Suggested application download

• US 10,152,536 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2015
• Issued: 12/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Butts, Christopher D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Cao H
• Application Number:
  US14/853,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20160004709A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,184 Days
• Field of Search: 715716, 715763-765, 715851-853
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/60 of audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/638 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings

Abstract

An example implementation involves a controller device detecting a first input in a control interface of a first application. Based on the first input, the controller device sends over a local area network (LAN) to a media playback system, a command that instructs the media playback system to play back media provided by a first streaming audio service. The controller device displays, in the control interface of the first application, an indication of a suggested second application that is operable to provide access to a second streaming audio service that is different from the first streaming media service. The controller device detects a second input in the first application, wherein the second input comprises a selection of the suggested second application. Based on the second input, the controller device downloads the second application to data storage of the controller device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting, via a controller device, a first input in a control interface of a first application;

based on the first input, sending, via a controller device over a local area network (LAN) to a media playback system, a command that instructs the media playback system to play back media provided by a first streaming audio service;

displaying in the control interface of the first application, via the controller device, an indication of a suggested second application that is operable to provide access to a second streaming audio service that is different from the first streaming audio service;

detecting, via the controller device, a second input in the first application, wherein the second input comprises a selection of the suggested second application; and

based on the second input, causing, via the controller device, the controller device to download the suggested second application to a data storage of the controller device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the controller device to download the suggested second application comprises causing the controller device to request to download the suggested second application from a server of the second streaming audio service.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the controller device to download the suggested second application comprises causing the controller device to request that an application store send the suggested second application to the controller device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after downloading the suggested second application, causing the controller device to execute the suggested second application.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after downloading the suggested second application, detecting, via the controller device, a third input in the control interface of the first application; and

based on the third input, sending, via the controller device over the LAN to the media playback system, a command that instructs the media playback system to play back media provided by the second streaming audio service.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after downloading the suggested second application, displaying in the first application, via the controller device, an indication that media is available for playback from the second streaming audio service.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

before displaying in the first application the indication of the suggested second application, identifying, via the controller device, the suggested second application based on at least one streaming-audio-service characteristic of the second streaming audio service.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after downloading the suggested second application, retrieving, via the controller device, at least one credential associated with the first streaming audio service from data storage; and

registering, via the controller device, the second streaming audio service with the media playback system using, at least in part, the at least one credential.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after downloading the suggested second application, retrieving, via the controller device, at least one user preference associated with the first streaming audio service from data storage; and

configuring, via the controller device, the suggested second application with the retrieved at least one user preference.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a controller device to perform operations comprising:

detecting a first input in a control interface of a first application;

based on the first input, sending, via a controller device over a local area network (LAN) to a media playback system, a command that instructs the media playback system to play back media provided by a first streaming audio service;

displaying in the control interface of the first application, via the controller device, an indication of a suggested second application that is operable to provide access to a second streaming audio service that is different from the first streaming audio service;

detecting, via the controller device, a second input in the first application, wherein the second input comprises a selection of the suggested second application; and

based on the second input, causing, via the controller device, the controller device to download the suggested second application to a data storage of the controller device.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein causing the controller device to download the suggested second application comprises causing the controller device to request to download the suggested second application from a server of the second streaming audio service.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein causing the controller device to download the suggested second application comprises causing the controller device to request that an application store send the suggested second application to the controller device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

after downloading the suggested second application, causing the controller device to execute the suggested second application.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

after downloading the suggested second application, detecting, via the controller device, a third input in the control interface of the first application; and

based on the third input, sending, via the controller device over the LAN to the media playback system, a command that instructs the media playback system to play back media provided by the second streaming audio service.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

after downloading the suggested second application, displaying in the first application, via the controller device, an indication that media is available for playback from the second streaming audio service.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

before displaying in the first application the indication of the suggested second application, determining, via the controller device, that the suggested second application is the suggested second application based on at least one streaming-audio-service characteristic of the second streaming audio service.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

after downloading the suggested second application, retrieving, via the controller device, at least one credential associated with the first streaming audio service from data storage; and

registering, via the controller device, the second streaming audio service with the media playback system using, at least in part, the at least one credential.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

after downloading the suggested second application, retrieving, via the controller device, at least one user preference associated with the first streaming audio service from data storage; and

configuring, via the controller device, the suggested second application with the retrieved at least one user preference.

19. A controller device comprising:

a graphical interface;

a network interface;

one or more processors;

data storage having stored therein instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the controller device to perform operations comprising;

displaying, on the graphical interface, a control interface of a first application;

detecting a first input in the control interface of the first application;

based on the first input, sending, via a controller device over a local area network (LAN) to a media playback system, a command that instructs the media playback system to play back media provided by a first streaming audio service;

displaying in the control interface of the first application, via the controller device, an indication of a suggested second application that is operable to provide access to a second streaming audio service that is different from the first streaming audio service;

detecting, via the controller device, a second input in the first application, wherein the second input comprises a selection of the suggested second application; and

based on the second input, causing, via the controller device, the controller device to download the suggested second application to the data storage of the controller device.

20. The controller device of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise:

after downloading the suggested second application, detecting a third input in the control interface of the first application; and

based on the third input, sending, over the LAN to the media playback system, a command that instructs the media playback system to play back media provided by the second streaming audio service.