Synchronized audio mixing
First Claim
1. A method of operating a media playback system that includes a first playback device and a second playback device, the method comprising:
- generating, at the first playback device, a first mixed audio signal comprising one or more components of a first audio stream and one or more components of a second audio stream, wherein the first audio stream is different from the second audio stream;
receiving, at the second playback device, the second audio stream and a third audio stream, wherein the third audio stream is different from the first audio stream and the second audio stream;
generating, at the second playback device, a second mixed audio signal comprising one or more of the components of the second audio stream and one or more components of the third audio stream; and
playing the first mixed audio signal and the second mixed audio signal from the first playback device and the second playback device, respectively, wherein the one or more components of the second audio stream of the first mixed audio signal played by the first playback device are played in synchrony with the one or more components of the second audio stream of the second mixed audio signal played by the second playback device.
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Abstract
A first example playback device includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first playback device to perform functions. The functions include generating a mixed audio signal comprising one or more components of a first audio stream and one or more components of a second audio stream; and playing the mixed audio signal, where the one or more components of the second audio stream of the mixed audio signal played by the first playback device are played in synchrony with a second playback device configured to play the second audio stream. An example non-transitory computer-readable medium and an example method, both related to the first example playback device, are also disclosed herein.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of operating a media playback system that includes a first playback device and a second playback device, the method comprising:
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generating, at the first playback device, a first mixed audio signal comprising one or more components of a first audio stream and one or more components of a second audio stream, wherein the first audio stream is different from the second audio stream; receiving, at the second playback device, the second audio stream and a third audio stream, wherein the third audio stream is different from the first audio stream and the second audio stream; generating, at the second playback device, a second mixed audio signal comprising one or more of the components of the second audio stream and one or more components of the third audio stream; and playing the first mixed audio signal and the second mixed audio signal from the first playback device and the second playback device, respectively, wherein the one or more components of the second audio stream of the first mixed audio signal played by the first playback device are played in synchrony with the one or more components of the second audio stream of the second mixed audio signal played by the second playback device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a media playback system that includes a first playback device and a second playback device, the method comprising:
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playing a first mixed audio signal from the first playback device, wherein the first mixed audio signal comprises one or more components of a first audio stream and one or more components of a second audio stream, wherein the first audio stream is different from the second audio stream; receiving, at the second playback device, the second audio stream and a third audio stream, wherein the third audio stream is different from the first audio stream and the second audio stream; generating a second mixed audio signal comprising one or more of the components of the second audio stream and one or more components of the third audio stream; and playing the second mixed audio signal, wherein the one or more components of the second audio stream of the first mixed audio signal played by the first playback device are played in synchrony with the one or more components of the second audio stream of the second mixed audio signal played by the second playback device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A media playback system, comprising:
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a first playback device that includes a tangible, non-transitory first memory storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of the first playback device, cause the first playback device to perform operations comprising; generating a first mixed audio signal comprising one or more components of a first audio stream and one or more components of a second audio stream, wherein the first audio stream is different from the second audio stream; and playing the first mixed audio signal; and a second playback device that includes a tangible, non-transitory second memory storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of the second playback device, cause the second playback device to perform operations comprising; receiving the second audio stream and a third audio stream, wherein the third audio stream is different from the first audio stream and the second audio stream; generating a second mixed audio signal comprising one or more of the components of the second audio stream and one or more components of a third audio stream; and playing the second mixed audio signal, wherein the one or more components of the second audio stream of the second mixed audio signal played by the second playback device are played in synchrony with the one or more components of the second audio stream of the first mixed audio signal played by the first playback device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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