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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Michael Braithwaite, Austin, TX (US);
Herman Cardenas, Georgetown, TX (US);
Michael Braithwaite, Austin, TX (US);
Herman Cardenas, Georgetown, TX (US);
NETSTREAMS, LLC, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes an intelligent network communication device in an audio video distribution system that uses a local area network that includes a network speaker node; an audio input device that receives the analog audio signal and that couples to a network speaker node through a speaker/microphone driver; and an audio output device that transmits the analog audio signal and that couples to the network speaker node through the speaker/microphone driver. The network speaker node further includes a controller with a network interface that couples to the local area network, where the controller further comprises an embedded controller with memory and which is programmed to function as a web server. The network speaker node further includes a digital signal processor that couples to the controller. And, the network speaker node further includes a speaker/microphone driver that couples to the digital signal processor.