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(43) Date of publication: 05.06.2019 Bulletin 2019/23 (21) Application number: 17755323.7 (22) Date of filing: 27.07.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04R 1/10(2006.01) H04R 1/34(2006.01) H04R 5/033(2006.01) H04R 1/28(2006.01) G06F 17/28(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/044069 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/022824 (01.02.2018 Gazette 2018/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 27.07.2016 US 201615220535 (71) Applicant: Bose Corporation Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 (US)

(72) Inventors: LITOVSKY, Roman, N. Newton, MA 02460 (US) RIP, Bojan Newton, MA 02464 (US) GEIGER, Joseph, M. Clinton, MA 01510 (US) WILLIAMS, Chester, Smith Lexington, MA 02420 (US) NORVILLE, Pelham Framingham, MA 01701 (US) WESTLEY, Brandon Hopkinton, MA 01748 (US) (74) Representative: Attali, Pascal  BOSE Intellectual Property 26-28 avenue de Winchester 78100 Saint Germain en Laye 78100 Saint Germain en Laye (FR)