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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2016
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Victoria Ben-Yaacov, Goleta, CA (US);
Shao-Hon Chen, Goleta, CA (US);
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
Antenna configurations for wireless speakers are disclosed. An example playback device includes a housing having a first base on which the playback device rests when oriented in a first direction, a second base on which the playback device rests when oriented in a second direction, and a side of the playback device. A first antenna may be affixed to the side of the playback device, oriented perpendicular to the second base, and arranged to produce a first electric field in a first direction extending through the first base of the playback device. A second antenna of a second type may be positioned above the second base and below a speaker of the playback device when the playback device is oriented in the second direction. The second antenna may produce a second electric field in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction.