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Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 29, 2019
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Taylor G. Carrigan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Joseph Labarck, Cupertino, CA (US);

Christopher John Sanders, San Jose, CA (US);

Jarrad A. Stallone, Pacifica, CA (US);

Patrick L. Coffman, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/04 (2006.01); G10L 19/16 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/04 (2013.01); G10L 19/167 (2013.01); H04R 2430/03 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to audio synchronization. An example method includes, at a first device with a communication device: performing an audio timing synchronization process that includes: transmitting, via the communication device, to a second device, a request for the second device to participate in the audio timing synchronization process; subsequent to transmitting the request to the second device, causing an output of an audio tone; subsequent to causing the output of the audio tone, receiving data from the second device based on the audio tone; and adjusting an audio timing synchronization setting of a third device based at least in part on the data received from the second device.


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