Accessory device for mixing audio streams from two portable audio units, and broadcasting device comprising said accessory device
First Claim
1. An accessory device removably connected to a first portable audio unit, for sharing audio data between the first portable audio unit and a second portable audio unit, the accessory device comprising:
- an audio input arranged to receive an inherent audio stream from the first portable audio unit;
an audio output arranged to connect to audio broadcasting means;
a communication means connected to the audio input and arranged for;
sending the inherent audio stream originating from the first portable audio unit to an accessory device connected to the second portable audio unit, andreceiving a third-party audio stream from said accessory device of the second portable audio unit; and
a mixing means for receiving the inherent audio stream and the third-party audio stream to produce a mixed audio stream, and sending the mixed audio stream corresponding to a combination of both the inherent audio stream and the third-party audio stream simultaneously to the audio output.
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Abstract
An accessory device for a first portable audio unit, for sharing audio data between the first audio unit and a second portable audio unit, the accessory device including communication means linked to the audio input and arranged in such a way as to send the inherent audio stream originating from the portable audio unit to an accessory device linked to the second portable audio unit and to receive a third-party audio stream from said accessory device of the second portable audio unit, and mixing means arranged in such a way as to receive as input the inherent audio stream and the third-party audio stream, and to send as output, to the audio output, a mixed audio stream corresponding to a combination of the inherent audio stream and of the third-party audio stream.
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20 Claims
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1. An accessory device removably connected to a first portable audio unit, for sharing audio data between the first portable audio unit and a second portable audio unit, the accessory device comprising:
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an audio input arranged to receive an inherent audio stream from the first portable audio unit; an audio output arranged to connect to audio broadcasting means; a communication means connected to the audio input and arranged for; sending the inherent audio stream originating from the first portable audio unit to an accessory device connected to the second portable audio unit, and receiving a third-party audio stream from said accessory device of the second portable audio unit; and a mixing means for receiving the inherent audio stream and the third-party audio stream to produce a mixed audio stream, and sending the mixed audio stream corresponding to a combination of both the inherent audio stream and the third-party audio stream simultaneously to the audio output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A remote accessory device for a portable audio unit, the accessory device comprising:
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an audio input removably connected to the portable audio unit and receiving an inherent audio stream from the portable audio unit; an audio output connected to a speaker; a communication module connected to the audio input, the communication module transmitting the inherent audio stream received from the portable audio unit to another portable audio unit, and receiving a third-party audio stream from the another portable audio unit; and a mixer receiving the inherent audio stream and the third-party audio stream to produce a mixed audio stream, and outputting the mixed audio stream to the audio output, the mixed audio stream comprising a combination of both the inherent audio stream and the third-party audio stream simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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