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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
May. 12, 2016
D&m Holdings, Inc., Kanagawa, JP;
Martin Richard Wachter, Phoenix, MD (US);
Ryouichi Yamanouchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Samuel Baxter, North Sydney, AU;
Nicholas Murrells, San Diego, CA (US);
Brendon Stead, Carlsbad, CA (US);
D&M Holdings, Inc., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A method for controlling a plurality of media rendering devices in a data network with a controller device in communication with the network is disclosed. A network enabled subwoofer is added to the data network such that the subwoofer is visible on the network to a controller. The controller user interface displays a subwoofer graphical object and a group graphical object representing a group of one or more rendering devices. A user selects the group graphical object via the controller user interface, and the subwoofer is joined with the selected group. An audio channel associated with the group is assigned to the subwoofer. The controller user interface hides the subwoofer graphical object.