US 11,716,568 B2
Modular speakers
Hussnain Ali, Frisco, TX (US)
Assigned to Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US)
Filed by HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, Stamford, CT (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/228,575.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/009,062, filed on Apr. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0321194 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. H04R 3/14 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 3/14 (2013.01) [H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a first audio system module comprising:
a speaker;
one or more connectors; and
one or more processing units, wherein the one or more processing units are configured to:
detect one or more direct physical connections between the first audio system module and one or more additional audio system modules;
determine, based on the one or more direct physical connections, a network map of physically connected audio system modules, wherein the network map comprises a graph describing the physically connected audio system modules and physical connections between the physically connected audio system modules, the graph describing at least the physical connections between the first audio system module and the one or more additional audio system modules;
determine a mode of operation based on the network map;
receive an audio signal; and
via the speaker, output audio corresponding to the audio signal based on the mode of operation.