Patent ID: 7231177

Claim:
An audio system, comprising: a first unit, comprising: a radio frequency (RF) front-end including an input coupled to a first antenna and an output, the input of the RF front-end receiving a radio signal provided by the first antenna; a channel decoder including an input and an output, wherein the input of the channel decoder is coupled to the output of the RF front-end; a first wireless interface including an input coupled to an output of the channel decoder and a first port coupled to a second antenna, the first wireless interface further including a second output; a content decoder including an input and an output, wherein the input of the content decoder is coupled to the second output of the first wireless interface; and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) including an input and an output, wherein the input of the DAC is coupled to the output of the content decoder and the output of the DAC provides an analog audio signal; and a second unit, comprising: a second wireless interface including a second port coupled to a third antenna, an output and a signal input, wherein the second wireless interface is configured to communicate with the first wireless interface; a source decoder including an input and an output, wherein the input of the source decoder is coupled to the output of the second wireless interface; and a content encoder including an input and an output, wherein the input of the content encoder is coupled to the output of the source decoder and the output of the content encoder is coupled to a signal input of the second wireless interface.