Audio output distribution
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1. A method for providing audio output distribution, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for at least one audio stream, wherein the audio stream is communicated from a video display output device comprising an audio input port;
encoding the requested at least one audio stream for transmission over a network after the audio stream has been communicated from the audio input port of the video display output device; and
transmitting the encoded at least one audio stream over the network to a user device associated with the request.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a request for an audio stream associated with a video output may be received. Upon receiving the request, the requested audio stream may be encoded for transmission over a network and sent to a user device associated with the request.
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1. A method for providing audio output distribution, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for at least one audio stream, wherein the audio stream is communicated from a video display output device comprising an audio input port; encoding the requested at least one audio stream for transmission over a network after the audio stream has been communicated from the audio input port of the video display output device; and transmitting the encoded at least one audio stream over the network to a user device associated with the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for distributing an audio stream from a video display output device comprising an audio input port, the apparatus comprising:
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an audio input connector in communication with the audio input port of the video display output device; a network transceiver in communication with the audio input connector; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to; receive an audio stream from the audio input port of the video display output device via the audio input connector, encode the audio stream for transmission, and transmit the encoded stream to at least one receiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for distributing a plurality of audio streams from at least one video display output devices comprising an audio input port, the system comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processor coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processor is configured to; encode each of a plurality of audio streams, wherein each of the plurality of audio streams are communicated from the audio input port of the at least one video display output devices, generate a listing interface of the plurality of encoded audio streams, receive a request for at least one of the encoded audio streams, and transmit the at least one encoded audio stream over a communications medium. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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