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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2013
Applicants:
Rameshwar Sundaresan, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Gerald W. Eaton, Arlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Rameshwar Sundaresan, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Gerald W. Eaton, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2013.01); H04L 43/0894 (2013.01); H04L 43/0829 (2013.01); H04L 43/062 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and device for distributing audio data to a number of audio playback devices that are connected to a network. One or more network-related performance criteria of a plurality of the audio playback devices are compared. Based on the comparison, at least one of the audio playback devices is designated as a master device and at least one other of the audio playback devices is designated as a slave device. The master device then controls the distribution of audio data to one or more of the slave devices.