Patent ID: 11943575
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
receiving an audio signal at a first device comprising a first speaker system from a media source;
playing audio content corresponding to the audio signal through a speaker of the first device;
detecting, using transceiver circuitry of the first device, a second device comprising a second speaker system in proximity to the first device, wherein detecting the second device in proximity to the first device comprises detecting the second device in proximity to the first device based on a user gesture that includes bringing the first speaker system and the second speaker system into proximity of each other; and
providing the audio signal from the first device to the second device over a wireless link established between the first device and the second device responsive to detecting the second device in proximity to the first device, for output of the same audio content by the second device.