Configuration of Playback Device Audio Settings

• US 20160100206A1
• Filed: 12/03/2015
• Published: 04/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Beckhardt, Steven, Schulert, Andrew, Kuper, Ron, Lang, Jonathan
• Granted Patent: US 10,271,078 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/218 Source of audio or video content , e.g. local disk arrays details of retrieval in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• 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 21/4432 Powering on the client, e.g. bootstrap loading using setup parameters being stored locally or received from the server resetting in general G06F1/14; program loading or initiating in general G06F9/445; bootstrapping in general G06F9/4401; secure boots of computer platforms G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/65 Transmission of management data between client and server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format

Abstract

Example techniques describe may facilitate a playback device joining a playback network. An example implementation involves a computing device, such as smartphone or tablet, receiving, from a playback device, a message indicating that the playback device is available to join a playback network. The computing device determines, based on a configuration table, an audio setting corresponding to the playback device and transmits, to the playback device, a message indicating (i) security parameters to be used by the playback device to join the playback network, (ii) the identified audio setting to be applied by the playback device upon joining the playback network.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause a computing device to perform a method comprising:

receiving, from a playback device, a message indicating that the playback device is available to join a playback network;

determining, based on a configuration table, an audio setting corresponding to the playback device; and

transmitting, to the playback device, a message indicating (i) security parameters to be used by the playback device to join the playback network, (ii) the identified audio setting to be applied by the playback device upon joining the playback network.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises receiving, from the playback device, data identifying the playback device, and wherein determining the audio setting corresponding to the playback device comprises determining the audio setting further based on the data identifying the playback device.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 22, wherein the data identifying the playback device comprises one or more of:

(a) a serial number of the playback device, and (b) a model name of the playback device.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 21, wherein the playback device is a first playback device, and wherein identifying the audio setting corresponding to the playback device comprises:

identifying, in the configuration table, a zone group corresponding to the first playback device, wherein the zone group includes at least a second playback device; and

determining, as the audio setting corresponding to the first playback device, an audio setting corresponding to the second playback device.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 21, wherein identifying based on the configuration table, an audio setting corresponding to the playback device comprises:

identifying, in the configuration table, a zone group corresponding to the first playback device; and

determining, as the audio setting corresponding to the playback device, an audio setting corresponding to the zone group.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from a server, the configuration table.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to receiving the message indicating that the playback device is available to join the playback network, transmitting, to a server, a request for the configuration table; and

before determining the audio setting, receiving, from the server, the configuration table.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises:

after transmitting to the playback device, the message indicating (i) security parameters and (ii) the identified audio setting, transmitting to the playback device, a command to cause the playback device to playback audio content in synchrony with at least one other playback device.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 21, wherein receiving the message indicating that the playback device is available to join the playback network comprises:

receiving, from the playback device over an unsecure network, the message indicating that the playback device is available to join the playback network.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 21, wherein receiving the message indicating that the playback device is available to join the playback network comprises:

receiving, from the playback device via a network access point, the message indicating that the playback device is available to join the playback network.

31. A method comprising:

receiving, via a computing device from a playback device, a message indicating that the playback device is available to join a playback network;

determining, based on a configuration table, an audio setting corresponding to the playback device; and

transmitting, to the playback device, a message indicating (i) security parameters to be used by the playback device to join the playback network, and (ii) the identified audio setting to be applied by the playback device upon joining the playback network.

32. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

receiving, from the playback device, data identifying the playback device, wherein determining the audio setting based on the configuration table comprises determining the audio setting further based on the data identifying the playback device.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the data identifying the playback device comprises one or more of:

(a) a serial number of the playback device, and (b) a model name of the playback device.

34. The method of claim 31, wherein the playback device is a first playback device, and wherein identifying the audio setting corresponding to the playback device comprises:

identifying, in the configuration table, a zone group corresponding to the first playback device, wherein the zone group includes at least a second playback device; and

determining, as the audio setting corresponding to the first playback device, an audio setting corresponding to the second playback device.

35. The method of claim 31, wherein identifying the audio setting corresponding to the playback device comprises:

identifying, in the configuration table, a zone group corresponding to the first playback device; and

determining, as the audio setting corresponding to the playback device, an audio setting corresponding to the zone group.

36. A computing device comprising:

one or more processors; and

tangible computer-readable media having instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising;

receiving, from a playback device, a message indicating that the playback device is available to join a playback network;

determining, based on a configuration table, an audio setting corresponding to the playback device; and

transmitting, to the playback device, a message indicating (i) security parameters to be used by the playback device to join the playback network, and (ii) the identified audio setting to be applied by the playback device upon joining the playback network.

37. The computing device of claim 36, the method further comprising:

in response to receiving from the playback device, the message indicating that the playback device is available to join the playback network, transmitting by the computing device to a server, a request for the configuration table; and

before determining the audio setting, receiving, from the server, the configuration table.

38. The computing device of claim 36, the method further comprising:

after transmitting the message indicating (i) security parameters and (ii) the identified audio setting, transmitting, to the playback device, a command to cause the playback device to playback audio content in synchrony with at least one other playback device.

39. The computing device of claim 36, wherein receiving the message indicating that the playback device is available to join the playback network comprises:

receiving, from the playback device over an unsecure network, the message indicating that the playback device is available to join the playback network.

40. The computing device of claim 3616, wherein receiving the message indicating that the playback device is available to join the playback network comprises:

receiving, from the playback device via a network access point, the message indicating that the playback device is available to join the playback network.