Systems, Methods, Apparatus, and Articles of Manufacture to Provide Guest Access
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- linking a guest controller to a media playback system, the media playback system comprising a zone player, the zone player containing a playback queue, the playback queue comprising information identifying media items to be played by the zone player, the media playback system providing the guest controller with a second access more limited than a first access granted to a local controller associated with the media playback system;
receiving, by the media playback system, a message sent from the guest controller, the message comprising a media service credential and an identification of a media item to be played by the zone player;
placing, by the media playback system, information identifying the media item from the guest controller in the playback queue; and
retrieving media for the media item, by the media playback system, from a wide area network using the media service credential.
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Abstract
An example method includes linking a guest controller to a media playback system including a zone player with a playback queue. The playback queue includes information identifying media items to be played by the zone player. The media playback system provides the guest controller with a second access more limited than a first access granted to a local controller associated with the media playback system. The example method includes receiving, by the media playback system, a message sent from the guest controller, the message including a media service credential and an identification of a media item to be played by the zone player. The example method includes placing, by the media playback system, information identifying the media item from the guest controller in the playback queue. The example method includes retrieving media for the media item, by the media playback system, using the media service credential.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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linking a guest controller to a media playback system, the media playback system comprising a zone player, the zone player containing a playback queue, the playback queue comprising information identifying media items to be played by the zone player, the media playback system providing the guest controller with a second access more limited than a first access granted to a local controller associated with the media playback system; receiving, by the media playback system, a message sent from the guest controller, the message comprising a media service credential and an identification of a media item to be played by the zone player; placing, by the media playback system, information identifying the media item from the guest controller in the playback queue; and retrieving media for the media item, by the media playback system, from a wide area network using the media service credential. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tangible computer readable storage medium including instructions which, when executed by a processor, are to implement at least a method, the method comprising:
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linking a guest controller to a media playback system, the media playback system comprising a zone player, the zone player containing a playback queue, the playback queue comprising information identifying media items to be played by the zone player, the media playback system providing the guest controller with a second access more limited than a first access granted to a local controller associated with the media playback system; receiving, by the media playback system, a message sent from the guest controller, the message comprising a media service credential and an identification of a media item to be played by the zone player; placing, by the media playback system, information identifying the media item from the guest controller in the playback queue; and retrieving media for the media item, by the media playback system, from a wide area network using the media service credential. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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