Patent ID: 7999226

Claim:
An infrared sensor assembly and speaker support comprising: a base; a speaker coupled to the base, the speaker comprising a front surface, a back surface, first and second side surfaces and top and bottom surfaces; the base comprising first and second infrared sensor support surfaces projecting outwardly beyond the respective first and second speaker side surfaces; a first sensor support coupled to the first sensor support surface and a second sensor support coupled to the second sensor support surface; a first elongated sensor array comprising a plurality of infrared signal sensors associated with and supported by the first sensor support and a second elongated sensor array comprising a plurality of infrared signal sensors associated with and supported by the second sensor support; a first interfering signal shield positioned and operable to shield the first elongated array from infrared interference signals and a second interfering signal shield positioned and operable to shield the first elongated array from infrared interference signals; a first infrared signal passing lens overlaying the first elongated array and a second infrared signal passing lens overlaying the second elongated array; and a first infrared signal reflective surface positioned at least in part beneath the first lens to reflect infrared signals toward the infrared signal sensors of the first array and a second infrared signal reflective surface positioned at least in part beneath the second lens so as to reflect infrared signals toward the infrared signal sensors of the second array.