Synchronized Audio Playback Devices
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Jul 17, 2016
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Abstract
A method for synchronizing audio playback by the audio playback devices of a group with at least two audio playback devices, where the group is part of a larger zone of audio playback devices, and where one audio playback device of the zone is a master audio playback device that distributes audio data to other audio playback devices of the zone. An audio play command is received from the master audio playback device at one audio playback device of the group and in response, an audio control command is transmitted from the one audio playback device of the group to at least one other audio playback device of the group.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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BOSE CORPORATION | THE MOUNTAIN MS 3B1 FRAMINGHAM MA 01701 |
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- 2016 Application Filing Year
- H04S Class
- 475 Applications Filed
- 373 Patents Issued To-Date
- 78.53 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Banerjee, Debasmit | Framingham, US | 23 | 252 |
# of filed Patents : 23 Total Citations : 252 | |||
Elliot, Michael | Grafton, US | 21 | 228 |
# of filed Patents : 21 Total Citations : 228 |
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