Method of Synchronizing the Playback of an Audio Broadcast on a Plurality of Network Output Devices
First Claim
1. A method of synchronizing the playback of an audio broadcast on a plurality of network output devices, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a set of network output devices located in a same neighborhood which are able to play the audio broadcast,selecting at least one network output device from among the set of network output devices,preventing the network output devices of the set other than the at least one selected network output device to play the audio broadcast.
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Abstract
Method of synchronizing the playback of an audio broadcast on a plurality of network output devices. The present invention relates to method of synchronizing the playback of an audio broadcast on a plurality of network output devices. Said method comprises the steps of: detecting (11) a set of network output devices located in a same neighborhood which are able to play the audio broadcast, selecting (12) at least one network output device from among the set of network output devices, preventing (13) the network output devices of the set other than the at least one selected network output device to play the audio broadcast.
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1. A method of synchronizing the playback of an audio broadcast on a plurality of network output devices, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a set of network output devices located in a same neighborhood which are able to play the audio broadcast, selecting at least one network output device from among the set of network output devices, preventing the network output devices of the set other than the at least one selected network output device to play the audio broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A communication system comprising a plurality of network output devices adapted to communicate through a communication network and to play an audio broadcast, said system comprising:
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means for detecting a set of network output devices located in a same neighborhood which are able to play the audio broadcast, means for selecting at least one network output device from among the set of network output devices, means for preventing the network output devices of the set other than the at least one selected network output device to play the audio broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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