US 9,544,701 B1 · Base properties in a media playback system

Abstract

An example implementation may involve a playback device assigning, to the playback device, a zone property that is assigned to a device base (e.g., a charging base) that the playback device is placed upon. For instance, a playback device may identify a particular base onto which the playback device is placed. The playback device may determine that the particular base is assigned a zone property that is associated with a first zone of a media playback system. The playback device may assign, to the playback device, the zone property that is assigned to the particular base. By acquiring the zone property, the playback device may join the first zone of the media playback system. Other example implementations may involve assigning a zone property to a device base, or modify a zone property of a device base, among other examples.

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Dependent claims

A playback device comprising:

one or more processors;
a data storage having stored therein instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the playback device to perform operations comprising:
identifying a particular base onto which the playback device is placed;
determining that the particular base is assigned a zone property that is associated with a first zone of a media playback system;
and
assigning, to the playback device, the zone property that is assigned to the particular base, wherein assigning the zone property comprises joining the playback device into the first zone of the media playback system.

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A playback device comprising:

a network interface;
one or more processors;
a data storage having stored therein instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the playback device to perform operations comprising:
receiving, via the network interface, an instruction that assigns a first zone property to the playback device, wherein assigning the first zone property to the playback device comprises joining the playback device into a first zone of a media playback system;
identifying a base onto which the playback device is placed, wherein the first zone property is assigned to the identified base;
receiving, via the network interface, an instruction that assigns a second zone property to the playback device, wherein assigning the second zone property to the playback device comprises withdrawing the playback device from the first zone and joining the playback device into a second zone of the media playback system;
and
assigning the second zone property to the identified base onto which the playback device is placed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Base properties in a media playback system

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