US 11,809,776 B2 · Volume limit

Abstract

An example first playback device includes programming to perform functions including: (1) storing an active volume state variable in memory, wherein the active volume state variable corresponds to a current playback volume; (2) storing a volume limit state variable in memory, wherein the volume limit state variable corresponds to a playback volume limit of the first playback device; (3) detecting a command to begin playback of media at a proposed playback volume different from the current playback volume; (4) based on comparing (i) the playback volume limit and (ii) the proposed playback volume, selecting a startup playback volume; (5) playing back media at the startup playback volume; and (6) causing at least a second playback device of the media playback system to play back media at the startup playback volume.

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Dependent claims

A first playback device of a media playback system, the first playback device comprising:

at least one processor;
a non-transitory computer-readable medium;
and
program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the first playback device is configured to:
store an active volume state variable in memory, wherein the active volume state variable corresponds to a current playback volume;
store a volume limit state variable in memory, wherein the volume limit state variable corresponds to a playback volume limit of the first playback device;
detect a command to begin playback of media at a proposed playback volume different from the current playback volume;
based on comparing (i) the playback volume limit and (ii) the proposed playback volume, select a startup playback volume;
play back media at the startup playback volume;
and
cause at least a second playback device of the media playback system to play back media at the startup playback volume.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium is provisioned with program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a first playback device of a media playback system to:

store an active volume state variable in memory, wherein the active volume state variable corresponds to a current playback volume;
store a volume limit state variable in memory, wherein the volume limit state variable corresponds to a playback volume limit of the first playback device;
detect a command to begin playback of media at a proposed playback volume different from the current playback volume;
based on comparing (i) the playback volume limit and (ii) the proposed playback volume, select a startup playback volume;
play back media at the startup playback volume;
and
cause at least a second playback device of the media playback system to play back media at the startup playback volume.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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