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PROVIDING A MULTI-CHANNEL AND A MULTI-ZONE AUDIO ENVIRONMENT

  • US 20140093085A1
  • Filed: 10/01/2012
  • Published: 04/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving an audio signal at a first device from an audio source;

    identifying home theater audio information contained in the audio signal for playback by a plurality of home theater players;

    identifying zone group audio information contained in the audio signal for playback by one or more players in a zone group;

    assigning one or more timestamps to home theater audio information that indicates a time at which audio is to be played by the plurality of home theater players;

    assigning a zone group timestamp to the zone group audio information that indicates a time at which audio is to be played by the one or more players in the zone group; and

    sending, from the first device, the home theater audio information with the one or more timestamps to the plurality of home theater players and sending the zone group audio information with the zone group timestamp to the one or more players in the zone group.

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