Wireless music system
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Abstract
A wireless method and apparatus for transmitting signal, for example, from a source, to headphones or speakers, while allowing relatively unrestricted range of movement/placement for the headphones or speakers. An infrared transmitter diverges its signal by passing the signal through a concave lens. The signal is processed to bounce off of objects, such as, walls, ceilings and floors before reaching the receiver on the headphones/speakers. The receiver has a convex lens affixed to it, so as to converge the transmitted signal. The signal is polarized so that ambient light is filtered.
Claims74
An apparatus for sending a wireless audio signal from a transmitter to a receiver, allowing relatively unrestricted range of movement and placement of the receiver, comprising:
- a signal generator;
- at least one transmitting element operatively connected to said signal generator for transmitting infrared signals in a direction to reflect said signal off of an object;
- a receiver, said receiver, receiving said infrared signal;
- and
- a listening means.
The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said signal converging means comprises any of:
- a plano-convex lens and a plano-concave lens.
An apparatus for providing a wireless means for transmitting a signal from a source to headphones or speakers, comprising:
- an infrared transmitter which transmits an infrared signal;
- a processing means which allows said signal to reflect off objects;
- a concave lens which diverges said infrared signal;
- a converging means for converging said reflected signal;
- a receiver which receives said reflected signal;
- and
- a listening means for listening to said signal.
A method for sending a wireless audio signal from a transmitter to a receiver, allowing relatively unrestricted range of movement and placement of the receiver, comprising the steps of:
- generating a signal with a signal generating means;
- transmitting a signal in a direction to reflect off of an object with at least one transmitting element operatively connected to said signal generating means;
- receiving said infrared signal with a receiver;
- and
- listening to said signal with a listening means.
A method for providing a wireless means for transmitting a signal from a source to headphones or speakers, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting infrared signal with an infrared transmitter;
- processing said signal to reflect off objects;
- diverging said infrared signal with a concave lens;
- converging said reflected signal;
- receiving said reflected signal with a receiver;
- and
- listening to said signal.
A surround sound system comprising:
- a surround sound derivation means, said derivation means producing rear surround sound signals from input left and right channel information;
- and
- a front channel director, said director receiving said input channel information and providing left and right front surround sound signals to a television.
A surround sound system comprising:
- a surround sound processor, said processor producing rear surround sound signals from input left and right channel information, said input channel information from a computer sound card;
- rear left and right speakers coupled to a stand, said rear speakers audibly reproducing said rear surround sound signals;
- and
- a front channel director, said director receiving said input channel information and providing left and right front surround sound signals.
A method for producing a surround sound system comprising the steps of:
- producing rear surround sound signals from input left and right channel information;
- and
- receiving said input channel information and providing left and right front surround sound signals to a television.
A method for producing a surround sound system comprising the steps of:
- producing rear surround sound signals from input left and right channel information, said input channel information from a computer sound card;
- audibly reproducing said rear surround sound signals with rear left and right speakers, said rear speakers coupled to a stand;
- receiving said input channel information with a front channel director;
- and
- providing left and right front surround sound signals with said front channel director.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.