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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2008
Russell W. White, Austin, TX (US);
Kevin R. Imes, Austin, TX (US);
Russell W. White, Austin, TX (US);
Kevin R. Imes, Austin, TX (US);
Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC, Frisco, TX (US);
Abstract
An audio system and method are disclosed. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an electronic device having a display, a wireless receiver, and a housing component at least partially defining a cavity in which the wireless receiver is secured. The system may also include a device interface system that has a sound system connector and a mounting region. The sound system connector may communicatively coupled the device interface system to an existing sound system, and the mounting region may be capable of releasably engaging the electronic device such that a contact portion of the device interface system contacts a conductive element of the electronic device to form at least a portion of a communication path interconnecting the sound system and the electronic device.