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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2021
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Jung-Mi Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Kyu-Ok Choi, Seoul, KR;

Ji-Hyun Um, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/30 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04N 21/43076 (2020.08); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

An audio content playback method for a portable terminal. The audio content playback method includes checking a channel that is supportable by audio content that is currently engaged in group's simultaneous playback, in group's simultaneous playback of the audio content. The method includes allocating a channel to each of devices included in a group based on position information of each device included in the group or based on an input state in a user interface environment that is preset for channel allocation for each device included in the group, and transmitting the allocated channel information to each device included in the group to allow the device to select its allocated channel and play the audio content.


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