Location based playback system control
First Claim
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:
- displaying, on a graphical user interface, a first substantially-full screen control interface of a control application, the first substantially-full screen control interface including (i) one or more playback controls to control playback by a first zone of a media playback system and (ii) a control that is selectable to switch the control application among a plurality of substantially-full screen control interfaces, wherein the first zone comprises one or more first playback devices, wherein the media playback system further includes one or more second zones that comprises one or more respective second playback devices, and wherein each substantially-full screen control interface of the control application includes (i) one or more playback controls to control playback by a respective zone and (ii) the control that is selectable to switch the control application among the plurality of substantially-full screen control interfaces;
while displaying the first substantially-full screen control interface, determining that the control device is outside of a threshold proximity to the first zone; and
in response to determining that the control device is outside of the threshold proximity to the first zone, updating the first substantially-full screen control interface to concurrently display (i) an indication that the first zone is under control of the control device, and (ii) an indication that the control device is outside of the threshold proximity to the first zone.
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Abstract
An example implementation may involve a device of a multi-zone media playback system displaying a control interface that is associated with a first zone of the media playback system, where the media playback system further includes a second zone. The implementation may also involve the device determining that it is outside of a threshold proximity to the first zone. The method may further involve displaying (i) an indication that the first zone is under control of the device, and (ii) an indication that the device is outside of the threshold proximity to the first zone.
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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:
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displaying, on a graphical user interface, a first substantially-full screen control interface of a control application, the first substantially-full screen control interface including (i) one or more playback controls to control playback by a first zone of a media playback system and (ii) a control that is selectable to switch the control application among a plurality of substantially-full screen control interfaces, wherein the first zone comprises one or more first playback devices, wherein the media playback system further includes one or more second zones that comprises one or more respective second playback devices, and wherein each substantially-full screen control interface of the control application includes (i) one or more playback controls to control playback by a respective zone and (ii) the control that is selectable to switch the control application among the plurality of substantially-full screen control interfaces; while displaying the first substantially-full screen control interface, determining that the control device is outside of a threshold proximity to the first zone; and in response to determining that the control device is outside of the threshold proximity to the first zone, updating the first substantially-full screen control interface to concurrently display (i) an indication that the first zone is under control of the control device, and (ii) an indication that the control device is outside of the threshold proximity to the first zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. 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:
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receiving, via a control application displayed on a graphical user interface, input data indicating a command to initiate control of a first zone of a media playback system by displaying a first substantially-full screen control interface of the control application, the first substantially-full screen control interface including one or more playback controls to control playback by the first zone, wherein the first zone comprises one or more first playback devices, wherein the media playback system further includes one or more second zones that comprises one or more respective second playback devices, and wherein each substantially-full screen control interface of the control application includes (i) one or more playback controls to control playback by a respective zone and (ii) a control that is selectable to switch the control application among a plurality of substantially-full screen control interfaces; in response to receiving input data indicating the command to initiate control of the first zone, determining whether the control device is within a threshold proximity to any zones; and when the control device determines that the control device is within the threshold proximity to a given second zone and before initiating control of the first zone in response to the input data indicating the command to initiate control of the first zone, causing the graphical user interface to display a selectable control that, when selected, initiates control of the first zone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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:
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transmitting, via a network interface, a command to initiate playback of audio content in a first zone of a media playback system, wherein the first zone comprises one or more first playback devices, and wherein a second zone of the media playback system comprises one or more second playback devices; after initiating playback of the audio content in the first zone and while the first zone is playing back the audio content, determining that the control device is within a threshold proximity to at least one second playback device of the second zone; and after determining that the control device is within the threshold proximity to at least one second playback device of the second zone, joining the first zone and the second zone into a zone group in which the one or more first playback devices of the first zone and the one or more second playback devices of the second zone are configured to play back audio content in synchrony. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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