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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2023
Mixhalo Corp., San Francisco, CA (US);
Vikram Singh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ann Marie Simpson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mixhalo Corp., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for playing synchronized audio streams for live broadcasts are described. For example, supplemental audio streams (e.g., extra commentary or sound effects) may be streamed over a packet switched network with a copy (e.g., a reduced bandwidth copy) of a main audio signal from a television broadcast. A user device may synchronize the streamed audio with the audio from a television recorded with a microphone, and play a supplemental audio signal synchronously with the audio from the television. For example, methods may include capturing a first audio signal using a microphone; receiving a second audio signal and a third audio signal using a network interface; determining an estimated delay of the first audio signal relative to the second audio signal; and playing, using a speaker, the third audio signal with an added delay determined based on the estimated delay.