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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Daley, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04R 2201/028 (2013.01); H04R 2205/021 (2013.01); H04R 2420/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are provided for an improved peripheral speaker. The peripheral speaker includes an exterior casing enclosing one or more drivers. The exterior casing further has a channel formed therein such that the channel is sized to removably secure an electronic device. The exterior casing is equipped with a connector lead which partially defines the cavity and that connects the one or more drivers to a port of the electronic device. The one or more drivers output audio according to an audio signal transmitted from the electronic device via the connector lead.