Themed ornaments with internet radio receiver

• US 9,936,316 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2017
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Donald Spector
• Original Assignee: Donald Spector
• Inventors: Spector, Donald
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh, Sonny
• Application Number:
  US15/581,209
• Publication Number:
  US 20170230771A1
• Time in Patent Office: 340 Days
• Field of Search: 4555561, 455557, 455566, 455 306, 455344, 455 903, 4555501
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/82 using signals not modulated onto a carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/47 for recognising genres
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/003 Digital PA systems using, e.g. LAN or internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/15 Transducers incorporated in visual displaying devices, e.g. televisions, computer displays, laptops
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Apparatuses for playing signals received from the internet or other information highway or a stored database on one or more speakers are described. The apparatus has a receiver for receiving information from preselected addresses; a processor for interpreting the signals; and at least one speaker for playing signals from the internet. There is at least display device connected to the receiver for displaying an image received from the internet. The processor selects images that correspond with the signals played by the speaker.

Claims

1. A system for playing signals received from the internet or other information highway, comprising:

an audio device comprising;

a receiver that connects to the internet or other information highway or to a database having a stored playlist; and

a processor in the receiver that is programmed to connect to preselected addresses on the internet or other information highway or to the stored playlist;

a user interface that is configured for allowing a user to control processes of the processor;

and

a least one speaker configured for connecting to the receiver, the speaker being adapted to play signals received by the receiver,

a display device connected to the receiver, the display device being adapted to display an image that is received by the receiver,

wherein the processor is programmed to correlate the images displayed by the display device with a theme of the signals played by the at least one speaker,

wherein the display device is a holographic projector that is adapted to project a 3D holographic image that is received by the receiver, and

wherein the holographic projector is configured to project a 3D holographic image from the speaker or onto the speaker, so that the speaker takes on the appearance of the holographic image.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the display device is a video screen.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiver wirelessly connects to the internet or other information highway or to the database.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiver wirelessly connects to the speaker and display device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is device is contained in a smartphone.