Playback Expansion
AssigneeSonos, Inc.
InventorsBenjamin Fullerton, Ingve Holmung
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Abstract
Examples described herein involve expanding playback of a media item from one playback device to another playback device. In an example implementation, while a first playback device is part of a first zone, the first playback device identifies that a second playback device has moved to a location that is within a given physical proximity of the first playback device. The first playback device determines that playback is to be expanded from the second playback device, and responsively, joins the a second zone that comprises the second playback device and initiates playback of media in synchrony with the second playback device.
Claims19
An first playback device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory having stored thereon instructions executable by the processor to cause the playback device to perform functions comprising:
- while the first playback device is part of a first zone, identifying that a second playback device has moved to a location that is within a given physical proximity of the first playback device;
- determining that playback is to be expanded from the second playback device;
- and
- responsively, (i) joining a second zone that comprises the second playback device and (ii) initiating playback of media in synchrony with the second playback device.
A method comprising:
- while a first playback device is part of a first zone, identifying, via the first playback device, that a second playback device has moved to a location that is within a given physical proximity of the first playback device;
- determining that playback is to be expanded from the second playback device;
- and
- responsively, (i) joining a second zone that comprises the second playback device and (ii) initiating playback of media in synchrony with the second playback device.
A non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause a first playback device to perform a method comprising:
- while the first playback device is part of a first zone, identifying that a second playback device has moved to a location that is within a given physical proximity of the first playback device;
- determining that playback is to be expanded from the second playback device;
- and
- responsively, (i) joining a second zone that comprises the second playback device and (ii) initiating playback of media in synchrony with the second playback device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.