Digital wireless speaker system
First Claim
1. A high fidelity, wireless transmission, stereo audio system for use with at least one audio source which provides an audio input signal, said audio system arranged for wirelessly transmitting over the air an electrical signal, susceptible to RF dropout, representing said audio input signal, said stereo audio system comprising:
- a transmitter arranged to be coupled to said at least one audio source and comprising;
input means for converting said audio input signal into a first digital serial bit stream signal at a high digital audio bit rate, said first digital serial bit stream signal comprising a first embedded synchronization signal for distinguishing left and right audio data in said audio input signal;
forward error correction encoding means for encoding error correction into said first digital serial bit stream signal to produce an encoded digital serial bit stream signal at the high digital audio bit rate, said encoded digital serial bit stream signal comprising a second embedded synchronization signal detectable by a receiver decoder for initiating decoding;
convolutional interleaving means for interleaving said encoded digital serial bit stream signal and for introducing a third embedded synchronization signal therein to form a second digital serial bit stream signal at the high digital audio bit rate, said third embedded synchronization signal being detectable by a receiver deinterleaver for initiating deinterleaving;
carrier signal producing means for producing a carrier signal of a predetermined frequency of at least 2.4 GHz;
modulation means for modulating said carrier signal with said second digital serial bit stream signal to produce a modulated carrier signal;
first antenna means for emitting over the air said modulated carrier signal at a power level not exceeding approximately 1 milliwatt; and
a receiver located within a range of approximately 10 to 300 feet (3 to 90 meters) of said transmitter and being coupled to an audio transducing device, said receiver receiving and demodulating said modulated carrier signal into an audio output signal.
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Abstract
This invention discloses a digital wireless speaker system for use in consumer audio applications. A digital radio frequency transmitter is connected to an analog or digital audio source and a digital radio frequency receiver provides for reception of the transmitted audio information in remote locations. In addition, the digital receiver will be able to receive control information to implement such things as volume, tone controls, or other auxiliary information. This allows the user to listen to high quality audio in a variety of locations without the need of independent stereos or external wires. The system is based on digital circuitry to improve the performance of the system and provide for compact disc quality sound. The digital circuitry incorporates forward error correction techniques and interleaving to enable the system to account for errors in transmission and thus improve the overall performance of the system.
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30 Claims
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1. A high fidelity, wireless transmission, stereo audio system for use with at least one audio source which provides an audio input signal, said audio system arranged for wirelessly transmitting over the air an electrical signal, susceptible to RF dropout, representing said audio input signal, said stereo audio system comprising:
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a transmitter arranged to be coupled to said at least one audio source and comprising; input means for converting said audio input signal into a first digital serial bit stream signal at a high digital audio bit rate, said first digital serial bit stream signal comprising a first embedded synchronization signal for distinguishing left and right audio data in said audio input signal; forward error correction encoding means for encoding error correction into said first digital serial bit stream signal to produce an encoded digital serial bit stream signal at the high digital audio bit rate, said encoded digital serial bit stream signal comprising a second embedded synchronization signal detectable by a receiver decoder for initiating decoding; convolutional interleaving means for interleaving said encoded digital serial bit stream signal and for introducing a third embedded synchronization signal therein to form a second digital serial bit stream signal at the high digital audio bit rate, said third embedded synchronization signal being detectable by a receiver deinterleaver for initiating deinterleaving; carrier signal producing means for producing a carrier signal of a predetermined frequency of at least 2.4 GHz; modulation means for modulating said carrier signal with said second digital serial bit stream signal to produce a modulated carrier signal; first antenna means for emitting over the air said modulated carrier signal at a power level not exceeding approximately 1 milliwatt; and a receiver located within a range of approximately 10 to 300 feet (3 to 90 meters) of said transmitter and being coupled to an audio transducing device, said receiver receiving and demodulating said modulated carrier signal into an audio output signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A high fidelity, wireless transmission, stereo audio system for use with at least one audio source which provides an audio input signal, said audio system arranged for wirelessly transmitting over the air an electrical signal, susceptible to RF dropout, representing said audio input signal, said stereo audio system comprising:
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a transmitter arranged to be coupled to said at least one audio source and comprising; input means for converting and compressing said audio input signal into a digital serial bit stream signal at a high digital audio bit rate, said first digital serial bit stream signal comprising a first embedded synchronization signal for distinguishing left and right audio data; forward error correction encoding means for encoding error correction into said first digital serial bit stream to produce an encoded signal at the high digital audio bit rate, said encoded signal comprising a second embedded synchronization signal detectable by a receiver decoder for initiating decoding; convolutional interleaving means for interleaving said encoded signal and for introducing a third embedded synchronization signal therein to form said digital serial bit stream signal at the high digital audio bit rate, said third embedded synchronization signal being detectable by a receiver deinterleaver for initiating deinterleaving; carrier signal producing means for producing a carrier signal of at least 2.4 GHz; frequency hopping modulation means for modulating said carrier signal with said digital serial bit stream signal to produce a modulated carrier signal; first antenna means for emitting over the air said modulated carrier signal at a power level not exceeding approximately 1 watt; and a receiver located within a range of approximately 10 to 300 feet (3 to 90 meters) of said transmitter and being coupled to an audio transducing device, said receiver receiving and demodulating said modulated carrier signal into an audio output signal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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