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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Lee-yin Vicki Chen, Goleta, CA (US);
Shao-hon Tim Chen, Goleta, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lee-Yin Vicki Chen, Goleta, CA (US);
Shao-Hon Tim Chen, Goleta, CA (US);
Assignee:
SONOS, INC., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H01Q 21/28 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 9/16 (2006.01); H01Q 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 21/28 (2013.01); H01Q 1/22 (2013.01); H01Q 1/2291 (2013.01); H01Q 9/16 (2013.01); H01Q 13/10 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 25/556 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
Antenna configurations for wireless speakers are disclosed. An example playback device includes a housing having a metallic face and a non-metallic face, the metallic face including an opening; a first antenna of a first type positioned within the housing adjacent an inner surface of the non-metallic face; and a second antenna of second type different from the first type positioned within the housing, the second antenna including a slot aligned with the opening of the metallic face.