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Multiple groupings in a playback system

  • US 10,248,376 B2
  • Filed: 06/11/2015
  • Issued: 04/02/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • displaying, via a display interface of a controller device, a graphical indicator, that when selected, causes storing of configuration data, wherein the configuration data is associated with a multi-zone group scene of a media playback system, wherein the media playback system comprises a first zone group and a second zone group, wherein the first zone group comprises a first zone player, and wherein the second zone group comprises a second zone player and a third zone player;

    detecting, via the controller device, a selection of the indicator that causes the storing of the configuration data of the multi-zone group scene;

    in response to the detecting, (i) storing, at the second zone player, the configuration data of the multi-zone group scene and (ii) simultaneously displaying, via the display interface, a graphical indicator for each of (1) the first zone group, (2) the second zone group, and (3) the multi-zone group scene, wherein the multi-zone group scene comprises the first, second, and third zone players;

    detecting, via the display interface, respective selections of the graphical indicator of the first zone group, the graphical indicator of the second zone group, and the graphical indicator of the multi-zone group scene;

    in response to detecting the selection of the indicator of the first zone group, transmitting, via the controller device, one or more first commands that configure the first zone player for playback of audio content in the first zone group and independent of the second and third zone players;

    in response to detecting the selection of the indicator of the second zone group, transmitting, via the controller device, one or more second commands that configure the second and third zone players for playback of audio content in synchrony with one another and independent of the first zone player;

    in response to detecting the selection of the indicator of the multi-zone group scene, transmitting one or more third commands to the second zone player of the second zone group; and

    based on the one or more third commands, instantiating, via the second zone player, the multi-zone group scene according to the stored configuration data, wherein the instantiating comprises (i) configuring the second and third zone players of the second zone group for playback of audio content and (ii) transmitting, via the second zone player, one or more fourth commands to the first zone player of the first zone group, wherein the fourth commands configure the first zone player of the first zone group for playback of audio content.

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