Patent ID: 7068972

Claim:
An audio program distribution arrangement for use in connection with a server in a home area network, the audio program distribution arrangement being configured to distribute audio programming over a local audio link, the audio program distribution arrangement comprising: an audio programming information receiver module configured to receive audio programming information from a plurality of sources; an audio programming information assembler module configured to generate assembled audio programming information by selectively assembling said audio programming information as received by the audio programming information receiver module into a first selected set of frequencies for transmission over the local audio link; a control module configured to control the audio programming information receiver module and the audio programming information assembler module; and a broadcast arrangment configured to broadcast the assembled audio programming information over the wireless, local audio link wherein the broadcast arrangement further comprises: a base module configured to receive the assembled audio programming information from the audio programming information assembler module and transmit the assembled audio programming information over a second selected set of frequencies; at least one remote module configured to receive the assembled audio programming information over the second selected set of frequencies and to convert the received assembled audio programming information to the first selected set of frequencies for broadcast over the wireless audio link.