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Methods and apparatus to manage zones of a multi-zone media playback system
US9052810B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9052810-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113247754-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | Sep 28, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2015 |
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Methods and apparatus to manage zones of a multi-zone media playback system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a user interface; a controller to configure one or more zone groups each associated with one or more media playback devices; a detector to monitor the user interface for a drag of an icon representative of a first one of the zone groups on the user interface from a first position to a second position; and a configuration implementer to change a configuration of the one or more zone groups in response to a detected drag of the icon.
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We claim: 1. A method comprising: displaying, by a controller device, a plurality of zone icons, including a first zone icon and a second zone icon, each of the plurality of zone icons identifying one or more zone players operable to play back multimedia content in a local area network, wherein the first zone icon is displayed in a first zone group display region and the second zone icon is displayed outside of the first zone group display region; receiving, by the controller de…
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- What does patent US9052810B2 cover?
- Methods and apparatus to manage zones of a multi-zone media playback system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a user interface; a controller to configure one or more zone groups each associated with one or more media playback devices; a detector to monitor the user interface for a drag of an icon representative of a first one of the zone groups on the user interface from a first posi…
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- Reimann Robert, Hoadley Joni, Sonos Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F3/0486. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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