SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONS AMONG A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENTLY CLOCKED DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING DEVICES
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Abstract
A method comprising: a zone player receiving control information from a user interface module, wherein the zone player is a member of a synchrony group having other members with at least one additional zone player as one of the other members; the zone player using the control information to (1) adjust a playback volume associated with the zone player, and (2) transmit an instruction to the other members of the synchrony group, wherein the instruction enables the other members of the synchrony group to adjust their playback volumes.
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40 Claims
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21. A method comprising:
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a zone player receiving control information from a user interface module, wherein the zone player is a member of a synchrony group having other members with at least one additional zone player as one of the other members; the zone player using the control information to (1) adjust a playback volume associated with the zone player, and (2) transmit an instruction to the other members of the synchrony group, wherein the instruction enables the other members of the synchrony group to adjust their playback volumes. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A tangible computer-readable memory having instructions stored thereon that when executed cause a zone player to:
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receive control information from a user interface module, wherein the zone player is a member of a synchrony group with at least one additional zone player; use the control information to (1) adjust a playback volume associated with the zone player, and (2) transmit an instruction to the other members of the synchrony group, wherein the instruction enables the other members of the synchrony group to adjust their playback volumes. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An audio processing device comprising:
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a network interface configured to connect the audio processing device to a network; a user interface module interface configured to receive control information via the network interface, wherein the audio processing device uses the control information to (1) adjust a playback volume associated with the audio processing device, and (2) transmit an instruction, via the network interface, to the other members of a synchrony group, wherein the audio processing device is a member of the synchrony group, and wherein the instruction enables the other members of the synchrony group to adjust their playback volumes. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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