Wireless and wired speaker hub for a home theater system
US7483538B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S3/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for communicating audio, video, and/or control signals within a home entertainment system. A plurality of audio channels is communicated between a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver. The wireless transmitter is located proximate to a speaker housing. In some embodiments the speaker housing also encloses a center channel loudspeaker. The center channel loudspeaker transmits an audio signal to a remote loudspeaker. An exemplary remote loudspeaker is a subwoofer loudspeaker. The subwoofer loudspeaker provides one or more received audio channels to one or more surround loudspeakers.
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