18897682. Community Playback Devices (Sonos, Inc.)
Community Playback Devices
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Inventor(s)
Roger Jackson of Lake Forest Park WA US
Community Playback Devices
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18897682 titled 'Community Playback Devices
Original Abstract Submitted
An example playback device is configured to (i) transmit an indication that the playback device is available for connection, (ii) receive, from a first controller device, a first request to connect to the playback device, (iii) based on the first request, connect to the first controller device, (iv) while connected to first controller device: (a) continue to transmit the indication that the playback device is available for connection, (b) receive, from a second controller device, a second request to connect to the playback device, and (c) based on the second request, connect to the second controller device, and (v) while connected to the first and second controller device: (a) continue to transmit the indication that the playback device is available for connection, (b) receive, from the first controller device, an indication of media content for playback, (c) retrieve the indicated media content, and (d) play back the indicated media content.