Bang and Olufsen A/s

Morten Damsgaard

Christian Birk

A system for providing a multi-user media experience, comprising a jukebox service () running on a server () accessible through a data network, an entertainment system () connected to the server (), and a hosting application () connected to the server (). The jukebox service () is configured to receive instructions from the hosting application to create a jukebox session, communicate a session identifier to the hosting application, receive a connection request from at least one mobile device, each request including the session identifier, receive user input via the mobile devices (), and communicate instructions to the entertainment system () to playback media content based on the user input. According to the invention, there is no need for dedicated jukebox hardware and no need for guests to connect to the host's IT environment.

Multi-user media playback system

The present disclosure relates to a method, system and computer program product for updating a firmware () of a wireless audio playback device (). The method comprises controlling (S) said wireless audio playback device () to, in a sleep state, automatically enter a temporary broadcasting mode and conveying (S), in the temporary broadcasting mode, firmware version information to an external device () using a first communication protocol (P). The method further comprises transmitting (S) the firmware version information to a remote device () over a second communication protocol (P) and receiving (S) update data from the remote device () over said second communication protocol (P) by the by the external device (). The method also comprises conveying, by the external device (), the update data to the wireless audio playback device () and updating (S) the firmware of the wireless audio playback device () using the update data.

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