Patent ID: 11869534
Assignee: LOUROE ELECTRONICS
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A microphone-speaker device, comprising:
a speaker;
a microphone configured to capture sound and output an audio data signal;
a housing configured to contain the microphone and the speaker;, an electronic circuit including audio electronics coupled to the speaker, an Ethernet interface configured to connect the electronic circuit for communication with a security system through an Ethernet connection, a power extractor for extracting power from the Ethernet connection for powering the electronic circuit and the microphone, and processing electronics configured to process the audio data signal from the microphone; and
a microphone mounting structure comprising a cylindrical grommet having a rounded open end that opens to an inner channel in which the microphone is mounted, the rounded open end of the cylindrical grommet is attached to the housing;
wherein the housing includes a speaker grill arranged to pass audio output from the speaker, and the rounded open end of the cylindrical grommet is attached to the speaker grill.