SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING OPERATIONS AMONG A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENTLY CLOCKED DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING DEVICES
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Abstract
An audio processing device comprising: a network interface configured to connect the audio processing device to a network; an audio information channelization device connected to the network interface and configured to receive audio via the network interface; an audio reproduction device interface configured to output audio to a playback device; a user interface module interface configured to transmit, via the network interface to a user interface module, status information pertaining to the status of a synchrony group, wherein the audio processing device is a member of the synchrony group with at least one additional audio processing device.
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40 Claims
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21. An audio processing device comprising:
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a network interface configured to connect the audio processing device to a network; an audio information channelization device connected to the network interface and configured to receive audio via the network interface; an audio reproduction device interface configured to output audio to a playback device; a user interface module interface configured to transmit, via the network interface to a user interface module, status information pertaining to the status of a synchrony group, wherein the audio processing device is a member of the synchrony group with at least one additional audio processing device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A tangible computer-readable memory having instructions stored thereon that when executed cause a device to:
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connect to a network and receive audio via the network; output audio to a playback device; transmit status information via the network to a user interface module, wherein the status information pertains to the status of a synchrony group, wherein the device is a member of the synchrony group with at least one additional device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method performed by an audio processing device, the method comprising:
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connecting to a network via a network interface; receiving audio via the network interface; outputting the audio to a playback device; transmitting to a user interface module, via the network interface, status information pertaining to the status of a synchrony group, wherein the audio processing device is a member of the synchrony group with at least one additional audio processing device. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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