System and method for providing user location-based multi-zone media
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1. A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
- at least one module operable to, at least;
play audio content at a first loudspeaker associated with a first audio zone and at a second loudspeaker associated with a second audio zone independent of the first audio zone, while not playing the audio content at a third loudspeaker associated with a third audio zone independent of the first and second audio zones;
while playing the audio content at the first and second loudspeakers and not at the third loudspeaker, at least;
monitor a location of a user; and
based at least in part on a determination that the user has moved from the second audio zone to the third audio zone, at least;
play the audio content at the third loudspeaker associated with the third audio zone;
continue playing the audio content at the second loudspeaker associated with the second audio zone, at least until the user leaves the third audio zone; and
discontinue playing the audio content at the first loudspeaker associated with the first audio zone.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing user location-based multi-zone media. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
at least one module operable to, at least; play audio content at a first loudspeaker associated with a first audio zone and at a second loudspeaker associated with a second audio zone independent of the first audio zone, while not playing the audio content at a third loudspeaker associated with a third audio zone independent of the first and second audio zones; while playing the audio content at the first and second loudspeakers and not at the third loudspeaker, at least; monitor a location of a user; and based at least in part on a determination that the user has moved from the second audio zone to the third audio zone, at least; play the audio content at the third loudspeaker associated with the third audio zone; continue playing the audio content at the second loudspeaker associated with the second audio zone, at least until the user leaves the third audio zone; and discontinue playing the audio content at the first loudspeaker associated with the first audio zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
at least one module operable to, at least; play audio content at an initial loudspeaker associated with an initial audio zone; while playing the audio content at the initial loudspeaker associated with the initial audio zone, at least; monitor movement of a user; and based at least in part on the monitored movement of the user, at least; predict, based at least in part on the monitored movement of the user, at least one next audio zone in which the user will be present; and in anticipation of the user'"'"'s future presence in the predicted at least one next audio zone, play the audio content at one or more next loudspeakers associated with the predicted at least one next audio zone. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; monitor a location of a user; identify a loudspeaker based, at least in part, on the monitored location of the user; identify audio content for presentation at the identified loudspeaker based, at least in part, on a user priority of the user and/or a content priority of the identified audio content; and play the identified audio content at the identified loudspeaker, wherein the at least one module is operable to determine the user priority based, at least in part, on time-of-day and/or day-of-week.
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17. A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; monitor a location of a user; identify a loudspeaker based, at least in part, on the monitored location of the user; identify audio content for presentation at the identified loudspeaker based, at least in part, on a user priority of the user and/or a content priority of the identified audio content; and play the identified audio content at the identified loudspeaker, wherein the at least one module is operable to determine the user priority based, at least in part, on the monitored location of the user.
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18. A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; monitor a location of a user; identify a loudspeaker based, at least in part, on the monitored location of the user; identify audio content for presentation at the identified loudspeaker based, at least in part, on a user priority of the user and/or a content priority of the identified audio content; and play the identified audio content at the identified loudspeaker, wherein the at least one module is operable to determine the content priority based, at least in part, on the time-of-day and/or day-of-week.
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19. A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; monitor a location of a user; identify a loudspeaker based, at least in part, on the monitored location of the user; identify audio content for presentation at the identified loudspeaker based, at least in part, on a user priority of the user and/or a content priority of the identified audio content; and play the identified audio content at the identified loudspeaker, wherein the at least one module is operable to determine the content priority based, at least in part, on the monitored location of the user.
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20. A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; monitor a location of a user; identify a loudspeaker based, at least in part, on the monitored location of the user; identify audio content for presentation at the identified loudspeaker based, at least in part, on a user priority of the user and/or a content priority of the identified audio content; and play the identified audio content at the identified loudspeaker, wherein the at least one module is operable to identify the audio content based, at least in part, on when the user entered an audio zone relative to when another user entered the audio zone.
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21. A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; monitor a location of a user; identify a loudspeaker based, at least in part, on the monitored location of the user; identify audio content for presentation at the identified loudspeaker based, at least in part, on a user priority of the user and/or a content priority of the identified audio content; and play the identified audio content at the identified loudspeaker, wherein the at least one module is operable to identify the audio content based, at least in part, on content selection criteria that varies as a function of time.
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22. A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; monitor a location of a user; identify a loudspeaker based, at least in part, on the monitored location of the user; identify audio content for presentation at the identified loudspeaker based, at least in part, on a user priority of the user and/or a content priority of the identified audio content; and play the identified audio content at the identified loudspeaker, wherein the at least one module is operable to identify the audio content based, at least in part, on content selection criteria that varies as a function of location.
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