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Unitary Electronic Speaker Device For Receiving Digital Audio Data And Rendering The Digital Audio Data

  • US 20160196101A1
  • Filed: 03/18/2016
  • Published: 07/07/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An unitary electronic speaker device comprising:

  • a speaker housing;

    a communication interface attached to the speaker housing and operable to communicatively couple the unitary electronic speaker device over a network to at least one other device;

    a memory located within the speaker housing, wherein the memory comprises two memories, wherein a first memory of the two memories is a first random access memory and a second memory of the two memories is a flash memory;

    at least one processor located within the speaker housing and associated with the memory and the communication interface, the at least one processor operable to;

    receive, from the at least one other device, digital audio data over the network; and

    render the digital audio data received over the network from the at least one other device; and

    a speaker attached to the speaker housing;

    an amplifier located within the speaker housing and coupling the at least one processor and the speaker and operable to;

    amplify an analog audio signal derived from the digital audio data;

    a physical input control attached to the speaker housing and operable to;

    receive volume control input information; and

    effect a sound level at which the amplified analog audio signal is rendered according to the volume control input information.

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