WO2003096741A3 - Audio network distribution system - Google Patents
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- WO2003096741A3 WO2003096741A3 PCT/US2003/014603 US0314603W WO03096741A3 WO 2003096741 A3 WO2003096741 A3 WO 2003096741A3 US 0314603 W US0314603 W US 0314603W WO 03096741 A3 WO03096741 A3 WO 03096741A3
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/16—Sound input; Sound output
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
- H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
- H04N21/23—Processing of content or additional data; Elementary server operations; Server middleware
- H04N21/234—Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams, manipulating MPEG-4 scene graphs
- H04N21/2343—Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams, manipulating MPEG-4 scene graphs involving reformatting operations of video signals for distribution or compliance with end-user requests or end-user device requirements
- H04N21/234327—Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams, manipulating MPEG-4 scene graphs involving reformatting operations of video signals for distribution or compliance with end-user requests or end-user device requirements by decomposing into layers, e.g. base layer and one or more enhancement layers
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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- H04B3/00—Line transmission systems
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
- H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
- H04N21/25—Management operations performed by the server for facilitating the content distribution or administrating data related to end-users or client devices, e.g. end-user or client device authentication, learning user preferences for recommending movies
- H04N21/266—Channel or content management, e.g. generation and management of keys and entitlement messages in a conditional access system, merging a VOD unicast channel into a multicast channel
- H04N21/2662—Controlling the complexity of the video stream, e.g. by scaling the resolution or bitrate of the video stream based on the client capabilities
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R27/00—Public address systems
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R2227/00—Details of public address [PA] systems covered by H04R27/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
- H04R2227/003—Digital PA systems using, e.g. LAN or internet
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R2420/00—Details of connection covered by H04R, not provided for in its groups
- H04R2420/07—Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
- H04R5/02—Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
- H04W4/18—Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
Abstract
Priority Applications (18)
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CA002485104A CA2485104A1 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2003-05-08 | Audio network distribution system |
KR1020047017970A KR100966415B1 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2003-05-08 | Audio network distribution system |
AU2003241405A AU2003241405B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2003-05-08 | Audio network distribution system |
EP03731139A EP1504367A4 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2003-05-08 | Audio network distribution system |
US10/513,737 US7643894B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2003-05-08 | Audio network distribution system |
US11/467,340 US8131390B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2006-08-25 | Network speaker for an audio network distribution system |
US11/960,401 US9137035B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2007-12-19 | Legacy converter and controller for an audio video distribution system |
US12/015,385 US8725277B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2008-01-16 | Audio home network system |
AU2008207498A AU2008207498B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2008-08-25 | Network speaker for an audio network distribution system |
US12/418,267 US9191231B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2009-04-03 | Video and audio network distribution system |
US12/727,925 US20100172512A1 (en) | 2003-05-08 | 2010-03-19 | Internet protocol streaming audio system |
US12/900,666 US9191232B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2010-10-08 | Intelligent network communication device in an audio video distribution system |
US12/917,765 US20110044468A1 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2010-11-02 | Networked audio input device in an audio video distribution system |
US12/917,773 US20110044469A1 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2010-11-02 | Networked audio output device in an audio video distribution system |
US13/078,289 US9331864B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2011-04-01 | Audio video distribution system using multiple network speaker nodes in a multi speaker session |
US15/099,081 US9980001B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2016-04-14 | Network amplifer in an audio video distribution system |
US15/481,590 US9942604B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2017-04-07 | Legacy converter |
US15/644,752 US20170332132A1 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2017-07-08 | Network Speaker |
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US10/513,737 A-371-Of-International US7643894B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2003-05-08 | Audio network distribution system |
US11/467,340 Continuation US8131390B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2006-08-25 | Network speaker for an audio network distribution system |
US11/960,401 Continuation US9137035B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2007-12-19 | Legacy converter and controller for an audio video distribution system |
US12/015,385 Continuation US8725277B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2008-01-16 | Audio home network system |
US12/900,666 Continuation US9191232B2 (en) | 2002-05-09 | 2010-10-08 | Intelligent network communication device in an audio video distribution system |
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KR (1) | KR100966415B1 (en) |
AU (2) | AU2003241405B2 (en) |
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