Distributed synchronization
US11416209B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/439
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein are playback devices, groups of playback devices, and methods of operating playback devices and groupings thereof to cause the playback devices in a group of playback devices to play audio content together in synchrony based on playback timing and clock timing, where the audio content and playback timing and the clock timing for use with playing the audio content according to the clock timing are provided by different playback devices in the group of playback devices.
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