System and Method for Audio Pass-Through Between Multiple Host Computing Devices
AssigneeiKingdom Corp.
InventorsMichael Loh, Edmung Geeraert, Demetrio Navarro, Scott Juskiw
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Abstract
A digital audio pass-through device capable of connecting multiple host computing devices is described. The digital audio pass-through device allows computing devices such as personal computers (Mac or PC), tablets, and smart phones to share high quality digital audio data streams with one another via USB connections. The digital audio pass-through device also allows for the aggregation of high quality audio data from multiple computing devices with limited to no latency.
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A digital audio pass-through device for sharing digital audio data between at least two host computing devices via a USB connection, comprising:
- a first USB device port for communicatively coupling the digital audio pass-through device with a first host computing device via a first USB connection to receive a first digital audio data stream;
- a second USB device port for communicatively coupling the digital audio pass-through device with a second host computing device via a second USB connection to receive a second digital audio data stream;
- a high speed digital audio gateway engine comprising a processor, a non-transitory electronic storage medium, and a set of executable instructions stored in the non-transitory electronic storage medium, wherein the set of executable instructions is configured to direct the first digital audio data stream and the second digital audio data stream.
A method of sharing a digital audio signal between multiple host computing devices across a USB connection, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first digital audio data stream from a first host computing device via a first USB device port;
- receiving a second digital audio data stream from a second host computing device via a second USB device port;
- synchronizing the first digital audio data stream with the second digital audio data stream;
- sending the first digital audio data stream to the second host computing device.
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