Method and apparatus for controlling portable audio devices
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1. A method for generating an acoustic output from an audio device, comprising:
- receiving, at a first audio device, device specifications associated with a second audio device via a first communication link formed between the first audio device and the second audio device;
receiving, at the first audio device, first audio data from a supervising audio device via a second communication link formed between the first audio device and the supervising audio device;
altering, by the first audio device, a first property of the first audio data based on the received device specifications to generate second audio data;
sending the second audio data to the second audio device from the first audio device; and
generating a first acoustic output from the first audio device using the first audio data received from the supervising audio device and a second acoustic output from the second audio device using the sent second audio data.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure may provide an apparatus and method of controlling and altering the acoustic output of audio devices that are used in conjunction with a computing device. In some embodiments, the apparatus and methods include a wireless speaker communication method and computing device software application that are configured to work together to more easily setup and deliver audio information from an audio source to one or more portable audio speakers.
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1. A method for generating an acoustic output from an audio device, comprising:
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receiving, at a first audio device, device specifications associated with a second audio device via a first communication link formed between the first audio device and the second audio device; receiving, at the first audio device, first audio data from a supervising audio device via a second communication link formed between the first audio device and the supervising audio device; altering, by the first audio device, a first property of the first audio data based on the received device specifications to generate second audio data; sending the second audio data to the second audio device from the first audio device; and generating a first acoustic output from the first audio device using the first audio data received from the supervising audio device and a second acoustic output from the second audio device using the sent second audio data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for generating an acoustic output from an audio device, comprising:
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receiving, at a supervising audio device, first device specifications associated with a first audio device via a first communication link formed between the first audio device and the supervising audio device; receiving, at the supervising audio device, second device specifications associated with a second audio device via a second communication link formed between the second audio device and the supervising audio device; sending first audio data to the first audio device from the supervising audio device via the first communication link; sending second audio data to the second audio device from the supervising audio device via the second communication link, wherein a difference between the first audio data and the second audio data is based on determining there is a first difference in operational capabilities between the first audio device and the second audio device, wherein the first difference is derived from the first device specifications and the second device specifications; generating a first acoustic output from the first audio device using the first audio data received from the supervising audio device; and generating a second acoustic output from the second audio device using the first audio data received from the supervising audio device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic device configured to generate audio output, comprising:
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a processor; a wireless transceiver that is in communication with the processor; an I/O device structured to provide input to the processor and to receive output signals from the processor, wherein the I/O device comprises a speaker; and a memory having stored therein a number of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform operations comprising; receiving device specifications associated with a first audio device via a first communication link formed between the electronic device and the first audio device; receiving first audio data from a supervising audio device via a second communication link formed between the electronic device and the supervising audio device; altering a first property of the first audio data to generate second audio data based on the received device specifications; sending the second audio data to the first audio device; and generating a first acoustic output using the first audio data received from the supervising audio device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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