Remote Playback Queue

Tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media comprising program instructions stored therein, wherein the program instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause a cloud-based computing system to perform functions comprising:

• storing, on the at least one tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media, identification information corresponding to a zone player;
• for a controller associated with the zone player, authenticating the controller for adding content to a remote playback queue that identifies content to be played back by the zone player;
• adding at least one content identifier to the remote playback queue stored in the tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media;
• and
• causing the zone player to (i) obtain, from the cloud-based computing system, data identifying one or more content items that are in the remote playback queue at the cloud-based computing system, the data identifying the one or more content items that are in the remote playback queue comprising the at least one content identifier, (ii) use the obtained data to retrieve at least one content item identified in the remote playback queue from a cloud-based content service separate from the cloud-based computing system, and (iii) play back the retrieved at least one content item.

A system comprising a cloud-based server and a controller device associated with a zone player, wherein the cloud-based server comprises:

• at least one first network interface that is configured to communicatively couple, via at least one data network, the cloud-based server to at least (i) the controller device associated with the zone player and (ii) the zone player;
• at least one first processor;
• at least one first tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• first program instructions stored on the at least one first tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one first processor such that the cloud-based server is configured to:
• store, on the at least one first tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium, identification information corresponding to the zone player;
• authenticate the controller for adding content to a remote playback queue that identifies content to be played back by the zone player;
• adding at least one content identifier to the remote playback queue stored in the tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium at the cloud-based server;
• and
• cause the zone player to (i) obtain, from the cloud-based server, data identifying one or more content items that are in the remote playback queue at the cloud-based server, the data identifying the one or more content items that are in the remote playback queue comprising the at least one content identifier, (ii) use the obtained data to retrieve at least one content item identified in the remote playback queue from a cloud-based content service separate from the cloud-based server, and (iii) play back the retrieved at least one content item.

A system comprising a cloud-based server and a zone player, wherein the cloud-based server comprises:

• at least one first network interface that is configured to communicatively couple, via at least one data network, the cloud-based server to at least (i) a controller device associated with the zone player and (ii) the zone player;
• at least one first processor;
• at least one first tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• first program instructions stored on the at least one first tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one first processor such that the cloud-based server is configured to:
• store, on the at least one first tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium, identification information corresponding to the zone player;
• authenticate the controller device for adding content to a remote playback queue that identifies content to be played back by the zone player;
• adding at least one content identifier to the remote playback queue stored in the tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium at the cloud-based server;
• and
• cause the zone player to (i) obtain, from the cloud-based server, data identifying one or more content items that are in the remote playback queue at the cloud-based server, the data identifying the one or more content items that are in the remote playback queue comprising the at least one content identifier, (ii) use the obtained data to retrieve at least one content item identified in the remote playback queue from a cloud-based content service separate from the cloud-based server, and (iii) play back the retrieved at least one content item.