Controlling and grouping in a multi-zone media system
US9202509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S2400/13
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for grouping or pairing individual audio products with network capability (players) to stimulate a multi-channel listening environment are disclosed. In instead of grouping selected players to play back an audio item, a user is allowed to activate one of the players to process the data of the audio item, essentially separating the data into individual streams, each of the streams representing a single-sound track and being played back in one of the players, thus creating a multi-channel listening environment with the selected players.
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