System and method for providing an audio component of a multimedia content displayed on an electronic display device to one or more wireless computing devices
US9438360B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/21
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for providing an audio component of a multimedia content playing on an electronic display device to one or more wireless computing devices utilizes a synchronization player application of the electronic display device to display a visual component of the multimedia content on a display of the electronic display device and to extract the audio component from the multimedia content. The extracted audio component of the multimedia content is packetized into data packets and broadcast into a network so that the data packets can be received by the wireless computing devices to play the audio component of the multimedia content in synchronization with the visual component of the multimedia content being displayed on the display of the electronic display device.
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