Wireless security system for wireless audio device
AssigneeBose Corporation
InventorsDouglas Warren Young, David A. Howley, Misha K. Hill, Douglas C. Moore
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Abstract
A wireless audio device includes one or more electroacoustic transducers and a first wireless transceiver. The device also includes a processor configured to (a) process audio signals received by the transceiver in a first received signal and communicate the processed audio signals to the transducer(s) to cause the transducer(s) to output sound pressure waves, (b) determine that a characteristic of a second received signal independent of the first received signal surpassed at least one threshold, and (c) change a state of the audio device based on the determining.
Claims28
A wireless audio device, comprising:
- one or more electroacoustic transducers;
- a first wireless transceiver;
- and
- a processor configured to
- (a) process audio signals received by the transceiver in a first received signal and communicate the processed audio signals to the transducer(s) to cause the transducer(s) to output sound pressure waves,
- (b) determine that a characteristic of a second received signal independent of the first received signal surpassed at least one threshold, and
- (c) change a state of the audio device based on the determining, wherein the processor is configured to determine that the audio device has been moved one or more set distances based on the characteristic of the second received signal.
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A method of providing security for a wireless audio device, comprising:
- providing a wireless audio device having one or more electroacoustic transducers, a first wireless transceiver, and a processor;
- processing by the processor audio signals received by the transceiver in a first received signal;
- communicating the processed audio signals to the transducer(s) to cause the transducer(s) to output sound pressure waves;
- determining that a characteristic of a second received signal independent of the first received signal surpasses at least one threshold, and
- changing a state of the audio device based on the determining step, wherein the state change of the audio device includes one or more of disabling the audio device, powering down the audio device, turning audio playback off on the audio device, providing a visual indication, and providing an audio indication.
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A wireless security system for a wireless audio device, comprising:
- a wireless transmitter located at a base station;
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- a wireless audio device having one or more electroacoustic transducers, a first wireless transceiver for communicating with the transmitter, and a processor configured to
- (a) process audio signals received by the transceiver in a first received signal and communicate the processed audio signals to the transducer(s) to cause the transducer(s) to output sound pressure waves,
- (b) determine that a characteristic of a second signal received from the transmitter and independent of the first received signal surpassed at least one threshold, and
- (c) change a state of the audio device based on the determining, wherein the at least one threshold represents a characteristic of the second received signal corresponding to a first distance between the audio device and the wireless transmitter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.