Audio Systems and Related Devices and Methods
First Claim
1. A method for managing presets in an audio system, the method comprising:
- syncing preset assignments on a plurality of audio playback devices such that preset assignments on any one of the audio playback devices correspond to respective preset assignments on each of the other audio playback devices, and, such that, if one of the preset assignments is changed on one of the audio playback devices, each of the other audio playback devices is automatically updated such that a corresponding change is made to a corresponding preset assignment on each of the other audio playback devices,wherein each of the preset assignments is an assignment of an entity, that is a grouping or collection of content for playback, associated with one of a variety of digital audio sources to one of a plurality of source agnostic preset indicators in the form of hardware or virtual buttons on the corresponding one of the audio playback devices, wherein the preset indicators are source agnostic to provide for single press access to their respectively assigned entities in the same manner irrespective of the associated digital audio source.
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Abstract
A method includes syncing preset assignments on a plurality of audio playback devices such that preset assignments on any one of the audio playback devices correspond to respective preset assignments on each of the other audio playback devices, and, such that, if one of the preset assignments is changed on one of the audio playback devices, each of the other audio playback devices is automatically updated such that a corresponding change is made to a corresponding preset assignment on each of the other audio playback devices. Each preset assignment is an assignment of an entity associated with one of a plurality of digital audio sources to one of a plurality of preset indicators on the corresponding one of the audio playback devices. The preset indicators are source agnostic to provide for single press access to their respectively assigned entities in the same manner irrespective of the associated digital audio source.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for managing presets in an audio system, the method comprising:
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syncing preset assignments on a plurality of audio playback devices such that preset assignments on any one of the audio playback devices correspond to respective preset assignments on each of the other audio playback devices, and, such that, if one of the preset assignments is changed on one of the audio playback devices, each of the other audio playback devices is automatically updated such that a corresponding change is made to a corresponding preset assignment on each of the other audio playback devices, wherein each of the preset assignments is an assignment of an entity, that is a grouping or collection of content for playback, associated with one of a variety of digital audio sources to one of a plurality of source agnostic preset indicators in the form of hardware or virtual buttons on the corresponding one of the audio playback devices, wherein the preset indicators are source agnostic to provide for single press access to their respectively assigned entities in the same manner irrespective of the associated digital audio source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An audio playback device configured to operably connect to a variety of digital audio sources, the audio playback device comprising:
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a digital-to-analog converter configured to receive a digital representation of content from the digital audio sources and convert to analog form; an electro-acoustic transducer; a set of user-selectable source agnostic preset indicators in the form of hardware or virtual buttons , wherein each indicator in the set of preset indicators is configured to have assigned to it an entity, that is a grouping or collection of content for playback, associated with one of the variety of digital audio sources, the preset indicators being source agnostic to provide for single press access to their respectively assigned entities in the same manner irrespective of the associated digital audio source; a processor; and instructions stored on a computer-readable media that, when executed, cause the processor to; update one or more preset assignments based on user input, each of the preset assignments representing an assignment of an entity associated with one of the digital audio sources to a corresponding one of the preset indicators; and
to send information regarding the update to the one or more preset assignments to a remote server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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