CASE FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED AUDIO PERFORMANCE IN PORTABLE GAME CONSOLES AND OTHER DEVICES
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a case configured to be placed in association with a portable electronic device;
an interface associated with the case, the interface configured to receive audio signals from the portable electronic device; and
a speaker array associated with the case, the speaker array configured to generate audible sounds having one or more specified audio effects based on the audio signals.
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Abstract
A system includes a portable electronic device and a case configured to be placed in association with the portable electronic device. The case includes an interface configured to receive audio signals from the portable electronic device and a speaker array configured to generate audible sounds having one or more specified audio effects based on the audio signals. The case could also include an audio amplifier configured to amplify the audio signals and to provide the amplified audio signals to the speaker array. The audio amplifier could include a filter configured to filter the audio signals in order to produce the one or more specified audio effects. The case could further include a processor configured to (i) process the audio signals in order to produce the one or more specified audio effects and (ii) output the processed audio signals to the audio amplifier.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a case configured to be placed in association with a portable electronic device; an interface associated with the case, the interface configured to receive audio signals from the portable electronic device; and a speaker array associated with the case, the speaker array configured to generate audible sounds having one or more specified audio effects based on the audio signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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attaching a portable electronic device to a case; providing audio signals from the portable electronic device to the case; and generating audible sounds based on the audio signals using a speaker array of the case, the audible sounds having one or more specified audio effects. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a portable electronic device; and a case configured to be placed in association with the portable electronic device, the case comprising; an interface configured to receive audio signals from the portable electronic device; and a speaker array configured to generate audible sounds having one or more specified audio effects based on the audio signals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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