Network addressible loudspeaker and audio play
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1. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for managing audio play comprising:
- receiving a plurality of registrations from a plurality of network addressable loudspeakers,associating one or more selectable network addressable loudspeakers with a user profile;
associating one or more selectable audio sources with the user profile;
receiving a first user selection from a user associated with the user profile, the first user selection comprising a selected audio source and wherein the first user selection is from a user control devicereceiving a second user selection from the user associated with the user profile, the second user selection comprising a selected network addressable loudspeaker; and
initiating streaming of an audio file from the selected audio source to the selected network addressable loudspeaker, wherein the selected network addressable loudspeaker and user control device are addressable at different network addresses within a communications network.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for network addressable loudspeakers and audio play are presented. One or more network addressable loudspeakers are registered at a server. An end user selects a network addressable loudspeaker to output audio, and an audio file is streamed from an audio source to the selected network addressable loudspeaker.
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1. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for managing audio play comprising:
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receiving a plurality of registrations from a plurality of network addressable loudspeakers, associating one or more selectable network addressable loudspeakers with a user profile; associating one or more selectable audio sources with the user profile; receiving a first user selection from a user associated with the user profile, the first user selection comprising a selected audio source and wherein the first user selection is from a user control device receiving a second user selection from the user associated with the user profile, the second user selection comprising a selected network addressable loudspeaker; and initiating streaming of an audio file from the selected audio source to the selected network addressable loudspeaker, wherein the selected network addressable loudspeaker and user control device are addressable at different network addresses within a communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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