Patent ID: 8290172

Claim:
A multi-component, modular, audio distribution, control, and amplification system for structured wiring systems, comprising: a control module component, said control module component comprising: a control module input bus, said control module input bus configured to receive a plurality of audio signals from a plurality of audio signal sources, an audio signal controller, said audio signal controller configured to allow a user to select one or more of said plurality of audio signals received at said control module input bus from said plurality of audio signal sources to create one or more selected audio signals, wherein said one or more selected audio signals are supplied to a control module output bus, said control module output bus configured to supply said one or more selected audio signals from said audio signal controller to other components of said multi-component, modular, audio distribution, control, and amplification system for structured wiring systems, and a housing for said control module component, said housing for said control module component configured to fit within a plurality of conventional structured wiring panelboards, a control amplifier component, said control amplifier component, comprising: a control amplifier input bus, said control amplifier input bus configured to connect to and receive said one or more selected audio signals from said control module output bus, a control amplifier amplification circuit, said control amplifier amplification circuit configured to amplify said one or more selected audio signals to create one or more selected and amplified audio signals, a control amplifier speaker bus, said control amplifier speaker bus configured to selectively supply said one or more selected and amplified audio signals to a plurality of audio zones, a control amplifier output bus, said control amplifier output bus configured to supply said one or more selected audio signals received at said control amplifier input bus to one or more further control amplifier components, and a housing for said control amplifier component, said housing for said control amplifier component configured to fit within said plurality of conventional structured wiring panelboards.