WIRELESS SPEAKER CONNECTION MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A connection management system, comprising:
- a wireless speaker including first and second connectors for communicating with two selected audio content source devices, respectively, of at least three audio content source devices;
a rules engine that establishes a set of conditions under which the at least three audio content source devices share the first and second connectors of the wireless speaker; and
a device allocation system that forms a first communication path between one of the two selected audio content source devices and the first connector of the wireless speaker and forms a second communication path between another of the two selected audio content source devices and the second connector of the wireless speaker at a time in accordance with the set of conditions established by the rules engine.
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Abstract
A connection management system comprises a wireless speaker including first and second connectors for communicating with two selected audio content source devices, respectively, of at least three audio content source devices; a rules engine that establishes a set of conditions under which the at least three audio content source devices share the first and second connectors of the wireless speaker; and a device allocation system that forms a first communication path between one of the two selected audio content source devices and the first connector of the wireless speaker and forms a second communication path between another of the two selected audio content source devices and the second connector of the wireless speaker at a time in accordance with the set of conditions established by the rules engine.
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20 Claims
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1. A connection management system, comprising:
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a wireless speaker including first and second connectors for communicating with two selected audio content source devices, respectively, of at least three audio content source devices; a rules engine that establishes a set of conditions under which the at least three audio content source devices share the first and second connectors of the wireless speaker; and a device allocation system that forms a first communication path between one of the two selected audio content source devices and the first connector of the wireless speaker and forms a second communication path between another of the two selected audio content source devices and the second connector of the wireless speaker at a time in accordance with the set of conditions established by the rules engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device that manages the audio output from at least three devices to a wireless speaker, the device comprising:
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a switch that forms a first wireless path between a first of three or more audio content source devices and a first connector of a wireless speaker and forms a second wireless path between a second of three or more audio content source devices and a second connector of the wireless speaker; and
aan allocation device that shares the first and second wireless paths among the three or more audio content source devices with the first and second connectors of the wireless speaker. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for connection management between at least three audio content source devices and a wireless speaker, comprising:
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outputting, by a device allocation system, a first communication that instructs a first audio content source device of the at least three audio content source devices to stream a first content to the wireless speaker; forming a first communication path between the first audio content source device and a first connector of the wireless speaker; initiating the streaming of the first content over the first communication path to the wireless speaker; identifying a second audio content source device of the at least three audio content source devices to stream a second content to the wireless speaker; forming a second communication path between the second audio content source device and a second connector of the wireless speaker; terminating the first communication path with the first connector of the wireless speaker when the streaming of the first content is completed; initiating the streaming of the second content over the second communication path to the wireless speaker; identifying a third audio content source device of the at least three audio content source devices to stream a third content to the wireless speaker; and forming a third communication path between the third audio content source device and the first connector. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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