Apparatuses and methods for streaming audio and video
AssigneeElectric Mirror, LLC
InventorsJames V. Mischel, Jr., James Vernon Mischel, Sr., Michael Martin Uhl, Steven M Swedenburg
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Abstract
A wirelessly enabled mirror includes a mirror, a wireless data system, and a data output interface. The mirror has a front side and a back side. The wireless data system includes a wireless data module. The wireless data system is fixed to the back side of the mirror. The wireless data module is configured to communicate with a user device and to receive wireless data from the user device. The data output interface is configured to receive data from the wireless data module, and the data is derived from a wireless stream of data.
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A wirelessly enabled mirror adapted for use in an indoor environment with a user device, comprising:
- a mirror, the mirror has a front side and a back side, the mirror is configured to be used in a room of the indoor environment;
- a wireless data system, the wireless data system includes a wireless data module, the wireless data system is fixed to the back side of the mirror, the wireless data module is configured to communicate with the user device and to receive wireless data from the user device;
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- a data output interface, the data output interface is coupled with the mirror and is configured to receive data from the wireless data module, the wirelessly enabled mirror is configured to receive a primary source of alternating current (AC) electrical power from the indoor environment.
A method to operate a wirelessly enabled mirror with a user device, comprising:
- providing a primary source of alternating current (AC) electrical power from an indoor environment to a wireless data system, wherein the wireless data system is associated with a mirror, the primary source of alternating current (AC) electrical power is received from a room of the indoor environment and the mirror is used proximate to the room;
- receiving, at the wireless data system, wireless data from the user device;
- deriving at the wireless data system, data from a wireless stream of data;
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- transforming the data into audio signals, wherein the audio signals are used to drive a speaker.
A wirelessly enabled mirror, comprising:
- a mirror, the mirror has a front side and a back side, the mirror is configured to be used with a building;
- a wireless data system, the wireless data system includes a wireless data module, the wireless data system is fixed to the back side of the mirror, the wireless data module is configured to communicate with a user device and to receive data from the user device wirelessly;
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- a video display, the video display is coupled with the mirror and is configured to receive data from the wireless data module, wherein the data is derived from a wireless stream of audio data and video data, the wirelessly enabled mirror is configured to receive a source of alternating current (AC) electrical power from the building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.