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Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for playback demonstration at a point of sale display

  • US 9,460,631 B2
  • Filed: 11/02/2011
  • Issued: 10/04/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for demonstration of a playback device at a point of sale location, the system comprising:

  • at least a first playback device and a second playback device configured in a demonstration mode for demonstration of content playback via at least one of the first and second playback devices at the point of sale location, at least one of the first and second playback devices to respond to user input in the demonstration mode to facilitate user interaction according to a demonstration configuration of the first and second playback devices to provide content playback;

    a user control to facilitate user interaction with the first and second playback devices in conjunction with a demonstration display providing information regarding both the first and second playback devices, the user control including one or more options to connect a user device to the point of sale location to access content via the user device, to provide the content from the user device to the first playback device and the second playback device for output by the first and second playback devices, and to download, by a user at the point of sale location, controller software to the user device, wherein the user control is restricted such that user interaction is undone to return at least one of the first and second playback devices to default settings provided in the demonstration configuration to provide for repeatable playability of the first and second playback devices for demonstration in the demonstration mode at the point of sale location,wherein the controller software downloaded to the user device is arranged to facilitate the user interaction with the first and second playback devices at the point of sale location, to stop facilitating the user interaction with the first and second playback device at the point of sale location after a predetermined period of time, and to facilitate, using the user device, user interaction with a purchased playback device different from the first and second playback device at the point of sale location after the predetermined period of time; and

    wherein the system is to monitor user interaction with the system, such that if there is no user interaction for a period of time, the system reverts to the default settings provided in the demonstration configuration.

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