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Source coordination of audio playback

  • US 10,296,285 B2
  • Filed: 08/15/2017
  • Issued: 05/21/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device, comprising:

  • one or more antennas;

    a clock circuit that is configured to provide a clock; and

    an interface circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more antennas and the clock circuit, wherein the interface circuit is configured to;

    receive, from the one or more antennas, packets associated with a second electronic device, wherein a given packet comprises a transmit time, based on a second clock in the second electronic device, when the second electronic device transmitted the given packet;

    store receive times when the packets were received, wherein the receive times are based on the clock;

    calculate, based on differences between the transmit times and the receive times, relative drift as a function of time between the clock and the second clock, wherein a given difference is between a given transmit time and a given receive time for a given packet, and wherein the calculation is based on unilateral communication of timing information between the second electronic device and the electronic device;

    adjust, based on the relative drift, the clock circuit that provides the clock to eliminate the relative drift;

    determine a remaining time offset between the clock and the second clock;

    modify, based on the remaining time offset, a future time, when the second electronic device is to perform a playback operation, to determine a corrected future time; and

    transmit, via the one or more antennas, information intended for the second electronic device specifying the corrected future time.

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