Audio system and method of use
First Claim
1. A secondary audio system for use in a vehicle, the vehicle typically being equipped with a primary audio system connected to a power source of the vehicle and including at least an in-dash head unit, the secondary audio system comprisingan amplifier configured to be installed in the vehicle and connected to the power source and expressly not connected to the head unit of the primary audio system, the amplifier comprising at least one means for receiving audio content such that the secondary audio system is capable of being operably installed within the vehicle without affecting the primary audio system and specifically without utilizing the head unit.
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Abstract
A secondary audio system for use in a vehicle equipped with a primary audio system connected to a power source of the vehicle and including at least an in-dash head unit. The secondary audio system includes an amplifier installed in the vehicle and directly connected to the power source and to at least one speaker installed in the vehicle, the amplifier comprising at least one means for receiving audio content. A portable media player having audio content stored therein is operably connected to the amplifier through the at least one receiving means, whereby the amplifier is powered by the power source for playing the audio content stored in the portable media player through the at least one speaker, such that the secondary audio system is operably installed within the vehicle without affecting the primary audio system and specifically without utilizing, removing or rendering inoperable the head unit.
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22 Claims
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1. A secondary audio system for use in a vehicle, the vehicle typically being equipped with a primary audio system connected to a power source of the vehicle and including at least an in-dash head unit, the secondary audio system comprising
an amplifier configured to be installed in the vehicle and connected to the power source and expressly not connected to the head unit of the primary audio system, the amplifier comprising at least one means for receiving audio content such that the secondary audio system is capable of being operably installed within the vehicle without affecting the primary audio system and specifically without utilizing the head unit.
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12. A secondary audio system for use in a vehicle, the vehicle typically being equipped with a primary audio system connected to a power source of the vehicle and including at least an in-dash head unit connected to a primary speaker, the secondary audio system comprising:
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an amplifier configured to be installed in the vehicle and directly connected to the power source and expressly not connected to the head unit or the primary speaker of the primary audio system, the amplifier comprising at least one means for connecting to a portable media player having audio content stored therein; and at least one secondary speaker configured to be installed in the vehicle separate from the at least one primary speaker and connected to the amplifier, whereby the amplifier is capable of being powered by the power source and connected to by the portable media player for playing the audio content stored in the portable media player through that at least one secondary speaker, such that the secondary audio system is capable of being operably installed within the vehicle without affecting the primary audio system and specifically without utilizing the head unit and the primary speaker.
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- 13. A secondary audio system for use in a vehicle, the vehicle typically being equipped with a primary audio system connected to a power source of the vehicle and including at least an in-dash head unit, the secondary audio system comprising an amplifier configured to be installed in the vehicle and directly connected to the power source and to at least one speaker installed in the vehicle and expressly not connected to the head unit of the primary audio system, the amplifier comprising a wireless receiver, whereby the amplifier is capable of being powered by the power source and of being wirelessly connected to by a portable media player through a wireless transmitter for playing audio content stored in the portable media player through the at least one speaker, such that the secondary audio system is capable of being operably installed within the vehicle without affecting the primary audio system and specifically without utilizing the head unit.
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17. A method of using a secondary audio system in a vehicle, the vehicle being equipped with a primary audio system connected to a power source of the vehicle and including at least an in-dash head unit, comprising the steps of:
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installing an amplifier in the vehicle; electrically connecting the amplifier directly to the power source of the vehicle, whereby the amplifier is powered by the power source; electrically connecting the amplifier directly to at least one speaker installed in the vehicle, while expressly not connecting the amplifier to the head unit of the primary audio system; and connecting a portable media player to the amplifier for playing audio content stored therein through the at least one speaker, such that the secondary audio system is operably installed within the vehicle without affecting the primary audio system and specifically without utilizing, removing or rendering inoperable the head unit, the portable media player effectively substituting for the head unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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