Patent ID: 9177052
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: G06F,H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. An audio playback device configured to operably connect to a plurality of digital audio sources, the audio playback device comprising: a digital-to-analog converter configured to receive a digital representation of content from the digital audio sources and convert to analog form; an electro-acoustic transducer; a set of user-selectable preset indicators, wherein each indicator in the set of preset indicators is configured to have assigned to it an entity associated with the plurality of digital audio sources; wherein the audio playback device is configured to: and wherein the audio playback device is further configured to: wherein, in response to receiving the notification from the other audio playback device, the audio playback device is configured to update the one or more preset assignments on the audio playback device by: contacting the remote server to request update information; and updating the one or more preset assignments on the audio playback device based on the update information received from the remote server such that the preset assignments on the audio playback devices are synchronized with the preset assignments on the other audio playback device, wherein the update information is an updated list of preset assignments, and wherein the remote server is separate and remote from the audio playback device and the other audio playback device.