Patent attributes
An apparatus comprising a loudspeaker located inside a housing and a loudspeaker cover is disclosed. An audio signal source supplies an audio signal to the loudspeaker within the housing. The loudspeaker cover includes one or more light sources and is porous to allow sound waves generated by the loudspeaker to be emitted from within the housing through loudspeaker cover. The loudspeaker cover may be comprised of a plurality of optical fibers which may be arranged in any pattern. A user input device may be provided which allows a user to selectively activate one or more of the plurality of procedures to drive the light sources based on frequency and amplitude. The apparatus may further include a control device which may determine frequency and amplitude data for the audio signal and control one or more of the light sources based on the frequency and amplitude data. A method is further disclosed comprising constructing a porous cover having a plurality of light sources for a loudspeaker.
