公开(公告)号：AU2018250489A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：AU2018250489

申请日：2018-10-19

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： ALSINA THOMAS ,  MAGAHERN CHARLES ,  JORGENSEN CODY D ,  SCHMIDT EDWARD T ,  KETTERMAN JASON P ,  PAULSON NICHOLAS J ,  HUANG SZU-WEN ,  DE CAMARGO BARSCEVICIUS CESAR ,  LEYFMAN ELENA ,  HENRICKSON KEITH ,  SINESIO ANDREW ,  IMHOLTE OWEN ,  SIMMONDS HARRY

IPC: H04N21/472 ,  G11B27/10

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing media playback among an ad hoc group of playback devices. Such techniques may involve building a session among the playback devices in which playback devices communicate information regarding their playback capabilities. Based on the playback capabilities of the devices, playback mode may be derived for the session. Playback operations may be synchronized among the devices that are members of the session, in which devices receive identification of asset(s) to be rendered pursuant to the playback operation and timing information of playback of the asset. The devices may stream the playback assets directly from media sources when they are capable of doing so. In this manner, communication resources are conserved. MEDIA |RENDERING SOURCE 130 DEVICE 110.2 RENDERING REN DERIN G DEVICE 110. 1 NTOK10DEVICE 110.3 FIG. 1 RENDERING 100 DEVICE 11011 APPLICATION APPLICATION 216.1 216.1 OPERATING SYNCH. APPLICATION PLAYBACK SYSTEM 212 MANAGER ••• 216.N MEDIA 218 FIG. PROCSSORUSER FIG.2 PROCESSOR MEMORY 220 INTERFACE 200 210 230 TX/RX 240 DISPLAY(S) SPEAKER(S) 250 260

公开(公告)号：AU2018250489B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：AU2018250489

申请日：2018-10-19

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： ALSINA THOMAS ,  MAGAHERN CHARLES ,  JORGENSEN CODY D ,  SCHMIDT EDWARD T ,  KETTERMAN JASON P ,  PAULSON NICHOLAS J ,  HUANG SZU-WEN ,  DE CAMARGO BARSCEVICIUS CESAR ,  LEYFMAN ELENA ,  HENRICKSON KEITH ,  SINESIO ANDREW ,  IMHOLTE OWEN ,  SIMMONDS HARRY

IPC: H04N21/472 ,  G11B27/10

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing media playback among an ad hoc group of playback devices. Such techniques may involve building a session among the playback devices in which playback devices communicate information regarding their playback capabilities. Based on the playback capabilities of the devices, playback mode may be derived for the session. Playback operations may be synchronized among the devices that are members of the session, in which devices receive identification of asset(s) to be rendered pursuant to the playback operation and timing information of playback of the asset. The devices may stream the playback assets directly from media sources when they are capable of doing so. In this manner, communication resources are conserved. MEDIA |RENDERING SOURCE 130 DEVICE 110.2 RENDERING REN DERIN G DEVICE 110. 1 NTOK10DEVICE 110.3 FIG. 1 RENDERING 100 DEVICE 11011 APPLICATION APPLICATION 216.1 216.1 OPERATING SYNCH. APPLICATION PLAYBACK SYSTEM 212 MANAGER ••• 216.N MEDIA 218 FIG. PROCSSORUSER FIG.2 PROCESSOR MEMORY 220 INTERFACE 200 210 230 TX/RX 240 DISPLAY(S) SPEAKER(S) 250 260