EP3583509A4 - Selection of master device for synchronized audio - Google Patents

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EP3583509A4
EP3583509A4 EP18753983.8A EP18753983A EP3583509A4 EP 3583509 A4 EP3583509 A4 EP 3583509A4 EP 18753983 A EP18753983 A EP 18753983A EP 3583509 A4 EP3583509 A4 EP 3583509A4
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master device
synchronized audio
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audio
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Fred TOROK
Michael Alan Pogue
Vikram Kumar Gundeti
Dharini SUNDARAM
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Amazon Technologies Inc
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Priority claimed from US15/433,874 external-priority patent/US10264358B2/en
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    • H04N21/4302—Content synchronisation processes, e.g. decoder synchronisation
    • H04N21/4307—Synchronising the rendering of multiple content streams or additional data on devices, e.g. synchronisation of audio on a mobile phone with the video output on the TV screen
    • H04N21/43076—Synchronising the rendering of multiple content streams or additional data on devices, e.g. synchronisation of audio on a mobile phone with the video output on the TV screen of the same content streams on multiple devices, e.g. when family members are watching the same movie on different devices
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    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/436—Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
    • H04N21/43615—Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals
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    • H04N21/436—Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
    • H04N21/4363—Adapting the video stream to a specific local network, e.g. a Bluetooth® network
    • H04N21/43637—Adapting the video stream to a specific local network, e.g. a Bluetooth® network involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11]
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    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/442—Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
    • H04N21/44227—Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/80—Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se
    • H04N21/81—Monomedia components thereof
    • H04N21/8106—Monomedia components thereof involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages
    • H04N21/8113—Monomedia components thereof involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format

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EP18753983.8A 2017-02-15 2018-02-14 Selection of master device for synchronized audio Pending EP3583509A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US15/433,920 US10431217B2 (en) 2017-02-15 2017-02-15 Audio playback device that dynamically switches between receiving audio data from a soft access point and receiving audio data from a local access point
US15/433,953 US10839795B2 (en) 2017-02-15 2017-02-15 Implicit target selection for multiple audio playback devices in an environment
US15/433,874 US10264358B2 (en) 2017-02-15 2017-02-15 Selection of master device for synchronized audio
PCT/US2018/018233 WO2018152242A1 (en) 2017-02-15 2018-02-14 Selection of master device for synchronized audio

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EP3583509A4 true EP3583509A4 (en) 2020-11-18

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