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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 18, 2017
Applicant:

Chestnut Hill Sound, Inc., Waban, MA (US);

Inventors:

Steven Krampf, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);

Evan B. Ross, Newton, MA (US);

Trung Quoc Phung, Milton, MA (US);

Assignee:

Chestnut Hill Sound, Inc., Waban, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 40/00 (2009.01); H04B 1/06 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H03J 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/08 (2006.01); H04B 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G08B 29/18 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04H 40/45 (2008.01); H04H 60/74 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G08B 29/185 (2013.01); H03J 1/0025 (2013.01); H04B 1/088 (2013.01); H04B 1/20 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04R 1/028 (2013.01); H03J 2200/25 (2013.01); H04H 40/45 (2013.01); H04H 60/74 (2013.01); H04R 2205/021 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

A multi-mode media system operable at a given time in one of a first or a second mode, selectively, the first mode comprising operation to access a media source co-housed with or connected to and operationally integrated with the media system and configured to stream media content to the multi-mode media system for playing by the media system, and the second mode comprising operation of the media system for controlling over a network a media source remote from the multi-mode media system for outputting media content on an output device separate from the multi-mode media system, the media system not being operable in both modes simultaneously nor operable exclusively only in a single one of such modes.


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