US 11,778,380 B2
Powered line array speaker system with redundant network and power supply
David Charles Gill, Lincoln, RI (US); Benjamin Grant Karnavas, Providence, RI (US); Jeffrey Alan Rocha, Paxton, MA (US); Curtis Rex Reed, Salt Lake City, UT (US); Richard Gerald Ireland, Jr., Coeur D'Alene, ID (US); James Kurt Mahan, Salt Lake City, UT (US); and Jeremy Lynn Garff, Sandy, UT (US)
Assigned to BOSE CORPORATION, Framingham, MA (US)
Filed by Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/960,924.
Application 17/960,924 is a continuation of application No. 16/944,510, filed on Jul. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,496,833.
Prior Publication US 2023/0022743 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H03F 3/183 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 3/12 (2013.01) [H03F 3/183 (2013.01); H04R 1/403 (2013.01); H03F 2200/03 (2013.01); H04R 2201/028 (2013.01); H04R 2201/403 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A self-powered speaker system, comprising:
a first module, comprising:
a processor;
an audio signal and control connector coupled with the processor and enabling audio signal and control communication between the processor and another module in the speaker system;
a dedicated power supply for the speaker system;
a front end backup power supply; and
a power connector coupled with the dedicated power supply and the front end backup power supply,
wherein the first module and another module in the speaker system each include an amplifier module.