AUDIO VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE NETWORK SPEAKER NODES IN A MULTI SPEAKER SESSION
First Claim
1. An audio video distribution system that uses a local area network to distribute a digital audio signal and that uses multiple network speaker nodes to broadcast the digital audio in a multi speaker session, comprising:
- a local area network that distributes the digital audio signal for the audio video distribution system;
a first network speaker node participating in a multi speaker session and performing in a master mode, said first network speaker node couples to said local area network, said first network speaker node calculates, originates, and controls a distributed multi session clock that is distributed over said network; and
one or more additional network speaker nodes participating in said multi speaker session and perform in a slave mode, said additional network speaker nodes couple to said local area network, said additional network speaker nodes receive said distributed multi session clock from said first speaker node.
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Abstract
This disclosure describes an audio video distribution system that uses a local area network to distribute a digital audio signal and that uses multiple network speaker nodes to broadcast the digital audio in a multi speaker session. The system includes a local area network that distributes the digital audio signal for the audio video distribution system. In addition, the system includes a first network speaker node participating in a multi speaker session and performing in a master mode, and where the first network speaker node calculates, originates, and controls a distributed multi session clock that is distributed over the network. The system further includes one or more additional network speaker nodes participating in the multi speaker session and perform in a slave mode, and where the additional network speaker nodes receive the distributed multi session clock from the first speaker node.
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9 Claims
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1. An audio video distribution system that uses a local area network to distribute a digital audio signal and that uses multiple network speaker nodes to broadcast the digital audio in a multi speaker session, comprising:
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a local area network that distributes the digital audio signal for the audio video distribution system; a first network speaker node participating in a multi speaker session and performing in a master mode, said first network speaker node couples to said local area network, said first network speaker node calculates, originates, and controls a distributed multi session clock that is distributed over said network; and one or more additional network speaker nodes participating in said multi speaker session and perform in a slave mode, said additional network speaker nodes couple to said local area network, said additional network speaker nodes receive said distributed multi session clock from said first speaker node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method to manufacture an audio video distribution system that uses a local area network to distribute a digital audio signal and that uses multiple network speaker nodes to broadcast the digital audio in a multi speaker session, comprising:
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providing a local area network that distributes the digital audio signal for the audio video distribution system; coupling a first network speaker node to said local area network, said first network speaker node participates in a multi speaker session and performs in a master mode, said first network speaker node calculates, originates, and controls a distributed multi session clock that is distributed over said network; and coupling one or more additional network speaker nodes to said local area network, said additional network speaker nodes participate in said multi speaker session and perform in a slave mode, said additional network speaker nodes receive said distributed multi session clock from said first speaker node. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method to use an audio video distribution system that uses a local area network to distribute a digital audio signal and that uses multiple network speaker nodes to broadcast the digital audio in a multi speaker session, comprising:
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distributing the digital audio signal for the audio video distribution system through a local area network; distributing the digital audio signal to a first network speaker node to couples said local area network, said first network speaker node participates in a multi speaker session and performs in a master mode, said first network speaker node calculates, originates, and controls a distributed multi session clock that is distributed over said network; and distributing the digital audio signal to one or more additional network speaker nodes that couple to said local area network, said additional network speaker nodes participate in said multi speaker session and perform in a slave mode, said additional network speaker nodes receive said distributed multi session clock from said first speaker node. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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