Default playback device designation
AssigneeSonos, Inc.
InventorJonathan P. Lang
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Abstract
Systems and methods discussed herein involve designating a default playback device in a local playback network. One method may involve determining that a networked microphone device is available for assignment to one or more playback zones within a local playback network, displaying a prompt to indicate at least one playback zone to which the network microphone device is to be assigned, receiving an input indicating a particular playback zone in the local playback system to which the network microphone device is to be assigned, and storing data indicating an assignment of the network microphone device to the particular playback zone.
Claims30
A computing device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory having stored thereon instructions executable by the computing device to perform functions comprising:
- determining that a network microphone device is available for assignment to one of a plurality of playback zones within a local playback network;
- displaying a prompt to select among the plurality of playback zones, a given playback zone to which the network microphone device is to be assigned, wherein assigning the given playback zone to the network microphone device comprises configuring the playback device of the given playback zone to be a default output device in response to voice inputs received via the network microphone device;
- receiving an input indicating a selection of a particular playback zone of the plurality of playback zones;
- and
- causing to be stored data indicating an assignment of the network microphone device to the particular playback zone.
A method comprising:
- determining that a network microphone device is available for assignment to one of the plurality of playback zones within a local playback network;
- displaying a prompt to select among the plurality of playback zones, a given playback zone to which the network microphone device is to be assigned, wherein assigning the given playback zone to the network microphone device comprises configuring the playback device of the given playback zone to be a default output device in response to voice inputs received via the network microphone device;
- receiving an input indicating a selection of a particular playback zone of the plurality of playback zones;
- and
- causing to be stored data indicating an assignment of the network microphone device to the particular playback zone.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions for execution by a processor, the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to implement a method comprising:
- determining that a network microphone device is available for assignment to one of a plurality of playback zones within a local playback network;
- displaying a prompt to select among the plurality of playback zones, a given playback zone to which the network microphone device is to be assigned, wherein assigning the given playback zone to the network microphone device comprises configuring the playback device of the given playback zone to be a default output device in response to voice inputs received via the network microphone device;
- receiving an input indicating a selection of a particular playback zone of the plurality of playback zones;
- and
- causing to be stored, data indicating an assignment of the network microphone device to the particular playback zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.