Systems and Methods for Player Setup Room Names

• US 20130173761A1
• Filed: 12/30/2011
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Griffiths, Neil, Triplett, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 9,344,292 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/439 Processing of audio elementary streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44231 Monitoring of peripheral device or external card, e.g. to detect processing problems in a handheld device or the failure of an external recording device configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network H04L12/2823; monitoring the status of connected device in data switched networks H04L43/0817
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate configuration and naming of a multimedia playback device on a local playback network are disclosed. An example method includes identifying and analyzing local network topology to identify playback device(s) connected to the network at location(s). The example method includes analyzing a playback device to be added and comparing the playback device to be added to the playback device(s) already connected to the network. The example method includes displaying available option(s) to name the playback device to be added based on the analysis of the network, the already connected playback device(s) and the playback device to be added to the network. The example method includes naming the playback device to be added based on a selected available option.

Claims

1. A method to identify a device connected to a playback network, the method comprising:

identifying and analyzing a local playback network topology to identify one or more playback devices connected to the network at one or more locations;

analyzing a playback device to be added to the network and comparing the playback device to be added to the one or more playback devices already connected to the network;

displaying one or more available options to name the playback device to be added based on the analysis of the network, the one or more already connected playback devices and the playback device to be added to the network;

naming the playback device to be added to the network based on a selected available option; and

facilitating configuration of playback devices and the local playback network based on the name of the playback device being added to the network.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically tailoring options to name the playback device based on one or more criterion.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising automatically selecting a name for the playback device to be added to the network.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising facilitating a user override of an automatically selected name.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the one or more criterion comprises a pairing between the playback device to be added to the network and at least one playback device already connected to the network.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the one or more criterion comprises a compatibility between the playback device to be added to the network and at least one playback device already connected to the network.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the one or more criterion comprises a range between the playback device to be added to the network and at least one playback device already connected to the network.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein an available name option comprises a standalone room name.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein an available name option comprises a standalone room name plus an identifier.

10. A computer readable storage medium including instructions for execution by a processor, the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to implement a method to identify a device connected to a playback network, the method comprising:

identifying and analyzing a local playback network topology to identify one or more playback devices connected to the network at one or more locations;

analyzing a playback device to be added to the network and comparing the playback device to be added to the one or more playback devices already connected to the network;

displaying one or more available options to name the playback device to be added based on the analysis of the network, the one or more already connected playback devices and the playback device to be added to the network;

naming the playback device to be added to the network based on a selected available option; and

facilitating configuration of playback devices and the local playback network based on the name of the playback device being added to the network.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising automatically tailoring options to name the playback device based on one or more criterion.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising automatically selecting a name for the playback device to be added to the network.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising facilitating a user override of an automatically selected name.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein at least one of the one or more criterion comprises a pairing between the playback device to be added to the network and at least one playback device already connected to the network.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein at least one of the one or more criterion comprises a compatibility between the playback device to be added to the network and at least one playback device already connected to the network.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein at least one of the one or more criterion comprises a range between the playback device to be added to the network and at least one playback device already connected to the network.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein an available name option comprises a standalone room name.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein an available name option comprises a standalone room name plus an identifier.

19. A system to configure one or more devices on a local playback network, the system comprising:

a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions to be executed by the processor, the processor configured to;

identify and analyze a local playback network topology to identify one or more playback devices connected to the network at one or more locations; and

analyze a playback device to be added to the network and compare the playback device to be added to the one or more playback devices already connected to the network;

the processor configured to generate a user interface configured to;

display one or more available options to name the playback device to be added based on the analysis of the network, the one or more already connected playback devices and the playback device to be added to the network;

facilitate naming of the playback device to be added to the network based on a selected available option; and

facilitate configuration of playback devices and the local playback network based on the name of the playback device being added to the network.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the processor is to automatically tailoring options to name the playback device based on one or more criterion.