US 11,907,610 B2Granted

Guess access to a media playback system

AssigneeSonos, Inc.

InventorsPaul Bates, Lee Keyser-Allen, Jonathan P. Lang, Diane Roberts, Nicholas A. J. Millington

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Abstract

Example techniques may involve guest access to a media playback system. A guest may use a guest control device, such as a smartphone or tablet, to control aspects of a host's media playback system. In addition, the guest may temporarily register their user account of a streaming audio service with the host's media playback system, which enables playback of audio content from that service by one or more playback devices of the media playback system. When the guest control device de-registers from the host's media playback system, retrieval of audio content from the streaming audio service is disabled.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A computing system comprising:

at least one processor;
and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium collectively comprising program instructions that are collectively executable by the at least one processor such that the computing system is configured to:
receive, from a first user device registered with a media playback system, an input authorizing at least one second user device to add media content to a playback queue for the media playback system;
receive, from the first user device, a first request to add first media content to a playback queue;
based on the first request, cause the first media content to be added to the playback queue;
receive, from the at least one second user device, a second request to add second media content to the playback queue;
based on the second request and a determination that the at least one second user device is authorized to add media content to the playback queue, cause the second media content to be added to the playback queue;
receive, from the at least one second user device, a third request to add third media content to the playback queue;
compare a first identifier indicating a content source of the third media content with a second identifier indicating a content source of the first media content;
and
based on the comparison, determine that the third media content is the same as the first media content, and forgo causing the third media content to be added to the playback queue.

9 more elements

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions collectively executable by one or more processors to cause a computing system to perform functions comprising:

receiving, from a first user device registered with a media playback system, an input authorizing at least one second user device to add media content to a playback queue for the media playback system;
receiving, from the first user device, a first request to add first media content to a playback queue;
based on the first request, causing the first media content to be added to the playback queue;
receiving, from the at least one second user device, a second request to add second media content to the playback queue;
based on the second request and a determination that the at least one second user device is authorized to add media content to the playback queue, causing the second media content to be added to the playback queue;
receiving, from the at least one second user device, a third request to add third media content to the playback queue;
comparing a first identifier indicating a content source of the third media content with a second identifier indicating a content source of the first media content;
and
based on the comparison, determine that the third media content is the same as the first media content, and forgo causing the third media content to be added to the playback queue.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/045,455Filed 10 Oct 2022 · continuation
Priority: 1 Apr 2004
Published: US 2023/0125193 A127 Apr 2023
Granted: 20 Feb 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G06F 3/162
Sound input; Sound output: interface to dedicated audio devices, e.g. audio drivers, interface to CODECs
G06F 3/16
Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for…: sound…
G06F 21/30
Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity: authentication, i.e.…
G11B 27/105
Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers: of operating discs

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Application10/816,217Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 1 Apr 2004
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Application13/871,785Parent of this continuation · filed 26 Apr 2013
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US 2023/0125193 A1Pre-grant publication · published 27 Apr 2023
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