US 11,902,751 B2
Portable speaker with integrated wireless transmitter
Craig Jackson, Waltham, MA (US); Thomas Daly, Northborough, MA (US); David Ostrer, Uxbridge, MA (US); Randy Kulchy, Shrewsbury, MA (US); Benjamin C. Lippitt, Worcester, MA (US); James F. Martin, Westborough, MA (US); David L Pepin, Sutton, MA (US); and Jayesh Dilip Sarode, Boston, MA (US)
Assigned to Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US)
Filed by Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/583,524.
Prior Publication US 2023/0239638 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 27/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 27/00 (2013.01) [H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2420/09 (2013.01)] 34 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable speaker, comprising:
an enclosure housing:
at least one electro-acoustic transducer for providing an audio output,
a processor coupled with the at least one transducer;
an audio input module coupled with the processor for receiving audio input signals;
an input channel for receiving a hard-wired audio input connection at the enclosure; and
at least one wireless transmitter detachably housed in the enclosure and in communication with a corresponding wireless input channel for receiving audio input from a source device,
wherein the at least one wireless transmitter comprises two or more wireless transmitters with corresponding wireless input channels, and wherein the processor is configured to receive audio input from each of the wireless input channels.