Control method for switching playlist of play system and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10437436-B2
Application number	US-201615190194-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 23, 2016
Priority date	Jul 29, 2015
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

A control method for switching a playlist of a play system and apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a first play group on a user interface so that the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the first play group is consistent with an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a second play group; transmitting an acquisition instruction of a playlist to the first play group so that the first play group acquires a current playlist and a current play progress of the second play group via the local area network; and controlling at least one playing device of first play group for playing the play files of current playlist of second play group according to the current play progress of second play group.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control method of a control apparatus for switching a playlist of a play system, wherein the play system comprises at least two play groups and each play group comprises at least one playing device, and the at least two play groups are coupled to each other via a local area network, the control method comprising:
configuring, by a configuring unit of the control apparatus, identifications respectively corresponding to the play status and an idle status of each play group, the identifications are colors of graphic labels of play groups, an identification corresponding to the play status of each play group is different from each other;
receiving, by a receiving unit of the control apparatus, an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a first play group on a single user interface so that an identification of the graphic label corresponding to the play status of the first play group is consistent with an identification of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a second play group, the identification change operation being performed on the user interface;
transmitting, by a transmitting unit of the control apparatus, an acquisition instruction of the playlist to the first play group for triggering the first play group to acquire a current playlist and a current play progress of the second play group via the local area network; and
controlling, by a control unit of the control apparatus, at least one playing device of the first play group for playing a play file of the current playlist of the second play group according to the current play progress of the second play group.

2. The control method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the receiving unit, the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the second play group so that the identification change of the graphic label corresponding to the second play group becomes a predetermined identification wherein the predetermined identification corresponds to an idle status of the second play group; and
controlling, by the control unit, the second play group to stop playing the play file of the current playlist.

3. The control method of claim 1 , wherein while transmitting the acquisition instruction of the playlist to the first play group, the control method further comprises:
after a predetermined time of the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the first play group on the user interface is received by the receiving unit, the acquisition instruction of the playlist is transmitted to the first play group by the transmitting unit.

4. The control method of claim 1 , wherein an identification of an idle status of each play group is the same as each other or different from each other.

5. The control method of claim 3 , wherein the first play group acquires the current playlist and the current play progress of the second play group via the local area network.

6. A control apparatus for switching a playlist of a play system, wherein the play system comprises at least two play groups and each play group comprises at least one playing device, and the at least two play groups are coupled via a local area network, the control apparatus comprising:
one or more processors executing computer readable instructions to implement a plurality of units, the plurality of units include a configuration unit, a receiving unit, a transmitting unit and a control unit, wherein
the configuration unit, configured to configure identifications respectively corresponding to the play status and an idle status of each play group, wherein the identifications are colors of graphic labels of play groups, an identification corresponding to the play status of each play group is different from each other;
the receiving unit, configured to receive an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a first play group on a single user interface so that an identification of the graphic label corresponding to the play status of the first play group is consistent with an identification of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a second play group, the identification change operation being performed on the user interface;
the transmitting unit, configured to transmit an acquisition instruction of the playlist to the first play group for triggering the first play group to acquire a current playlist and a current play progress of the second play group via the local area network; and
the control unit, configured to control at least one playing device of first play group for playing a play file of the current playlist of the second play group according to the current play progress of second play group.

7. The control apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the receiving unit is further configured to receive the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the second play group so that the identification change of the graphic label corresponding to the second play group becomes a predetermined identification, and wherein the predetermined identification corresponds to an idle status of the second play group; and
wherein the control unit is further configured to control the second play group to stop playing the play file of the current playlist.

8. The control apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the transmitting unit is further configured to transmit the acquisition instruction of the playlist to the first play group after a predetermined time of the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the first play group on the user interface is received by the receiving unit.

9. The control apparatus of claim 6 , wherein an identification of an idle status of each play group is the same as each other or different from each other.

10. The control apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first play group acquires the current playlist and the current play progress of the second play group via the local area network.

11. A computing device comprising a non-transitory computer readable media storing therein at least one application program, and a control apparatus comprising a processor executing the at least one application program, and when the processor of the control apparatus executes the at least one application program, the control apparatus performs a control method for switching a playlist of a play system, wherein the play system comprises at least two play groups and each play group comprises at least one playing device, and the at least two play groups are coupled to each other via a local area network, the control method comprising:
configuring, by a configuring unit of the control apparatus, identifications respectively corresponding to the play status and an idle status of each play group, the identifications are colors of graphic labels of play groups, an identification corresponding to the play status of each play group is different from each other;
receiving, by a receiving unit of the control apparatus, an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a first play group on a single user interface so that an identification of the graphic label corresponding to the play status of the first play group is consistent with an identification of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a second play group, the identification change operation being performed on the user interface;
transmitting, by a transmitting unit of the control apparatus, an acquisition instruction of the playlist to the first play group for triggering the first play group to acquire a current playlist and a current play progress of the second play group via the l

Assignees

• Guang Dong Oppo Mobile Telecomm Corp Ltd
• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Lin Shangbo

Classifications

• H04N21/4825 Primary

  using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists · CPC title

• H04N21/4312

  involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• H04L65/4007

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L65/1083

  In-session procedures · CPC title