Dynamically changing master audio playback device
First Claim
1. A method for dynamically changing the master audio playback device of a set comprising at least two audio playback devices, wherein one audio playback device of the set is a first set master audio playback device that is configured to receive audio data from an audio data source and send the received audio data to at least one other slave audio playback device of the set, wherein the at least one other slave audio playback devices of the set is configured to receive audio data only from the master audio playback device and not from the audio data source, the method comprising:
- receiving at a first slave audio playback device of the set the selection of the first slave audio playback device of the set as a new recipient of audio data from the audio data source; and
in response to receiving at the first slave audio playback device of the set the selection of the first slave audio playback device of the set as the new recipient of audio data from the audio data source, designating the first slave audio playback device of the set as a new set master audio playback device; and
designating the first set master audio playback device as a new slave audio playback device;
wherein the new set master audio playback device is configured to receive audio data from the audio data source and send the received audio data to the new slave audio playback device, wherein the new slave audio playback device is configured to receive audio data only from the new set master audio playback device and not from the audio data source.
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Abstract
A method for dynamically changing the master audio playback device of a set that includes at least two audio playback devices, wherein one audio playback device of the set is a set master audio playback device that controls the play of audio data by at least one other slave audio playback device of the set. A first slave audio playback device receives its selection as a new recipient of audio data and, in response, the first slave audio playback device is designated as a new set master audio playback device and the set master audio playback device is designated as a new slave audio playback device. The new set master audio playback device controls the play of audio by the new slave audio playback device.
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1. A method for dynamically changing the master audio playback device of a set comprising at least two audio playback devices, wherein one audio playback device of the set is a first set master audio playback device that is configured to receive audio data from an audio data source and send the received audio data to at least one other slave audio playback device of the set, wherein the at least one other slave audio playback devices of the set is configured to receive audio data only from the master audio playback device and not from the audio data source, the method comprising:
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receiving at a first slave audio playback device of the set the selection of the first slave audio playback device of the set as a new recipient of audio data from the audio data source; and in response to receiving at the first slave audio playback device of the set the selection of the first slave audio playback device of the set as the new recipient of audio data from the audio data source, designating the first slave audio playback device of the set as a new set master audio playback device; and designating the first set master audio playback device as a new slave audio playback device; wherein the new set master audio playback device is configured to receive audio data from the audio data source and send the received audio data to the new slave audio playback device, wherein the new slave audio playback device is configured to receive audio data only from the new set master audio playback device and not from the audio data source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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