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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Remco Terwal, West Newton, MA (US);
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle sound system includes a subwoofer system having a subwoofer, a satellite amplifier for driving the subwoofer, a host amplifier for receiving an audio signal, a noise management processing unit for providing, to the host amplifier, information to be used for achieving a desired audio environment, a sensor for providing information to the noise management processing unit concerning the ambient audio environment, a control line between the satellite amplifier and the host amplifier for transmission of control signals to the satellite amplifier, and a signal line between the satellite amplifier and the host amplifier for transmission of audio signals to the satellite amplifier, the satellite controller being configured to cause a diagnostic signal to be placed on the control line, the diagnostic signal being indicative of an operating condition of the subwoofer system.