Method and system for broadcasting audio transmissions over a network
AssigneeSinglewire Software, LLC
InventorsKenneth W. Bywaters, James Elliott, Mark Whipple
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Abstract
Methods for communicating with a speaker connected to a network. The method can include generating a service request that includes speaker identification, a first password, and an action indicator that specifies a requested service; sending the service request to the speaker from the device; verifying the first password included in the service request; and performing the requested service if the first password is verified.
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A method of registering a network speaker with an audio-transmission, message manager (“ATMM”) device and broadcasting one or more multicast messages from the ATMM device to the network speaker, the ATMM device and the network speaker connected to a client-server network, the method comprising:
- generating a first registration request that includes a device identification for the ATMM device within the client-server network and a speaker identification for the network speaker within the client-server network;
- sending the first registration request within the client-server network from the network speaker to the ATMM device;
- marking the network speaker as active;
- processing the first registration request, including processing at least one of a plurality of attributes of the network speaker;
- generating a first registration response that includes a first password;
- sending the first registration response within the client-server network from the ATMM device to the network speaker;
- waiting a first predetermined amount of time;
- generating a second registration request that includes the ATMM device identification and the network speaker identification;
- sending the second registration request to the ATMM device from the network speaker;
- generating a second registration response that includes a second password;
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- sending the second registration response to the network speaker from the ATMM device;
- generating a multicast request that includes the network speaker identification, a subsequent password, and a multicast message;
- sending the multicast request to the network speaker from the ATMM device;
- verifying, at the network speaker, the subsequent password in the multicast request;
- outputting, at the network speaker, as an audible signal, the multicast message from the ATMM device in response to the subsequent password being verified;
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- performing at the network speaker, at least one of outputting a test tone and/or test message, capturing audio, and sending a notification to the ATMM device about one or more activation or deactivation of selectors of the network speaker.
A method of communicating between a network speaker connected to a client-server network and an audio-transmission, message manager (“ATMM”), the method comprising:
- generating a first registration request that includes a device identification for the ATMM device within the client-server network and a speaker identification for the network speaker within the client-server network;
- sending the first registration request within the client-server network from the network speaker to the ATMM device;
- marking the network speaker as active;
- processing the registration request, including processing at least one of a plurality of attributes of the network speaker;
- generating a first registration response that includes a first password;
- sending the first registration response within the client-server network from the ATMM device to the network speaker;
- waiting a first predetermined amount of time;
- generating a subsequent registration request that includes the ATMM device identification and the network speaker identification;
- sending the subsequent registration request to the ATMM device from the network speaker;
- generating a subsequent registration response that includes a subsequent password;
- sending the subsequent registration response to the network speaker from the ATMM device
- generating a service request that includes the network speaker identification, a second subsequent password, an action indicator that specifies a requested service, and at least one of an audio broadcast request, a text broadcast request, a test request, a reboot request, and a capture audio request;
- sending the service request within a client-server network from the ATMM device to the network speaker;
- verifying the second subsequent password included in the service request;
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- performing the requested service if the second subsequent password is verified by performing at least one of outputting an audio message, displaying a text message, outputting a test message, displaying a test message, rebooting, and capturing audio data.
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