Systems and Methods for Networked Music Playback
AssigneeSonos, Inc.
InventorsArthur Coburn, IV, Joni Rafalski Hoadley
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Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate connection to a multimedia playback network are disclosed. An example method provides content to a local playback network. The example method includes identifying multimedia content from a content provider. The example method includes passing information regarding the multimedia content to a local playback system including one or more multimedia playback devices in response to a trigger. The example method includes facilitating play of the multimedia content via a local playback network associated with the local playback system.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- playing, by a first network device, a multimedia content;
- displaying, by the first network device, a selectable option for directing a second network device to play the multimedia content;
- detecting, by the first network device while at a given play position of the multimedia content, a selection of the selectable option;
- and
- in response to detecting the selection of the selectable option, directing, by the first network device, the second network device to (1) obtain the multimedia content from a third network device and (2) play the multimedia content according to the given play position of the multimedia content.
A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions for execution by a processor, the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to implement a method comprising:
- playing, by a first network device, a multimedia content;
- displaying, by the first network device, a selectable option for directing a second network device to play the multimedia content;
- detecting, by the first network device while at a given play position of the multimedia content, a selection of the selectable option;
- and
- in response to detecting the selection of the selectable option, directing, by the first network device, the second network device to (1) obtain the multimedia content from a third network device and (2) play the multimedia content according to the given play position of the multimedia content.
The computer readable medium of claim 16, the method further comprising:
- providing, by the first network device to the second network device, an identifier of the multimedia content.
A first network device comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions for execution by a processor, the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to implement a method comprising:
- playing, by a first network device, a multimedia content;
- displaying, by the first network device, a selectable option for directing a second network device to play the multimedia content;
- detecting, by the first network device while at a given play position of the multimedia content, a selection of the selectable option;
- and
- in response to detecting the selection of the selectable option, directing, by the first network device, the second network device to (1) obtain the multimedia content from a third network device and (2) play the multimedia content according to the given play position of the multimedia content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.