SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONOUS PLAYBACK OF MEDIA USING A HYBRID BLUETOOTH™ AND WI-FI NETWORK

摘要

A system and method for synchronous playback of media using a hybrid BLUETOOTH™ and Wi-Fi network, comprising a plurality of wireless media receivers configured to receive media content at a first media receiver via BLUETOOTH™, the first media receiver configured to transmit at least a portion of the received media content to a plurality of second media receivers via a Wi-Fi network, render at least some of the media content, and manage synchronization using a media synchronization component; with each second media receiver configured to render media content it receives synchronously with the first media receiver using respective media synchronization components.

主权项

1. A system for synchronous playback of media using a hybrid BLUETOOTH™ and Wi-Fi network, comprising:
a plurality of wireless media receivers, each respectively comprising a memory, a processor, a wireless network interface, and a media synchronization component; wherein media content is received at a first media receiver via BLUETOOTH™; wherein the first media receiver transmits at least a portion of the received media content to a plurality of second media receivers via a Wi-Fi network; wherein the first media receiver renders at least some of the media content and manages synchronization using its media synchronization component; and wherein each second media receiver renders the media content it receives synchronously with the first media receiver using their respective media synchronization components.