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WIRED, WIRELESS, INFRARED, AND POWERLINE AUDIO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS

  • US 20110142267A1
  • Filed: 12/13/2010
  • Published: 06/16/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for transmitting signals to speakers, the device comprising:

  • an audio input configured to receive a multi-channel audio signal from at least one input device, the received multi-channel audio signal being encoded in a channel format having a plurality of single-channel audio signals;

    a processor configured to decode the received multi-channel audio signal into a first group of audio signals and a second group of audio signals, each of the first and second groups of audio signals comprising at least one of the plurality of single-channel audio signals;

    an amplifier module configured to amplify only the first group of audio signals;

    a destination address input configured to receive instructions from a user selecting one of the speakers for broadcasting one of the plurality of single-channel audio signals from the second group and determine a destination address associated with the selected speaker; and

    a transmitter configured to transmit the selected single-channel audio signal from the second group along with the associated destination address to a plurality of speakers via a network.

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