Playing synchronized mutichannel media on a combination of devices
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1. A method comprising:
- presenting on a touch screen of an apparatus a plurality of indicia corresponding to channels of multichannel media, where at least two of the channels comprise audio signals of a sound source, where the plurality of indicia are indicative of at least one of;
a front channel,a back channel,a center channel,a right channel, anda left channel;
based upon the apparatus being moved into close proximity to a first device, establishing a wireless short range Communication connection of the apparatus with the first device via a first type of connectivity;
after a first one of the indicia on the touch screen corresponding to at least a first one of the channels has been selected by a user, the apparatus associating the first device with the first channel for playing of the first channel of the multichannel media by the first device, where the associating of the first device with the first channel, after the first indicia on the touch screen has been selected by a user, is initiated based upon the establishment of the wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with the first device via the first type of connectivity; and
after the wireless short range communication connection has been established between the apparatus and the first device and after the apparatus associating the first device with the first channel for playing of the first channel of the multichannel media by the first device, transmitting the first channel of the multichannel media from the apparatus to the first device.
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Abstract
An apparatus including a wireless configuration interface system configured to assist in establishing a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with at least one device; and a wireless short range communication system which, after the wireless communication connection has been established with the at least one device, is configured to separately transmit to each of the at least one device at least one channel of multichannel media for either at least two of the devices to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media, or at least two of the apparatus and the at least one device to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media.
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1. A method comprising:
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presenting on a touch screen of an apparatus a plurality of indicia corresponding to channels of multichannel media, where at least two of the channels comprise audio signals of a sound source, where the plurality of indicia are indicative of at least one of; a front channel, a back channel, a center channel, a right channel, and a left channel; based upon the apparatus being moved into close proximity to a first device, establishing a wireless short range Communication connection of the apparatus with the first device via a first type of connectivity; after a first one of the indicia on the touch screen corresponding to at least a first one of the channels has been selected by a user, the apparatus associating the first device with the first channel for playing of the first channel of the multichannel media by the first device, where the associating of the first device with the first channel, after the first indicia on the touch screen has been selected by a user, is initiated based upon the establishment of the wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with the first device via the first type of connectivity; and after the wireless short range communication connection has been established between the apparatus and the first device and after the apparatus associating the first device with the first channel for playing of the first channel of the multichannel media by the first device, transmitting the first channel of the multichannel media from the apparatus to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a user interface, a wireless short range communication system comprising electronic circuitry which is configured to separately transmit at least one channel of multichannel media for; at least two devices to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media, and/or at least two of the apparatus and at least one device to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media; a controller connected to the user interface, where the controller comprises at least one processor, and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to; allow a user to use the user interface to selectively configure which of the channels are assigned to each of the apparatus and/or the device(s), where after a user has selected a first indicia on the user interface corresponding to at least a first one of the channels, and based upon an establishment of a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with a first one of the device(s), the apparatus associates the first device with the first channel for playing of the first channel of the multichannel media by the first device, where the associating of the first device with the first channel, after the user has selected the first indicia, is initiated based upon the establishment of the wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with the first device via a first type of connectivity, where at least two of the channels comprise audio signals of a sound source, where the plurality of indicia are indicative of at least one of; a front channel, a back channel, a center channel, a right channel, and a left channel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless configuration interface comprising electronic circuitry configured to assist in establishing a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with at least one device, where the wireless configuration interface is configured to communicate with the at least one device via a first type of connectivity; and a wireless short range communication system comprising electronic circuitry which, after the wireless short range communication connection has been established with the at least one device, is configured to separately transmit to the at least one device at least one channel of multichannel media via a different second type of connectivity for either; at least two of the devices to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media, or at least two of the apparatus and the at least one device to each play a different one of the channels of the multichannel media; a controller connected to the wireless short range communication system, where the controller is configured to control synchronization for the channels over at least one wireless protocol, where the first type of connectivity is out-of-band from a wireless band used by the second type of connectivity; and a user interface, where the controller is connected to the user interface, where the controller comprises at least one processor, and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to; allow a user to use the user interface to selectively configure which of the channels are assigned to each of the apparatus and/or the device(s), where after a user has selected a first indicia on the user interface corresponding to at least a first one of the channels, and based upon an establishment of a wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with a first one of the device(s), the apparatus associates a first one of the device(s) with the first channel for playing of the first channel of the multichannel media by the first one of the device(s), where the associating of the first one of the device(s) with the first channel, after the user has selected the first indicia, is initiated based upon the establishment of the wireless short range communication connection of the apparatus with the first one of the device(s) via the first type of connectivity. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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