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Audio and/or visual system, method and components

  • US 20030065806A1
  • Filed: 09/13/2002
  • Published: 04/03/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system comprising:

  • a plurality of devices including respective communications interfaces for communicating between the plurality of devices;

    wherein at least one of the devices is a source device including a source of audio and/or visual content and a control for activating the source to supply a data stream representing audio and/or visual content;

    at least one of the devices has a resource for outputting audio and/or visual content; and

    the at least one source device is adapted, when a source of audio and/or visual content outputting a data stream is activated, to determine the resource or resources required to output the data stream and the resources available on other devices, to make a connection to a device or connections to other devices having the resources to output the audio and/or visual content required by the activated source of audio and/or visual content and to supply at least part of the data stream through the connection or connections for output.

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