COMBINATION SPEAKER AND LIGHT SOURCE POWERED USING LIGHT SOCKET

• US 20140285999A1
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Published: 09/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JAWB Acquisition LLC
• Original Assignee: AliphCom, Inc. (AliphCom Corp.)
• Inventors: Luna, Michael Edward Smith, Fullam, Scott, Narron, Patrick Alan, Merrill, Chris, Barrentine, Derek Boyd, Saha, Sankalita, Robison, Jeremiah
• Application Number:
  US14/210,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20140285999A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/95
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 13/02 Combinations of only two kinds of elements
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0056 Audio equipment, e.g. music instruments, radios or speakers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2430/01 Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in sound systems

Abstract

Techniques associated with a combination speaker and light source powered using a light socket are described, including a housing comprising a plate coupled to a substantially hemispherical enclosure, a platform configured to couple a light source to a terminal configured to receive a light control signal, the light control signal configured to modify a light characteristic, a speaker coupled to the housing and configured to project audio in a direction, a light socket connector coupled to the housing and configured to provide power to the speaker and the light source when the light socket connector is coupled with a light socket, an acoustic sensor disposed on a surface of the housing, and a light sensor located within the housing, the light sensor facing away from the light source.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a housing comprising a plate coupled to an enclosure, wherein the enclosure is substantially hemispherical;

a platform configured to couple a light source to a terminal configured to receive a light control signal, the light control signal configured to modify a light characteristic;

a speaker coupled to the housing and configured to project audio in a direction;

a light socket connector coupled to the housing and configured to provide power to the speaker and the light source when the light socket connector is coupled with a light socket;

an acoustic sensor disposed on a second surface of the housing; and

a light sensor located within the housing, the light sensor facing away from the light source.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a speaker enclosure located between the speaker and the platform.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the speaker enclosure is comprised of a clear material configured to allow light to pass through the speaker enclosure.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the speaker enclosure is comprised of an acoustically opaque material.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein:

the speaker enclosure is comprised of an acoustically opaque material; and

the acoustic sensor is disposed on an opposite side of the speaker enclosure from the speaker.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the speaker enclosure is comprised of an acoustically transparent material.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the housing is at least partially opaque.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the housing is at least partially translucent.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising an extension structure configured to couple the housing to the light socket connector.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the speaker is disposed between the platform and the light sensor, the speaker configured to prevent the light sensor from detecting a light from the light source.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the light sensor is an infrared light sensor.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the second surface faces at an angle away from the direction of the audio.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising a noise removal module configured to remove the audio output by the speaker from the acoustic input being captured by the acoustic sensor.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the platform comprises a heatsink.

15. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more passive radiators coupled to an interior surface of the housing, the housing and the one or more passive radiators forming a passive radiation system.

16. The system of claim 1, further comprising a motion analysis module configured to generate the light control signal in response to movement captured using a motion sensor.

17. The system of claim 1, further comprising a motion analysis module configured to generate an audio control signal in response to movement captured using a motion sensor.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the audio control signal is configured to modify an audio characteristic associated with the speaker.

19. The system of claim 1, further comprising a motion analysis module configured to derive movement data associated with a gesture, and to generate a control signal using the movement data.

20. The system of claim 1, further comprising a motion analysis module configured to derive movement data associated with an identity, and to generate a control signal using the movement data.