Patent ID: 9369104
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: G06F,H03G,H04R,H04S

Claim Text:
1. A first playback device comprising: a network interface; one or more processors; and tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first playback device to perform a method comprising: receiving, via the network interface, a first audio signal comprising content in a first frequency range to be played by the first playback device; determining a first limiting result that represents playback of a second audio signal by a second playback device by applying, to the second audio signal, a pre-determined volume-limiting function that is associated with the second playback device, the second audio signal comprising content in a second frequency range that is different from the first frequency range; determining another volume-limiting function based on the first limiting result; and applying the determined volume-limiting function to the first audio signal to scale a playback volume of the first audio signal.