US 11,775,160 B2
Location based playback system control
Paul Andrew Bates, Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/819,737.
Application 16/819,737 is a continuation of application No. 15/999,715, filed on Aug. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,592,086.
Application 15/999,715 is a continuation of application No. 14/681,735, filed on Apr. 8, 2015, granted, now 10,055,108, issued on Aug. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0348830 A1, Nov. 5, 2020
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); G11B 19/02 (2006.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04L 41/0893 (2022.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); H04N 21/2387 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/2368 (2011.01); G11B 27/34 (2006.01); G05B 19/05 (2006.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/04847 (2013.01) [G05B 19/05 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G11B 19/025 (2013.01); G11B 27/34 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04N 21/2368 (2013.01); H04N 21/2387 (2013.01); H04N 21/439 (2013.01); H04N 21/4325 (2013.01); H04N 21/43076 (2020.08); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/485 (2013.01); H04N 21/4825 (2013.01); H04N 21/8113 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); G05B 2219/13135 (2013.01); G05B 2219/13144 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a control device to perform functions comprising:
sending, via a network interface, data representing instructions to initiate playback of audio content on one or more first playback devices of a media playback system;
while the one or more first playback devices of the media playback system are playing back the audio content, determining that the control device is within a threshold proximity to one or more second playback devices of the media playback system, wherein the one or more first playback devices are outside of the threshold proximity;
in response to determining that the control device is within the threshold proximity to the one or more second playback devices, displaying a prompt comprising a particular selectable control, the particular selectable control selectable to group the one or more first playback devices and the one or more second playback devices;
detecting, via the displayed prompt, input data representing a selection of the particular selectable control; and
in response to detecting the input data representing the selection of the particular selectable control, sending, via the network interface, data representing instructions to join the one or more first playback devices and the one or more second playback devices into a synchrony group configured to play back the audio content in synchrony.