Wireless speaker system

Abstract

A wireless speaker system may include a primary speaker including a first transceiver and a second transceiver and programmed to receive audio data from a mobile device at the first transceiver, and at least one secondary speaker including a receiver and programmed to receive a wireless signal including the audio data from the primary speaker at the receiver, each speaker configured to transmit audio signals consistently there between based on the received audio data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for a wireless speaker system, comprising:
 a primary speaker, including:
 a first transceiver configured to receive a first wireless signal from a mobile device via a first interface over a first frequency band, the first wireless signal including audio data; 
 a second transceiver configured to receive enrollment data from at least one secondary speaker and to transmit a second wireless signal including the audio data via a second interface over a second frequency band in response to receiving enrollment data from the at least one secondary speaker; and 
 wherein the primary speaker is configured to playback an audio signal based on the received audio data. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second transceiver is configured to pair with the at least one secondary speaker via the second interface based on the enrollment data received from the at least one secondary speaker. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the enrollment data is received over a third frequency band separate and distinct from the first and second frequency bands. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the third frequency band is an industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the enrollment data includes a predefined frequency of the second frequency band. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second wireless signal includes at least one of volume data, feedback data, and a predefined frequency for the second frequency band. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a mode switch for switching between a primary mode where the first transceiver is configured to receive the audio data from the mobile device and a secondary mode where the second transceiver is configured to receive the audio data from the at least one secondary speaker. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the first transceiver is configured to communicate with the mobile device when operating in the primary mode and wherein the first transceiver is configured to cease communication with the mobile device when operating in the secondary mode. 
     
     
         9 . A speaker system, comprising:
 a primary speaker including at least one controller programmed to:
 transmit enrollment data to a secondary speaker; 
 receive a response from the secondary speaker; 
 receive audio data from a mobile device over a first interface; 
 transmit the received audio data to the secondary speaker over a second interface; and 
 transmit, concurrently with audio playback at the secondary speaker based on the transmitted audio data, an audio signal based on the received audio data from the mobile device. 
   
     
     
         10 . The speaker system of  claim 9 , wherein the controller is further programmed to store a unique identifier specific to the secondary speaker included in the enrollment data. 
     
     
         11 . The speaker system of  claim 9 , wherein the controller is further programmed to transmit the enrollment data over a frequency band separate and distinct from bands used for the first and second interfaces. 
     
     
         12 . The speaker system of  claim 11 , wherein the frequency band is an industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band. 
     
     
         13 . The speaker system of  claim 9 , wherein the controller is further programmed to transmit additional data including at least one of volume data, feedback data, and a predefined frequency over the second interface to the secondary speaker. 
     
     
         14 . A wireless speaker system comprising:
 a primary speaker including a first transceiver and a second transceiver, the first transceiver programmed to receive audio data from a mobile device over a first frequency band; and   at least one secondary speaker including a receiver and programmed to receive a wireless signal including the audio data from the primary speaker over a second frequency band, each speaker configured to playback audio signals consistently there between based on the received audio data, wherein an exchange of enrollment data is transmitted between the primary and secondary speakers prior to transmission of the audio data.   
     
     
         15 . The wireless speaker system of  claim 14 , wherein the wireless signal includes at least one of volume data, feedback data, and a predefined frequency for the second frequency band. 
     
     
         16 . The wireless speaker system of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one secondary speaker is configured to pair with the primary speaker in response to an exchange of enrollment data therebetween. 
     
     
         17 . The wireless speaker system of  claim 14 , wherein the primary speaker includes a mode switch for instructing the primary speaker to operate in a primary mode where the primary speaker receives the audio data from the mobile device and a secondary mode where the primary speaker receives the audio data from another primary speaker. 
     
     
         18 . The wireless speaker system of  claim 17 , wherein the primary speaker is configured to communicate with the mobile device when operating in the primary mode and to cease communication with the mobile device when operating in the secondary mode.