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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2017
Eva Automation, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Gaylord Yu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Steven Stupp, Foster City, CA (US);
EVA Automation, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
An audio/video (A/V) hub that aggregates electronic devices is described. In particular, the A/V hub may measure sound, corresponding to audio content, output by electronic devices (such as electronic devices that include speakers). Then, the A/V hub may aggregate the electronic devices into two or more subsets based on the measured sound. Moreover, the A/V hub may determine, for the subsets, playback timing information, which may specify playback times when the electronic devices in a given subset are to playback the audio content. Next, the A/V hub may transmit, to the electronic devices, one or more frames that include the audio content and playback timing information, where the playback times of the electronic devices in at least the given subset have a temporal relationship so that the playback of the audio content by the electronic devices in the given subset is coordinated.