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Systems and methods to provide play/pause content

  • US 9,298,415 B2
  • Filed: 07/09/2013
  • Issued: 03/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a command to resume playback of previously paused audio in a zone, the zone including one or more playback devices, wherein the zone is configured to play items from a playback queue responsive to the command to resume playback of previously paused audio, the command to resume playback of previously paused audio received from a controller in communication with at least one of the playback devices, the playback queue associated with the zone;

    determining that the playback queue includes no playable items;

    in response to the determining, placing at least one playable item in the playback queue based on content information corresponding to the previously paused audio, wherein at least one playable item is placed in the playback queue without user input; and

    responsive to the command to resume playback of previously paused audio, causing to play the at least one playable item by the zone.

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