SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONS AMONG A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENTLY CLOCKED DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING DEVICES
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Abstract
Receiving, at a first zone player, information identifying a location of audio information; when the audio information is accessible by the first zone player (i) obtaining, by the first zone player, the audio information, and (ii) providing, by the first zone player, the audio information to a synchrony group; and when the audio information is inaccessible by the first zone player, instructing, by the first zone player, a second zone player to (i) obtain the audio information, and (ii) provide the audio information to the synchrony group.
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40 Claims
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21. In a network comprising a plurality of zone players, a method comprising:
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receiving, at a first zone player, information identifying a location of audio information; when the audio information is accessible by the first zone player (i) obtaining, by the first zone player, the audio information, and (ii) providing, by the first zone player, the audio information to a synchrony group; and when the audio information is inaccessible by the first zone player, instructing, by the first zone player, a second zone player to (i) obtain the audio information, and (ii) provide the audio information to the synchrony group. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A zone player comprising:
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a network interface configured to connect the audio processing device to a network; an audio information channelization device connected to the network interface configured to; receive control information, wherein the control information identifies a location of audio information; when the audio information is accessible by the zone player, obtain the audio information and provide the audio information, via the network interface, to a synchrony group; and when the audio information is inaccessible by the zone player, instruct a second zone player on the network to obtain the audio information and provide the audio information to the synchrony group. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A tangible computer-readable memory having instructions stored thereon that when executed cause a zone player to:
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receive control information, wherein the control information identifies a location of audio information; when the audio information is accessible by the zone player, obtain the audio information and provide the audio information, via a network interface, to a synchrony group; and
,when the audio information is inaccessible by the zone player, instruct a second zone player on the network to obtain the audio information and provide the audio information to the synchrony group. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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