Patent ID: 11914921
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 18:
19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a server, an identification of the electronic device as a common clock device, the identification designating an internal clock of the electronic device as a master clock known to the server;
receiving, from the server, a synchronized audio playback command including (i) audio data to be output by the electronic device at least one additional electronic device, and (ii) a future playback time relative to the master clock;
determining a synchronized audio playback time based on a time difference between the internal clock, the master clock, and the future playback time; and
outputting the audio data based on the synchronized audio playback time.