Audio converter device and method for using the same
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1. A method of using an audio converter device to obtain and convert digital audio data to be played on an audio playback device comprising:
- receiving the digital audio data from a first device via a local area network;
decompressing the digital audio data;
converting the digital audio data into analog electrical data; and
transferring the analog electrical data to an audio playback device.
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An audio converter device and a method for using the same are provided. In one embodiment, the audio converter device receives the digital audio data from a first device via a local area network. The audio converter device decompresses the digital audio data and converts the digital audio data into analog electrical data. The audio converter device transfers the analog electrical data to an audio playback device.
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49 Claims
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1. A method of using an audio converter device to obtain and convert digital audio data to be played on an audio playback device comprising:
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receiving the digital audio data from a first device via a local area network;
decompressing the digital audio data;
converting the digital audio data into analog electrical data; and
transferring the analog electrical data to an audio playback device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable storage medium tangibly embodying a sequence of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving the digital audio data from a first device via a local area network;
decompressing the digital audio data;
converting the digital audio data into analog electrical data; and
transferring the analog electrical data to an audio playback device.
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16. A method comprising:
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an audio converter device receiving digital audio data from a computer system;
the audio converter device decompressing the digital audio data;
the audio converter device converting the digital audio data into analog electrical data; and
the audio converter device transferring the analog electrical data to an audio playback device so that the audio playback device can play the analog electrical data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 42)
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33. An audio converter device comprising:
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a transceiver to receive digital audio data from a computer system;
a digital to analog converter to convert the digital audio data to analog electrical data;
an output to an audio playback device to transfer the analog electrical data to the audio playback device; and
a processor to receive and execute instructions for the transfer of the analog electrical data to the audio playback device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system comprising:
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a computer system to obtain digital audio data;
an audio converter device to receive the digital audio data from the computer system, the audio converter device converting the digital audio data to analog electrical data; and
an audio playback device to receive and play the analog electrical data from the audio converter device. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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