Synchronized Audio Playback Devices
AssigneeBose Corporation
InventorsDebasmit Banerjee, Michael Elliot
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Abstract
A method for synchronizing audio playback by the audio playback devices of a group with at least two audio playback devices, where the group is part of a larger zone of audio playback devices, and where one audio playback device of the zone is a master audio playback device that distributes audio data to other audio playback devices of the zone. An audio play command is received from the master audio playback device at one audio playback device of the group and in response, an audio control command is transmitted from the one audio playback device of the group to at least one other audio playback device of the group.
Claims23
A method for synchronizing audio playback by the audio playback devices of a group comprising at least two audio playback devices, where the group is part of a larger zone of audio playback devices, and where one audio playback device of the zone is a master audio playback device that distributes audio data to other audio playback devices of the zone, the method comprising:
- receiving an audio play command from the master audio playback device at one audio playback device of the group;
- and
- in response to receiving an audio play command from the master audio playback device at one audio playback device of the group, transmitting an audio control command from the one audio playback device of the group to at least one other audio playback device of the group.
An audio playback device, comprising:
- a digital-to-analog converter configured to receive an audio stream comprising a digital representation of audio content via a network and convert the audio stream to analog form;
- an electro-acoustic transducer;
- a network interface;
- and
- a processor coupled to the digital-to-analog converter, the electro-acoustic transducer, and the network interface, the processor configured to:
- receive an audio play command from a master audio playback device;
- and
- in response to receiving an audio play command from the master audio playback device, transmit an audio control command to at least one other audio playback device.
An audio system comprising:
- a plurality of audio playback devices for providing synchronized playback of streamed audio, wherein each audio playback device of the plurality is configured to:
- receive an audio play command from a master audio playback device;
- and
- in response to receiving an audio play command from the master audio playback device, transmit an audio control command to at least one other audio playback device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.