System and method for determining proximity of a controller to a media rendering device
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1. A media rendering system, comprising:
- a communication network;
a controller device in communication with the communication network comprising a sensor configured to detect and receive an audio portion of a media recording; and
a first media rendering device in communication with the communication network configured to render the media recording,wherein the controller device is configured to identify from the received audio portion the media recording rendered by the first media rendering device, and to determine from the received audio portion a location of the controller device within a proximity of the first media rendering device.
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Abstract
A media rendering system includes a controller device and a media rendering device in communication via a communication network. The media rendering device is configured to render a media recording. The controller device includes a sensor configured to detect and receive an audio portion of the rendered media recording. The controller device is configured to identify the rendered media recording, and to determine a location of the controller device within a proximity of the media rendering device.
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1. A media rendering system, comprising:
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a communication network; a controller device in communication with the communication network comprising a sensor configured to detect and receive an audio portion of a media recording; and a first media rendering device in communication with the communication network configured to render the media recording, wherein the controller device is configured to identify from the received audio portion the media recording rendered by the first media rendering device, and to determine from the received audio portion a location of the controller device within a proximity of the first media rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating a media rendering system in a communication network, comprising the steps of:
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rendering a media recording by a media rendering device; detecting, with an audio sensor of a controller device, an audio portion of the media recording; identifying from the received audio portion, by the controller device, the media recording; and determining from the received audio portion a location of the controller device within a proximity of the media rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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