Method and system for broadcasting audio transmissions over a network
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1. A method of registering a network speaker with an audio-transmission, message manager (“
- ATMM”
) device and broadcasting one or more multicast messages from the ATMM device to the network speaker, the ATMM device and the network speaker connected to a client-server network, the method comprising;
generating a first registration request that includes a device identification for the ATMM device within the client-server network and a speaker identification for the network speaker within the client-server network;
sending the first registration request within the client-server network from the network speaker to the ATMM device;
marking the network speaker as active;
processing the first registration request, including processing at least one of a plurality of attributes of the network speaker;
generating a first registration response that includes a first password;
sending the first registration response within the client-server network from the ATMM device to the network speaker;
waiting a first predetermined amount of time;
generating a second registration request that includes the ATMM device identification and the network speaker identification;
sending the second registration request to the ATMM device from the network speaker;
generating a second registration response that includes a second password; and
sending the second registration response to the network speaker from the ATMM device;
generating a multicast request that includes the network speaker identification, a subsequent password, and a multicast message;
sending the multicast request to the network speaker from the ATMM device;
verifying, at the network speaker, the subsequent password in the multicast request;
outputting, at the network speaker, as an audible signal, the multicast message from the ATMM device in response to the subsequent password being verified; and
performing at the network speaker, at least one of outputting a test tone and/or test message, capturing audio, and sending a notification to the ATMM device about one or more activation or deactivation of selectors of the network speaker.
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Abstract
Methods for communicating with a speaker connected to a network. The method can include generating a service request that includes speaker identification, a first password, and an action indicator that specifies a requested service; sending the service request to the speaker from the device; verifying the first password included in the service request; and performing the requested service if the first password is verified.
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1. A method of registering a network speaker with an audio-transmission, message manager (“
- ATMM”
) device and broadcasting one or more multicast messages from the ATMM device to the network speaker, the ATMM device and the network speaker connected to a client-server network, the method comprising;generating a first registration request that includes a device identification for the ATMM device within the client-server network and a speaker identification for the network speaker within the client-server network; sending the first registration request within the client-server network from the network speaker to the ATMM device; marking the network speaker as active; processing the first registration request, including processing at least one of a plurality of attributes of the network speaker; generating a first registration response that includes a first password; sending the first registration response within the client-server network from the ATMM device to the network speaker; waiting a first predetermined amount of time; generating a second registration request that includes the ATMM device identification and the network speaker identification; sending the second registration request to the ATMM device from the network speaker; generating a second registration response that includes a second password; and sending the second registration response to the network speaker from the ATMM device; generating a multicast request that includes the network speaker identification, a subsequent password, and a multicast message; sending the multicast request to the network speaker from the ATMM device; verifying, at the network speaker, the subsequent password in the multicast request; outputting, at the network speaker, as an audible signal, the multicast message from the ATMM device in response to the subsequent password being verified; and performing at the network speaker, at least one of outputting a test tone and/or test message, capturing audio, and sending a notification to the ATMM device about one or more activation or deactivation of selectors of the network speaker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22)
- ATMM”
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14. A method of communicating between a network speaker connected to a client-server network and an audio-transmission, message manager (“
- ATMM”
), the method comprising;generating a first registration request that includes a device identification for the ATMM device within the client-server network and a speaker identification for the network speaker within the client-server network; sending the first registration request within the client-server network from the network speaker to the ATMM device; marking the network speaker as active; processing the registration request, including processing at least one of a plurality of attributes of the network speaker; generating a first registration response that includes a first password; sending the first registration response within the client-server network from the ATMM device to the network speaker; waiting a first predetermined amount of time; generating a subsequent registration request that includes the ATMM device identification and the network speaker identification; sending the subsequent registration request to the ATMM device from the network speaker; generating a subsequent registration response that includes a subsequent password; sending the subsequent registration response to the network speaker from the ATMM device generating a service request that includes the network speaker identification, a second subsequent password, an action indicator that specifies a requested service, and at least one of an audio broadcast request, a text broadcast request, a test request, a reboot request, and a capture audio request; sending the service request within a client-server network from the ATMM device to the network speaker; verifying the second subsequent password included in the service request; and performing the requested service if the second subsequent password is verified by performing at least one of outputting an audio message, displaying a text message, outputting a test message, displaying a test message, rebooting, and capturing audio data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- ATMM”
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