Zone scene management
RA Lambourne - US Patent 10,848,885, 2020 - Google Patents
An example playback device in a first zone of a media playback system receives a first
indication that the first zone has been added to a first zone scene including a first …
indication that the first zone has been added to a first zone scene including a first …
Updating zone configuration in a multi-zone media system
RA Lambourne - US Patent 9,749,760, 2017 - Google Patents
An example method includes receiving, from a first play back device of a playback system, a
message indicating a first zone configuration, the first zone configuration includ ing at least a …
message indicating a first zone configuration, the first zone configuration includ ing at least a …
Method and apparatus for adjusting volume levels in a multi-zone system
RA Lambourne, NAJ Millington - US Patent 8,588,949, 2013 - Google Patents
A multimedia controller including a processor, the controller configured to: provide a user
interface for a player group, wherein the player group includes a plurality of players in a …
interface for a player group, wherein the player group includes a plurality of players in a …
Webpage media playback
TM Lin, EM Bass - US Patent 9,679,054, 2017 - Google Patents
See application file for complete search history. may be selected to prompt a display of the
one or more identified playback Zones. A selection of one of the one or more identified …
one or more identified playback Zones. A selection of one of the one or more identified …
Media playback system with guest access
P Bates, L Keyser-Allen, D Roberts, JP Lang - US Patent 9,374,607, 2016 - Google Patents
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Tomassetti et al. 5,440,644 A 8, 1995 Farinelli et al. 6,912,610 B2 6/2005 Spencer …
Coordinator device for paired or consolidated players
H Gossain, J Lang - US Patent 9,288,596, 2016 - Google Patents
Embodiments described herein involve selecting a coordina tor device for multichannel
playback by a bonded Zone. The bonded Zone may be configured such that playback …
playback by a bonded Zone. The bonded Zone may be configured such that playback …
Playback updates
K Corbin, A Kumar, R Kuper, GP Ramsperger… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Embodiments are described herein that involve receiving, by a social-media computing
system from a media playback system, playback data indicating media that is being played …
system from a media playback system, playback data indicating media that is being played …
Playback device pairing
C Kallai, MDA Ericson, RA Lambourne… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Technology for grou**, consolidating, and pairing indi vidual playback devices with
network capability (players) to stimulate a multi-channel listening environment is disclosed …
network capability (players) to stimulate a multi-channel listening environment is disclosed …
Systems and methods for synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devices that independently source digital data
NAJ Millington - US Patent 8,423,659, 2013 - Google Patents
In a system for distributing data, distribution device is configured to distribute timestamp,
offset and source location information for a digital data stream to an execution device, and …
offset and source location information for a digital data stream to an execution device, and …
Resuming synchronous playback of content
NAJ Millington - US Patent 9,658,820, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system is described for maintaining synchrony of opera tions among a
plurality of devices that have independent clocking arrangements. The system includes a …
plurality of devices that have independent clocking arrangements. The system includes a …