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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Isamu Arie, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Fumiya Matsuoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Isamu Arie, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Fumiya Matsuoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An audio-visual ('A/V') system includes a plurality of A/V components, each one of which can be attached to a wall using a bracket or support bar and each one of which wirelessly communicates control signals (including media data) with the other A/V components. Each support bar enables the transfer of power signals to each of the A/V components. Instead of wires, each A/V component includes one or more contact or conductive surfaces that abut corresponding surfaces on the support bar in order to receive power signals.