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Playback system join with base

  • US 10,489,108 B2
  • Filed: 06/18/2018
  • Issued: 11/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device base of a media playback system, the device base comprising:

  • a wireless communications interface;

    one or more processors;

    data storage having stored therein instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the device base to perform a method comprising;

    detecting placement of a playback device onto the device base;

    based on detecting placement of the playback device onto the device base, listening, via the wireless communications interface, for join requests;

    receiving, via the wireless communications interface, a join request indicating a universally unique ID (UUID) of the playback device; and

    sending, via the wireless communications interface in response to the join request indicating the UUID of the playback device, one or more messages that enable the playback device to join the media playback system for audio playback via an audio stage of the playback device, wherein the playback device is controllable, via a network interface of the playback device, by one or more control devices of the media playback system while the playback device is joined to the media playback system, and wherein the one or more control devices are incompatible with placement on the device base.

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