Switching Between a Directly Connected and a Networked Audio Source
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Abstract
Examples include a playback device with an audio information source interface, a network interface, a processor, and data storage with program code, that when executed by the processor, causes the playback device to (a) receive a first analog signal including first audio information from a first audio information source, (b) receive second audio information from a second audio information source, (c) generate timing information based on the second audio information, (d) transmit the timing information and the second audio information to another playback device over a network, and (e) play back one of (1) the first analog signal or (2) a second analog signal including the second audio information in accordance with the timing information.
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40 Claims
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21. A playback device, wherein the playback device is a first playback device, the first playback device comprising:
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an audio information source interface; a network interface; a processor; and data storage comprising program code that, when executed by the processor, causes the first playback device to; receive, via the audio information source interface, a first analog signal comprising first audio information from a first audio information source directly connected to the first playback device; receive, via the network interface, second audio information from a second audio information source; generate timing information based on the second audio information; transmit, via the network interface, the timing information and the second audio information to a second playback device over a network, wherein the network is one of a LAN or WAN; and play back one of (1) the first analog signal or (2) a second analog signal comprising the second audio information in accordance with the timing information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an audio information source interface of a first playback device, a first analog signal comprising first audio information from a first audio information source directly connected to the first playback device; receiving, by a network interface of the first playback device, second audio information from a second audio information source; generating, by the first playback device, timing information based on the second audio information; transmitting, by the network interface of the first playback device, the timing information and the second audio information to a second playback device over a network, wherein the network is one of a LAN or WAN; and playing back, by the first playback device, one of (1) the first analog signal or (2) a second analog signal comprising the second audio information in accordance with the timing information. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, by an audio information source interface of a first playback device, a first analog signal comprising first audio information from a first audio information source directly connected to the first playback device; receiving, by a network interface of the first playback device, second audio information from a second audio information source; generating timing information based on the second audio information; transmitting, by the network interface of the first playback device, the timing information and the second audio information to a second playback device over a network, wherein the network is one of a LAN or WAN; and playing back one of (1) the first analog signal or (2) a second analog signal comprising the second audio information in accordance with the timing information. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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