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US 5,479,516 AGranted
Loudspeaker demonstrating
AssigneeBose Corporation
InventorsJoseph A. Damato, Michael Crall
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Abstract
An automated display demonstrates a loudspeaker in response to selections by a potential customer. The display permits accessible storage of the demonstrating loudspeakers.
Claims7
Loudspeaker demonstrating apparatus comprising:
- a disc having a plurality of selectable tracks,
- a disc player constructed and arranged to support said disc and play selected ones of said selectable tracks,
- said disc player having a track selection signal input for receiving track selection signals designating a selectable track to be played,
- at least one loudspeaker,
- an amplifier coupled to said disc player,
- a controller and a plurality of switches, and
- a first of said switches coupled to said controller constructed and arranged upon actuation by said controller to connect said at least one loudspeaker to said amplifier and to select a first predetermined one of said selectable tracks for playing by said disc player to reproduce the signal recorded on the first predetermined one of said selectable tracks by said at least one loudspeaker with instructions for operating others of said plurality of switches, wherein
- said controller also coupled to at least a second switch upon actuation by said controller to provide a track selection signal to said disc player to select another predetermined one of said selectable tracks for playing by said disc player to reproduce the signal recorded on the another predetermined one of said selectable tracks by said at least one loudspeaker,
- said controller constructed and arranged to provide an initial track selection signal to said disc player selecting an initial selectable track on said disc for repeatedly playing by said disc player for reproduction by said at least one loudspeaker in the absence of selection of any others of said selectable tracks.
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A method of demonstrating a loudspeaker by playing sound selections recorded on tracks of a disc through the loudspeaker after amplification, which method includes:
- connecting a loudspeaker to be demonstrated to said amplifier,
- selecting a first predetermined track on said disc and reproducing the signal recorded on the first predetermined track through said loudspeaker after amplification by said amplifier to reproduce audible instructions for effecting playing of others of said sound selections,
- selecting a second predetermined track on said disc in response to said audible instructions and reproducing the signal recorded on said second predetermined track through said loudspeaker after amplification by said amplifier,
- and selecting a third initial track on said disc for reproducing the signal recorded on the third initial track for reproduction by said loudspeaker in the absence of selection of any others of the tracks,
- and repeatedly reproducing the signal recorded on the third initial track for reproduction by said loudspeaker until there is a selection of another of said tracks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.