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Leaving group based on message from audio source

  • US 10,117,034 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2017
  • Issued: 10/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A first playback device comprising:

  • a speaker driver;

    one or more processors; and

    tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first playback device to implement a method, the method including;

    receiving, from a first audio information source, first audio information;

    sending the first audio information to a second playback device;

    playing back, via the speaker driver, the first audio information in synchrony with the second playback device;

    receiving, from a second audio information source, (i) a first message, and (ii) second audio information; and

    in response to receiving the first message from the second audio information source;

    (i) determining that the first playback device is configured to playback the second audio information;

    (ii) stopping play back of the first audio information in synchrony with the second playback device; and

    (iii) playing back, via the speaker driver, the second audio information without sending the second audio information to the second playback device.

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