Wireless transmission-AV system of outdoor furniture

• US 8,345,889 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2008
• Issued: 01/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oliver Joen-An Ma
• Original Assignee: Oliver Joen-An Ma
• Inventors: Li, Wanda Ying
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thao P.
• Application Number:
  US12/150,708
• Publication Number:
  US 20090268923A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,708 Days
• Field of Search: 381/77
• US Class Current: 381/77
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 37/04 Tables specially adapted for use in the garden or otherwise in the open air, e.g. with means for holding umbrellas or umbrella-like sunshades
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 97/00 Furniture or accessories for furniture, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/72 Adaptations for incorporating lamps, radio sets, bars, telephones, ventilation, heating or cooling arrangements or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/727 with speakers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver

Abstract

A wireless transmission-AV system for an outdoor furniture includes a speaker unit built-in with a furniture frame and a wireless control electrically connected to the speaker unit for wirelessly linking an AV player with the speaker unit, wherein the wireless control has a wireless range covering an area of the furniture frame in such a manner that the speaker unit is adapted for generating an audio signal wirelessly transmitted from the AV player through the wireless control when the AV player is located within the wireless range. Therefore, the user is able to wirelessly link his own AV player to the wireless transmission-AV system to listen to his own music.

Claims

1. An outdoor furniture for incorporating with a portable AV player carried by a user, comprising:

a furniture frame; and

a wireless transmission-AV system, which comprises;

an output unit supported by said furniture frame; and

a wireless control electrically connected to said output unit for wirelessly linking said portable AV player with said output unit, wherein said wireless control has a wireless range covering a functional area of said furniture frame, wherein said wireless control is arranged for wirelessly linking with said portable AV player within said wireless range, wherein said output unit is adapted for generating an output signal wirelessly transmitted from said portable AV player through said wireless control when said portable AV player is located within said wireless range.

2. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 1, wherein said output unit comprises a speaker unit for receiving an audio signal as said output signal of said portable AV player, wherein said speaker unit comprises one or more speakers built-in with said furniture frame and an operation unit which is located at a hand-reachable distance of said furniture frame and is operatively connected to said speakers to adjustably control a sound setting of said speakers.

3. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 1, wherein said wireless control comprises a wireless receiver electrically connected to said output unit and being activated for detecting a presence of said portable AV player within said wireless range to establish a wireless link between said portable AV player and said output unit so as to wirelessly transmit said audio signal from said portable AV player to said output unit.

4. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 2, wherein said wireless control comprises a wireless receiver electrically connected to said output unit and being activated for detecting a presence of said portable AV player within said wireless range to establish a wireless link between said portable AV player and said output unit so as to wirelessly transmit said audio signal from said portable AV player to said output unit.

5. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 3, wherein said wireless control further comprises a wireless transmitter which is wirelessly paired with said wireless receiver and is adapted for detachably connecting to said portable AV player to wirelessly transmitting said audio signal from said portable AV player to said output unit.

6. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 4, wherein said wireless control further comprises a wireless transmitter which is wirelessly paired with said wireless receiver and is adapted for detachably connecting to said portable AV player to wirelessly transmitting said audio signal from said portable AV player to said output unit.

7. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 1, wherein a wireless connectivity of said wireless control is selected from the group consisting of “

Bluetooth”

connectivity, Infrared connectivity, and Radio Frequency connectivity for wirelessly linking said output unit with said portable AV player.

8. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 4, wherein a wireless connectivity of said wireless control is selected from the group consisting of “

Bluetooth”

connectivity, Infrared connectivity, and Radio Frequency connectivity for wirelessly linking said output unit with said portable AV player.

9. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 6, wherein a wireless connectivity of said wireless control is selected from the group consisting of “

Bluetooth”

connectivity, Infrared connectivity, and Radio Frequency connectivity for wirelessly linking said output unit with said portable AV player.

10. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 3, wherein said wireless control further comprises a manual activator electrically linked to said wireless receiver to manually activate said wireless receiver for wirelessly linking with said portable AV player within said wireless range.

11. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 4, wherein said wireless control further comprises a manual activator electrically linked to said wireless receiver to manually activate said wireless receiver for wirelessly linking with said portable AV player within said wireless range.

12. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 9, wherein said wireless control further comprises a manual activator electrically linked to said wireless receiver to manually activate said wireless receiver for wirelessly linking with said portable AV player within said wireless range.

13. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 10, wherein said wireless control further comprises a wireless deactivator electrically linked to said wireless receiver to automatically disconnect a wireless connection between said output unit and said portable AV player in condition that said portable AV player is out of said wireless range and said wireless deactivator is manually triggered to deactivate said wireless receiver.

14. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 11, wherein said wireless control further comprises a wireless deactivator electrically linked to said wireless receiver to automatically disconnect a wireless connection between said output unit and said portable AV player in condition that said portable AV player is out of said wireless range and said wireless deactivator is manually triggered to deactivate said wireless receiver.

15. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 12, wherein said wireless control further comprises a wireless deactivator electrically linked to said wireless receiver to automatically disconnect a wireless connection between said output unit and said portable AV player in condition that said portable AV player is out of said wireless range and said wireless deactivator is manually triggered to deactivate said wireless receiver.

16. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 1, wherein said furniture frame comprises an awning frame and an awning shade supported by said awning frame to define a shading area under said awning shade, wherein said output unit is supported by said awning frame, wherein said wireless range of said wireless control covers said shading area of said furniture frame.

17. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 4, wherein said furniture frame comprises an awning frame and an awning shade supported by said awning frame to define a shading area under said awning shade, wherein said output unit is supported by said awning frame, wherein said wireless range of said wireless control covers said shading area of said furniture frame.

18. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 15, wherein said furniture frame comprises an awning frame and an awning shade supported by said awning frame to define a shading area under said awning shade, wherein said output unit is supported by said awning frame, wherein said wireless range of said wireless control covers said shading area of said furniture frame.

19. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 4, further comprising a power supply which is supported by said furniture frame and is electrically connected to said wireless control, wherein said power supply comprises a solar energy collector.

20. The outdoor furniture, as recited in claim 18, further comprising a power supply which is supported by said furniture frame and is electrically connected to said wireless control, wherein said power supply comprises a solar energy collector.