US 8,910,265 B2 · Assisted registration of audio sources

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for assisting a user with setting up an audio system with audio content services the user is already registered with. One method may involve receiving a list of a plurality of audio services supported by an audio system, selecting an audio service from the list of plurality of audio services, and determining whether a computing device application corresponding to the audio service is present on a computing device operated by the user and associated with the audio system. If the computing device application is present on the computing device operated by the user, the audio service may be set up with the audio system based on the user's registration information. In one case, the setup of the audio system with the audio service may require additional user input. In another case, the setup of the audio system with the audio service may be automatic.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

determining that a first application is present on a computing device;
determining that the first application is registered with a first streaming music service, wherein the first application is configured to receive streaming music from the first streaming music service;
based on the determinations that the first application is present on the computing device and that the first application is registered with the first streaming music service, causing an audio system to be registered with the first streaming music service, wherein the audio system comprises the computing device and at least one audio playback device that is coupled to the computing device;
and
after causing the audio system to be registered with the first streaming music service, causing the at least one audio playback device to receive streaming music from the first streaming music service.

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A system comprising:

at least one processor;
a non-transitory computer readable medium;
and
program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium and executable by the at least one processor to perform functions comprising:
determining that a first application is present on a computing device;
determining that the first application is registered with a first streaming music service, wherein the first application is configured to receive streaming music from the first streaming music service;
based on the determinations that the first application is present on the computing device and that the first application is registered with the first streaming music service, causing an audio system to be registered with the first streaming music service, wherein the audio system comprises the computing device and at least one audio playback device that is coupled to the computing device;
and
after causing the audio system to be registered with the first streaming music service, causing the at least one audio playback device to receive streaming music from the first streaming music service.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

determining that a first application is present on a computing device;
determining that the first application is registered with a first streaming music service, wherein the first application is configured to receive streaming music from the first streaming music service;
based on the determinations that the first application is present on the computing device and that the first application is registered with the first streaming music service, causing an audio system to be registered with the first streaming music service, wherein the audio system comprises the computing device and at least one audio playback device that is coupled to the computing device;
and
after causing the audio system to be registered with the first streaming music service, causing the at least one audio playback device to receive streaming music from the first streaming music service.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Assisted registration of audio sources

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Assisted registration of audio sources

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Abstract

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