaker nodes via said wireless LAN network;

coupling a network control server to said network speaker nodes via said wireless LAN network; and

coupling a legacy converter and controller to said wireless LAN network, said legacy converter and controller couples a legacy source to said wireless LAN network.

3. A method to use a wireless local area network (LAN) video and audio system comprising:

using a networked audio source node device that couples to a plurality of network speaker nodes via a wireless TCP/IP LAN network, said networked audio source node device further comprises a video device;

using an internet interface coupled to said network speaker nodes via said wireless LAN network;

using a network control server coupled to said network speaker nodes via said wireless LAN network; and

using a legacy converter and controller coupled to said wireless LAN network, said legacy converter and controller couples a legacy source to said wireless LAN network.

4. A program storage device readable by a programmable device that tangibly embodies a program of instructions executable by the programmable device to perform a method to use a wireless local area network (LAN) video and audio system, comprising:

using a networked audio source node device that couples to a plurality of network speaker nodes via a wireless TCP/IP LAN network, said networked audio source node device further comprises a video device;

using an internet interface coupled to said network speaker nodes via said wireless LAN network;

using a network control server coupled to said network speaker nodes via said wireless LAN network; and

using a legacy converter and controller coupled to said wireless LAN network, said legacy converter and controller couples a legacy source to said wireless LAN network.