Synchronized multiple device audio playback and interaction
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1. An interactive device, comprising:
- an acoustic transducer;
a data communications transceiver linkable to a corresponding data communications transceiver on another interactive device to communicate data therewith;
a memory with audio data stored thereon, the audio data including a primary track, a secondary track and a tertiary track, each being respectively defined by a plurality of time-sequenced audio data elements with selected ones of the audio data elements linked to playback synchronization identifiers; and
a programmable data processor connected to the acoustic transducer, the data communications transceiver, and the memory, and operating in either one of a master mode and a secondary mode, in the master mode the audio data elements of the primary track being synthesized as a primary track audio signal to the acoustic transducer while linked ones of the playback synchronization identifiers are being passed to the data communications transceiver as the corresponding audio data elements are being synthesized at given time instants, in the secondary mode the audio data elements of the secondary track being synthesized as a secondary track audio signal to the acoustic transducer, playback synchronization identifiers received from the data communications transceiver designating particular time-sequenced audio data elements being synthesized at given time instants, and configured to mix in the tertiary track with either the primary track or secondary track when the programmable data processor is operating in the master mode or secondary mode, respectively.
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Abstract
A musical playback amusement system is disclosed. A primary audio track defined by a plurality of time-sequence audio data elements and associated synchronization identifiers are loaded and played back on a first interactive device. A second interactive device is in communication with the first interactive device to receive playback synchronization commands that coordinates playback of a secondary track loaded on the second interactive device. The synchronization identifiers in the primary track are transmitted from the first to the second interactive device as the playback synchronization commands in coordination with the playback of the primary audio track.
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1. An interactive device, comprising:
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an acoustic transducer; a data communications transceiver linkable to a corresponding data communications transceiver on another interactive device to communicate data therewith; a memory with audio data stored thereon, the audio data including a primary track, a secondary track and a tertiary track, each being respectively defined by a plurality of time-sequenced audio data elements with selected ones of the audio data elements linked to playback synchronization identifiers; and a programmable data processor connected to the acoustic transducer, the data communications transceiver, and the memory, and operating in either one of a master mode and a secondary mode, in the master mode the audio data elements of the primary track being synthesized as a primary track audio signal to the acoustic transducer while linked ones of the playback synchronization identifiers are being passed to the data communications transceiver as the corresponding audio data elements are being synthesized at given time instants, in the secondary mode the audio data elements of the secondary track being synthesized as a secondary track audio signal to the acoustic transducer, playback synchronization identifiers received from the data communications transceiver designating particular time-sequenced audio data elements being synthesized at given time instants, and configured to mix in the tertiary track with either the primary track or secondary track when the programmable data processor is operating in the master mode or secondary mode, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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