SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DISTRIBUTING AUDIO TO ONE OR MORE PLAYBACK DEVICES
First Claim
1. A media playback system comprising a computing device, a first playback device, and a second playback device,the computing device configured to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, via an input interface of the computing device, audio content for playback;
generating, via a processor of the computing device, one or more first audio streams from the received audio content by applying one or more first audio processing algorithms to the received audio content;
generating, via a processor of the computing device, one or more second audio streams from the received audio content by applying one or more second audio processing algorithms to the received audio content; and
transmitting, via a network interface of the input interface, the generated one or more first audio streams to a first playback device and the generated one or more second audio streams to a second playback device;
the first playback device configured to perform operations comprising;
receiving, via a network interface of the first playback device, the generated one or more first audio streams;
processing, via a processor of the first playback device, the received one or more first audio streams, wherein processing the received one or more first audio streams comprises converting the received one or more first audio streams to one or more first analog audio signals; and
outputting, via one or more transducers of the first playback device, the one or more first analog audio signals;
the second playback device configured to perform operations comprising;
receiving, via a network interface of the second playback device, the generated one or more second audio streams;
processing, via a processor of the second playback device, the received one or more first second streams, wherein processing the received one or more second audio streams comprises converting the received one or more second audio streams to one or more first analog audio signals; and
outputting, via one or more transducers of the v playback device, the one or more second analog audio signals.
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Abstract
An example method includes receiving data indicating a configuration of one or more playback devices. The one or more playback devices may include one or more transducers. The method further includes, based on the received data, associating each of one or more audio streams respectively with at least one transducer of the one or more transducers. The method further includes generating the one or more audio streams and sending at least one of the generated one or more audio streams to each of the one or more playback devices. An example non-transitory computer readable medium and an example computing device related to the example method are also disclosed herein.
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20 Claims
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1. A media playback system comprising a computing device, a first playback device, and a second playback device,
the computing device configured to perform operations comprising: -
receiving, via an input interface of the computing device, audio content for playback; generating, via a processor of the computing device, one or more first audio streams from the received audio content by applying one or more first audio processing algorithms to the received audio content; generating, via a processor of the computing device, one or more second audio streams from the received audio content by applying one or more second audio processing algorithms to the received audio content; and transmitting, via a network interface of the input interface, the generated one or more first audio streams to a first playback device and the generated one or more second audio streams to a second playback device; the first playback device configured to perform operations comprising; receiving, via a network interface of the first playback device, the generated one or more first audio streams; processing, via a processor of the first playback device, the received one or more first audio streams, wherein processing the received one or more first audio streams comprises converting the received one or more first audio streams to one or more first analog audio signals; and outputting, via one or more transducers of the first playback device, the one or more first analog audio signals; the second playback device configured to perform operations comprising; receiving, via a network interface of the second playback device, the generated one or more second audio streams; processing, via a processor of the second playback device, the received one or more first second streams, wherein processing the received one or more second audio streams comprises converting the received one or more second audio streams to one or more first analog audio signals; and outputting, via one or more transducers of the v playback device, the one or more second analog audio signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to be performed by a media playback system comprising a computing device, a first playback device, and a second playback device, the method comprising:
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the computing device receiving, via an input interface of the computing device, audio content for playback; the computing device generating, via a processor of the computing device, one or more first audio streams from the received audio content by applying one or more first audio processing algorithms to the received audio content; the computing device generating, via a processor of the computing device, one or more second audio streams from the received audio content by applying one or more second audio processing algorithms to the received audio content; the computing device transmitting, via a network interface of the input interface, the generated one or more first audio streams to a first playback device and the generated one or more second audio streams to a second playback device; the first playback device receiving, via a network interface of the first playback device, the generated one or more first audio streams; the first playback device processing, via a processor of the first playback device, the received one or more first audio streams, wherein processing the received one or more first audio streams comprises converting the received one or more first audio streams to one or more first analog audio signals; the first playback device outputting, via one or more transducers of the first playback device, the one or more first analog audio signals; the second playback device receiving, via a network interface of the second playback device, the generated one or more second audio streams; the second playback device processing, via a processor of the second playback device, the received one or more first second streams, wherein processing the received one or more second audio streams comprises converting the received one or more second audio streams to one or more first analog audio signals; and the second playback device outputting, via one or more transducers of the v playback device, the one or more second analog audio signals. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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