System with speaker, transceiver and related devices
First Claim
1. An audio system comprising:
- a base station;
an interface that enables wireless transmission of audio content from a handheld media device to the base station; and
one or more remote speakers configured to receive the audio content from the base station,wherein the base station comprises;
a housing;
a speaker integrated within the housing to produce an audible signal from the audio content provided by the handheld media device; and
a transceiver integrated within the housing for wirelessly transmitting the audio content to the one or more remote speakers, andwherein the one or more remote speakers are configured to wirelessly relay the audio content, thereby to supply the audio content beyond a transmission range of the transceiver.
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Abstract
An audio system includes a base station, an interface that enables wireless transmission of audio content from a handheld media device to the base station, and one or more remote speakers configured to receive the audio content from the base station. The base station includes a housing, a speaker integrated within the housing to produce an audible signal from the audio content provided by the handheld media device, and a transceiver integrated within the housing for wirelessly transmitting the audio content to the one or more remote speakers. The one or more remote speakers are configured to wirelessly relay the audio content, thereby to supply the audio content beyond the transmission range of the transceiver.
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28 Claims
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1. An audio system comprising:
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a base station; an interface that enables wireless transmission of audio content from a handheld media device to the base station; and one or more remote speakers configured to receive the audio content from the base station, wherein the base station comprises; a housing; a speaker integrated within the housing to produce an audible signal from the audio content provided by the handheld media device; and a transceiver integrated within the housing for wirelessly transmitting the audio content to the one or more remote speakers, and wherein the one or more remote speakers are configured to wirelessly relay the audio content, thereby to supply the audio content beyond a transmission range of the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting a first signal containing audio content from a handheld media device to a base station; producing a first audible signal from the audio content via a speaker integrated within a housing of the base station; wirelessly transmitting a second signal containing the audio content to a remote speaker via a transceiver that is integrated in the housing of the base station; producing a second audible signal from the audio content via the remote speaker; wirelessly relaying the audio content from the remote speaker to an other remote speaker that is disposed beyond the transmission range of the transceiver of the base station; and producing a third audible signal from the audio content via the other remote speaker. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An audio system comprising:
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a base station; an interface to provide a wireless connection between the base station and a handheld media device; and a remote speaker comprising a receiver to receive from the base station a wireless signal that represents audio content; and a transducer coupled to the receiver to produce a second audible signal from the received wireless signal transmission, wherein the base station comprises; a housing; circuitry for receiving the audio content from the handheld media device via the wireless connection; a speaker included in the housing and coupled to the circuitry to produce a first audible signal from the audio content received from the handheld media device via the wireless connection; and a transmitter included in the housing to wirelessly transmit the audio content received from the handheld media device, and wherein the remote speaker is configured to wirelessly relay the audio content to one or more other remote speakers that are beyond a transmission range of the transmitter of the base station. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An audio system comprising:
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a base station; a handheld media device for providing audio content to the base station; and one or more remote speakers configured to receive the audio content from the base station, wherein the handheld media device is wirelessly coupled to the base station, and wherein the base station comprises; a housing; a speaker integrated within the housing to produce an audible signal from the audio content provided by the handheld media device; and a transceiver integrated within the housing for wirelessly transmitting the audio content to the one or more remote speakers, and wherein the one or more remote speakers are configured to wirelessly relay the audio content, thereby to supply the audio content beyond a transmission range of the base station. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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