Device group identification
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a controller device from a playback device of a media playback system, a transmission indicating a group identification corresponding to a particular zone group in the media playback system;
storing, by the controller device, in data storage, data indicating that the playback device is associated with the group identification;
after storing the data in the data storage, receiving, by the controller device, an input to display representations of zone groups in the media playback system;
responsive to receiving the input, identifying, by the controller device in the data storage, the playback device based on the group identification indicated in the received transmission; and
causing, by the controller device, a controller interface to display a representation of the particular zone group according to the group identification, wherein the representation indicates that the playback device is a part of the particular zone group.
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Abstract
Method and systems are provided for identification of device groups in a network. A playback device in a media playback system may send to a controller device, a transmission indicating a group identification associated with the playback device. The transmission may be sent in response to a request from the controller device for group identification information or a change in a group configuration of the playback device. The controller device may maintain a table of playback devices in the media playback system. The controller device may modify the table based on the transmission received from the playback device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a controller device from a playback device of a media playback system, a transmission indicating a group identification corresponding to a particular zone group in the media playback system; storing, by the controller device, in data storage, data indicating that the playback device is associated with the group identification; after storing the data in the data storage, receiving, by the controller device, an input to display representations of zone groups in the media playback system; responsive to receiving the input, identifying, by the controller device in the data storage, the playback device based on the group identification indicated in the received transmission; and causing, by the controller device, a controller interface to display a representation of the particular zone group according to the group identification, wherein the representation indicates that the playback device is a part of the particular zone group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A playback device in a media playback system, the playback device comprising:
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one or more processors; and tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable memory having stored thereon instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising; receiving from a controller device, a command to join a zone group; in response to the command, determining a group identification corresponding to the zone group; storing in data storage, the determined group identification; after storing the group identification, receiving from a controller device, a request for group identification information from playback devices in the media playback system; in response to the request, identifying in the data storage, the group identification; and sending to the controller device, a transmission indicating the group identification. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20)
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14. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a controller device, cause the controller device to perform functions comprising:
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receiving a transmission from a playback device of a media playback system, the transmission indicating a group identification corresponding to a particular zone group in the media playback system; storing in data storage, data indicating that the playback device is associated with the group identification; after storing the data in the data storage, receiving, by the controller device, an input to display representations of zone groups in the media playback system; responsive to receiving the input, identifying, by the controller device in the data storage, the playback device based on the group identification indicated in the received transmission; and causing, by the controller device, a controller interface to display a representation of the particular zone group according to the group identification, wherein the representation indicates that the playback device is a part of the particular zone group. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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