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US 10,310,803 B2Granted
Systems and methods for controlling a modular speaker system
AssigneeBose Corporation
InventorLino Antony Pucci
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Abstract
A modular speaker system comprises a first speaker module; at least one second speaker module in communication with the first speaker module; and a controller that receives an instruction to selectively activate, reactivate, or inactivate the at least one second speaker module with respect to the first speaker module.
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A modular speaker system, comprising:
- a first speaker module;
- at least one second speaker module in communication with the first speaker module;
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- a controller that receives an instruction to selectively activate, reactivate, or inactivate the at least one second speaker module with respect to the first speaker module, wherein the first speaker module generates and outputs a first range of sounds when the at least one second speaker module is activated, the first range of sounds augmented by the activation of the at least one second speaker module and including a range of sounds output by the at least one second speaker module, wherein the first speaker module generates and outputs a second range of sounds when the at least one second speaker module is inactivated, the second range of sounds including a frequency of the range of sounds, wherein the first speaker module generates and outputs the first range of sounds according to an audio output profile with respect to the at least one second speaker module being activated, wherein the first speaker module generates and outputs the second range of sounds according to a different audio output profile with respect to the at least one second speaker module being inactivated, wherein the audio output profile corresponds to both the first speaker module and the at least one second speaker module, wherein the different audio output profile corresponds to the first speaker module alone, and wherein the controller identifies the audio output profile or the different audio output profile for execution in response to the received instruction.
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A sound bar assembly, comprising:
- a first sound box that generates and outputs a first range of sounds according to a first audio output profile;
- at least one second sound box in communication with the first sound box, the at least one second sound box generating and outputting a second range of sounds that complements the first range of sounds;
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- a controller that receives and processes an instruction from a remote electronic device to inactivate the second box, wherein in response the first sound box generates and outputs a first range of sounds according to a second audio output profile, wherein the first sound box generates and outputs a third range of sounds when the at least one second speaker module is inactivated, the third range of sounds including a frequency of the second range of sounds, wherein the first audio output profile corresponds to both the first sound box and the at least one second sound box, and wherein the second audio output profile corresponds to the first sound box alone, and wherein the controller identifies the first or second audio output profile for execution in response to the received instruction.
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An audio system for a home theater entertainment system, comprising:
- a sound bar module;
- at least one of a bass module or a surround sound module;
- an application that generates and outputs a control signal that includes the instruction to activate, reactivate, or inactivate the at least one of the bass module or the surround sound module with respect to the sound bar, wherein the sound bar module generates and outputs a first range of sounds when the at least one of the bass module or the surround sound module is activated, the first range of sounds augmented by the activation of the at least one of the bass module or the surround sound module and including a range of sounds output by the at least one of the bass module or the surround sound module, and wherein the sound bar module generates and outputs a second range of sounds when the at least one of the bass module or the surround sound module is inactivated, the second range of sounds including a frequency of the range of sounds;
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- an audio output profile stored and executed at one or more of the sound bar module, bass module, and surround sound module, the audio output profile controlling an audio output of the one or more of the sound bar module, bass module, and surround sound module, wherein the sound bar module the first range of sounds according to the audio output profile when the at least one of a bass module or the surround sound module is activated, and wherein the sound bar module generates and outputs the second range of sounds according to a different audio output profile when the at least one of a bass module or the surround sound module is inactivated.
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