Playing synchronized multichannel media on a combination of devices
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a wireless configuration interface comprising electronic circuitry configured to assist in establishing a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with at least one device, where the wireless configuration interface is configured to communicate with the at least one device via a first type of connectivity; and
a wireless short range communication system comprising electronic circuitry which, after the wireless short range communication connection has been established with the at least one device, is configured to separately transmit to each of the at least one device at least one channel of multichannel media via a different second type of connectivity for either;
at least two of the devices to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media, orat least two of the apparatus and the at least one device to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media; and
a controller connected to the wireless short range communication system, where the controller is configured to control synchronization and latency for the channels over different wireless protocols.
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Abstract
An apparatus including a wireless configuration interface system configured to assist in establishing a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with at least one device; and a wireless short range communication system which, after the wireless communication connection has been established with the at least one device, is configured to separately transmit to each of the at least one device at least one channel of multichannel media for either at least two of the devices to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media, or at least two of the apparatus and the at least one device to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless configuration interface comprising electronic circuitry configured to assist in establishing a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with at least one device, where the wireless configuration interface is configured to communicate with the at least one device via a first type of connectivity; and a wireless short range communication system comprising electronic circuitry which, after the wireless short range communication connection has been established with the at least one device, is configured to separately transmit to each of the at least one device at least one channel of multichannel media via a different second type of connectivity for either; at least two of the devices to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media, or at least two of the apparatus and the at least one device to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media; and a controller connected to the wireless short range communication system, where the controller is configured to control synchronization and latency for the channels over different wireless protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless configuration interface comprising electronic circuitry configured to at least partially assist in establishing a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with at least one client device, where the wireless configuration interface is configured to communicate with the at least one client device via a first type of connectivity; and a system comprising electronic circuitry for allowing a user to configure channel allocation of channels of multichannel media to at least two of the at least one client device and the apparatus, where the apparatus is configured to stream at least one of the channels of multichannel media to the at least one client device for the channels of the multichannel media to be played at a substantially same time on a combination of at least two of the at least one device and the apparatus, where the electronic circuitry for allowing a user to configure channel allocation comprises at least one controller configured to control synchronization and latency for the channels over different wireless protocols and to; automatically reassign at least one of the channels to at least one of the devices and/or the apparatus based upon a predetermined event; and
/orautomatically reassign at least one of the channels to at least one of the devices and/or the apparatus based at least partially upon a number of the devices communicating with the apparatus; and
/ordynamically adjust channel assignment of the channels to the apparatus and/or device(s) based, at least partially, on a predetermined event; and
/ordynamically adjust audio constellation of the media being played based, at least partially, on a predetermined event. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 17)
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16. A method comprising:
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connecting a wireless short range communication interface of a host apparatus with at least one client device with assistance of a different wireless configuration interface of the host apparatus, where the different wireless configuration interface is configured to communicate with the at least one client device via a first type of connectivity, and where the wireless short range communication interface of a host apparatus connects to the at least one client device via a different second type of connectivity; selectively configuring channel allocation of channels of multichannel media to at least two of the at least one client device and the host apparatus, where the host apparatus is configured to stream at least one of the channels of the multichannel media to the at least one client device for the channels of the multichannel media to be played at a substantially same time on a combination of at least two of the at least one device and the apparatus; and controlling synchronization and latency for the channels over different wireless protocols.
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