System and method for providing user location-based multi-zone media
AssigneeSound United, LLC
InventorsBradley M. Starobin, Matthew Lyons, Stuart W. Lumsden, Michael DiTullo, Paul O'Connor
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Abstract
A system and method for providing user location-based multi-zone media. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises.
Claims24
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A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
- at least one module operable to, at least:
- play audio content at a first loudspeaker associated with a first audio zone and at a second loudspeaker associated with a second audio zone independent of the first audio zone, while not playing the audio content at a third loudspeaker associated with a third audio zone independent of the first and second audio zones;
- while playing the audio content at the first and second loudspeakers and not at the third loudspeaker, at least:
- monitor a location of a user;
- and
- based at least in part on a determination that the user has moved from the second audio zone to the third audio zone, at least:
- play the audio content at the third loudspeaker associated with the third audio zone;
- continue playing the audio content at the second loudspeaker associated with the second audio zone, at least until the user leaves the third audio zone;
- and
- discontinue playing the audio content at the first loudspeaker associated with the first audio zone.
A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
- at least one module operable to, at least:
- play audio content at an initial loudspeaker associated with an initial audio zone;
- while playing the audio content at the initial loudspeaker associated with the initial audio zone, at least:
- monitor movement of a user;
- and
- based at least in part on the monitored movement of the user, at least:
- predict, based at least in part on the monitored movement of the user, at least one next audio zone in which the user will be present;
- and
- in anticipation of the user's future presence in the predicted at least one next audio zone, play the audio content at one or more next loudspeakers associated with the predicted at least one next audio zone.
A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
- at least one module operable to, at least:
- monitor a location of a user;
- identify a loudspeaker based, at least in part, on the monitored location of the user;
- identify audio content for presentation at the identified loudspeaker based, at least in part, on a user priority of the user and/or a content priority of the identified audio content;
- and
- play the identified audio content at the identified loudspeaker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.