Patent ID: 9189011
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G05B,G06F,G11B,H03G,H04H,H04J,H04L,H04N,H04R,H04W,H05K

Abstract:
1. A method performed by an audio processing device, the method comprising: receiving audio information via a network interface; receiving control input from a user interface; in response to receiving the control input, configuring the audio processing device to transmit audio information and audio processing device clock information to one or more audio playback devices; generating a plurality of frames, wherein an individual frame comprises at least a portion of the received audio information and playback timing information for the individual frame; transmitting the plurality of frames and the audio processing device clock information to the one or more audio playback devices; and wherein the audio processing device and the one or more audio playback devices remain independently clocked while the audio processing device is transmitting the plurality of frames and the audio processing device clock information to the one or more audio playback devices.