Patent ID: 6826283
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: H04H,H04R

Abstract:
A system for distributing audio in a small environment comprising:a) a plurality of nodes; b) each of said plurality of nodes having at least one audio presentation device; c) an audio signal distribution device connected to said plurality of nodes, said audio signal distribution device adapted to distribute audio signals to said plurality of nodes; d) a storage device coupled to said audio signal distribution device, said storage device adapted to store said audio signals; and e) at least one of said plurality of nodes having a control interface, said interface for selecting audio signals to be transferred from said audio signal distribution device to said plurality of nodes, such that each node of said plurality of nodes is capable of playing a different audio signal than is being played concurrently on any other one of said plurality of nodes, wherein at least one of said plurality of nodes further comprise logic for storing a list of audio signals which can be transferred from said audio signal distribution device.