Methods and apparatus to manage zones of a multi-zone media playback system
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1. An apparatus including a processor, the apparatus configured to:
- display a first zone group display region including a first status icon and a first zone icon identifying at least one first zone player, the first status icon representative of a first playback status of a first zone group;
display a second zone group display region including a second status icon and a second zone icon identifying at least one second zone player, the second status icon representative of a second playback status of a second zone group; and
in response to a first drag of the first zone icon from a first position to a second position inside the second zone group display region;
cause the at least one first zone player to join the second zone group with the at least one second zone player;
cause the first zone icon to be displayed in the second zone group display region; and
cause the at least one first zone player to adopt the second playback status of the second zone group.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to manage zones of a multi-zone media playback system are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a user interface; a controller to configure one or more zone groups each associated with one or more media playback devices; a detector to monitor the user interface for a drag of an icon representative of a first one of the zone groups on the user interface from a first position to a second position; and a configuration implementer to change a configuration of the one or more zone groups in response to a detected drag of the icon.
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1. An apparatus including a processor, the apparatus configured to:
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display a first zone group display region including a first status icon and a first zone icon identifying at least one first zone player, the first status icon representative of a first playback status of a first zone group; display a second zone group display region including a second status icon and a second zone icon identifying at least one second zone player, the second status icon representative of a second playback status of a second zone group; and in response to a first drag of the first zone icon from a first position to a second position inside the second zone group display region; cause the at least one first zone player to join the second zone group with the at least one second zone player; cause the first zone icon to be displayed in the second zone group display region; and cause the at least one first zone player to adopt the second playback status of the second zone group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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displaying, via a controller device, a first zone group display region including a first status icon and a first zone icon identifying at least one first zone player, the first status icon representative of a first playback status of a first zone group; displaying, via the controller device, a second zone group display region including a second status icon and a second zone icon identifying at least one second zone player, the second status icon representative of a second playback status of a second zone group; and in response to a first drag of the first zone icon from a first position to a second position inside the second zone group display region; causing, via the controller device, the at least one first zone player to join the at least one second zone player in the second zone group; causing, via the controller device, the first zone icon to be displayed in the second zone group display region; and causing, via the controller device, the at least one first zone player to adopt the second playback status of the second zone group. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed, cause a computing device to perform a method comprising:
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displaying a first zone group display region including a first status icon and a first zone icon identifying at least one first zone player, the first status icon representative of a first playback status of a first zone group; displaying a second zone group display region including a second status icon and a second zone icon identifying at least one second zone player, the second status icon representative of a second playback status of a second zone group; and in response to a first drag of the first zone icon from a first position to a second position inside the second zone group display region; causing the at least one first zone player to join the at least one second zone player in the second zone group; causing the first zone icon to be displayed in the second zone group display region; and causing the at least one first zone player to adopt the second playback status of the second zone group. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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