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 …

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 …

Method and apparatus for maintaining high data integrity and for providing a secure audit for fraud prevention and detection

M Price, S Degraffenreid, J Dito, T Price - US Patent 8,805,925, 2014 - Google Patents
US8805925B2 - Method and apparatus for maintaining high data integrity and for providing a
secure audit for fraud prevention and detection - Google Patents US8805925B2 - Method and …

Leaving group and smart line-in processing

NAJ Millington, T Cullen, R Reimann… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
An example playback device includes a first interface for receiving a first audio signal from a
first audio source; a second interface for receiving a second audio signal from a second …

Playback device pairing

C Kallai, MDA Ericson, RA Lambourne… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Technology for grouping, consolidating, and pairing indi vidual playback devices with
network capability (players) to stimulate a multi-channel listening environment is disclosed …

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 …

Bypassing an intermediate synchronization server of a three tiered synchronization system

TE Creamer, CE Hrischuk, IIWC Wimer - US Patent 7,634,519, 2009 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A bypasser con? gured to operate Within a three tiered syn chronization
system. The bypasser can include an interceptor and an inference engine. The interceptor …

Methods and apparatus for presenting content

E Eytchison, DM Phan, N Srinivasan… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
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Zone scene management

RA Lambourne - US Patent 10,897,679, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A computing device capable of controlling a networked media playback
system receives data identifying a first zone player, a second zone player, and a zone scene …

Multiple groupings in a playback system

L Keyser-Allen, J Garber, AL Coburn IV - US Patent 11,403,062, 2022 - Google Patents
The examples provided herein involve multiple groups in a playback system. An example
method involves, based on receiving one or more inputs defining a zone scene of a media …