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US 11,399,051 B2Granted
Common distribution of audio and power signals
AssigneeOneView Controls, Inc.
InventorsIan Ronald Davison, Kenneth Dale Jones
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Abstract
Techniques for implementing an audio distribution system using only standard network cabling for both power transmission and audio signal transmission. The system comprising of one or more Audio-streaming Source Units and one or more self-contained Network-powered Speaker Units where a plurality of audio streams can exist simultaneously and any audio stream can be directed between any Audio-streaming Source Unit and any Network-powered Speaker Unit.
Claims7
A method of processing signals of a network-powered speaker, comprising:
- receiving, by a network-powered speaker unit, electrical power from a network cable connected to the network:
- powered speaker unit;
- receiving, by the network-powered speaker unit, a digital audio stream via the network cable;
- processing, by the network-powered speaker unit, the digital audio stream into a digital audio signal;
- amplifying, by the network-powered speaker unit, the digital audio signal using the electrical power to directly drive one or more audio transducers to produce audio;
- and
- emitting, by the network-powered speaker unit, an audio signal that is unique to the network-powered speaker unit, and is decodable by a device in proximity to the network-powered speaker unit.
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