Synchronization among multiple playback and storage devices
US9160471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/439
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless communication system and in particular to a wireless communication system for digital audio players that provides for increased functionality, such as communication, interaction and synchronization between a computing platform and various mobile, portable or fixed digital audio players, as well as providing a communication link between the various digital audio players themselves. The computing platform may act, for example, through a wireless network or wireless communication platform, to control the digital audio players; to act as a cache of digital audio data for the digital audio players; as well as provide a gateway to the Internet to enable the digital audio players to access additional digital audio content and other information. The computing platform may also be used to automatically update digital audio content on the digital audio players; synchronize digital audio content and playlists between digital audio players; and automatically continue a particular playlist as the user moves from one digital audio player to another.
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