Appliance systems providing user-friendly shared music playlist editing
First Claim
1. A method for operating an appliance, the method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of audio files accessible by the appliance over one or more local area networks;
uploading data identifying the plurality of audio files to a server;
providing an access code to a user computing device, wherein the access code allows the user computing device to communicate with the server to select one or more of the plurality of audio files for playback, wherein providing the access code to the user computing device comprises displaying a machine-readable optical representation of data on a display of the appliance, and wherein the machine-readable optical representation of data encodes the access code;
receiving from the server data identifying a first audio file selected for playback; and
causing one or more speakers to play the first audio file.
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Abstract
Appliance systems providing user-friendly shared music playlist editing are provided. An example method of operating an appliance includes identifying a plurality of audio files accessible by the appliance over one or more local area networks. The method includes uploading data identifying the plurality of audio files to a server. The method includes providing an access code to a user computing device. The access code allows the user computing device to communicate with the server to select one or more of the plurality of audio files for playback. The method includes receiving from the server data identifying a first audio file selected for playback. The method includes causing one or more speakers to play the first audio file.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating an appliance, the method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of audio files accessible by the appliance over one or more local area networks; uploading data identifying the plurality of audio files to a server; providing an access code to a user computing device, wherein the access code allows the user computing device to communicate with the server to select one or more of the plurality of audio files for playback, wherein providing the access code to the user computing device comprises displaying a machine-readable optical representation of data on a display of the appliance, and wherein the machine-readable optical representation of data encodes the access code; receiving from the server data identifying a first audio file selected for playback; and causing one or more speakers to play the first audio file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating an appliance, the method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of audio files accessible by the appliance over one or more local area networks; uploading data identifying the plurality of audio files to a server; providing an access code to a user computing device, wherein the access code allows the user computing device to communicate with the server to select one or more of the plurality of audio files for playback, wherein providing the access code to the user computing device comprises displaying text of the access code on a display of the appliance, wherein the user computing device receives the access code using optical character recognition; receiving from the server data identifying a first audio file selected for playback; and causing one or more speakers to play the first audio file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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