Home area network including arrangement for distributing audio programming information from a plurality of source over local radio broadcast
First Claim
1. An audio program distribution arrangement for use in connection with a server in a home area network, the audio program distribution arrangement being configured to distribute audio programming over a local audio link, the audio program distribution arrangement comprising:
- an audio programming information receiver module configured to receive audio programming information from a plurality of sources;
an audio programming information assembler module configured to generate assembled audio programming information by selectively assembling said audio programming information as received by the audio programming information receiver module into a first selected set of frequencies for transmission over the local audio link;
a control module configured to control the audio programming information receiver module and the audio programming information assembler module; and
a broadcast arrangment configured to broadcast the assembled audio programming information over the wireless, local audio link wherein the broadcast arrangement further comprises;
a base module configured to receive the assembled audio programming information from the audio programming information assembler module and transmit the assembled audio programming information over a second selected set of frequencies;
at least one remote module configured to receive the assembled audio programming information over the second selected set of frequencies and to convert the received assembled audio programming information to the first selected set of frequencies for broadcast over the wireless audio link.
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Abstract
An audio program distribution arrangement for use in connection with a server in a home area network is described. The audio program distribution arrangement is configured to distribute audio programming over a local audio link. The audio program distribution arrangement comprises an audio programming information receiver module, an audio programming information assembler module and a control module. The audio programming information receiver module is configured to receive audio programming information from a plurality of sources. The audio programming information assembler module is configured to generate assembled audio programming information by selectively assembling said audio programming information as received by the audio programming information receiver module into a selected set of frequencies for transmission over the local audio link. The control module configured to control the audio programming information receiver module and the audio programming information assembler module.
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1. An audio program distribution arrangement for use in connection with a server in a home area network, the audio program distribution arrangement being configured to distribute audio programming over a local audio link, the audio program distribution arrangement comprising:
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an audio programming information receiver module configured to receive audio programming information from a plurality of sources;
an audio programming information assembler module configured to generate assembled audio programming information by selectively assembling said audio programming information as received by the audio programming information receiver module into a first selected set of frequencies for transmission over the local audio link;
a control module configured to control the audio programming information receiver module and the audio programming information assembler module; and
a broadcast arrangment configured to broadcast the assembled audio programming information over the wireless, local audio link wherein the broadcast arrangement further comprises;
a base module configured to receive the assembled audio programming information from the audio programming information assembler module and transmit the assembled audio programming information over a second selected set of frequencies;
at least one remote module configured to receive the assembled audio programming information over the second selected set of frequencies and to convert the received assembled audio programming information to the first selected set of frequencies for broadcast over the wireless audio link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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