Supporting audio element with voice recognition for a furniture item

A supporting leg, comprising:

• a body portion including a body portion housing, wherein the body portion housing defines an interior area of the body portion;
• a supporting post connected to and extending away from the body portion housing;
• a speaker opening disposed on the body portion housing, wherein the speaker opening is offset from the supporting post and configured to face downwards towards the ground surface;
• a control circuit positioned within the interior area of the body portion, wherein:
• the control circuit includes a phonetic recognition module and an audio processing and controlling module electrically connected to the phonetic recognition module,
• the phonetic recognition module is configured to receive a speech signal from a microphone,
• the phonetic recognition module is configured for recognizing a voice command in the speech signal and relaying the voice command to the audio processing and controlling module,
• the audio processing and controlling module is configured for controlling a function responsive to the voice command, and
• the supporting leg is configured to support and elevate a furniture item body above a ground surface;
• and
• a loudspeaker disposed in the interior area of the body portion, wherein:
• the body portion housing comprises a first surface configured to attach to a bottom surface of the furniture item body, a second surface opposite the first surface and configured to face downward towards the ground surface, wherein the speaker opening is disposed on the second surface and the supporting post extends from the second surface.

A furniture item, comprising:

• a furniture item body including a bottom surface;
• a main supporting audio leg including a body portion configured to be attached to the bottom surface of the furniture item body at a first location and a leg portion connected to and extending away from the body portion, wherein the body portion includes a body portion housing defining an interior area of the body portion, a first speaker opening disposed on the body portion housing, and a main loudspeaker positioned within the interior area of the body portion of the main supporting audio leg;
• wherein the first speaker opening is offset from the leg portion and configured to face downwards towards the ground surface,
• wherein the main supporting audio leg further comprises a control circuit positioned within the interior area of the body portion of the main supporting audio leg, wherein:
• the control circuit includes a phonetic recognition module and an audio processing and controlling module electrically connected to the phonetic recognition module, the phonetic recognition module is configured to receive a speech signal from a microphone,
• the phonetic recognition module is configured for recognizing a voice command in the speech signal and relaying the voice command to the audio processing and controlling module, and
• the audio processing and controlling module is configured for controlling a function responsive to the voice command, and
• wherein the main supporting audio leg is configured to support the furniture item body and to extend from the bottom surface of the furniture item body to elevate the furniture item body above a ground surface;
• and
• a secondary supporting audio leg including a body portion mounted to the bottom surface of the furniture item body at a second location and a leg portion connected to and extending away from the body portion of the secondary supporting audio leg, wherein:
• the body portion of the secondary supporting audio leg includes a body portion housing defining an interior area of the body portion,
• a secondary loudspeaker is positioned within the interior area of the body portion of the secondary supporting audio leg and configured to receive an audio signal from the control circuit, and
• the secondary supporting audio leg is configured to support the furniture item body and to extend from the bottom surface of the furniture item body to elevate the furniture item body above a ground surface.