Intelligent amplifier activation
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1. A first playback device comprising:
- a network interface;
one or more processors; and
tangible, computer-readable media having instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first playback device to perform a method comprising;
determining that a command associated with the first playback device is anticipated;
based on the determination that the command is anticipated, identifying one or more second playback devices of a zone group that is associated with the first playback device; and
after identifying the one or more second playback devices of the zone group and before receiving the command associated with the first playback device, causing, via the network interface, the one or more identified second playback devices of the zone group to activate respective amplifiers.
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Abstract
Example implementations described herein may involve activating an amplifier in a playback device based on an anticipated command. An example implementation involves a first playback device determining that a command associated with the first playback device is anticipated. Based on the determination that that the command is anticipated, the first playback device identifies one or more second playback devices of a zone group that is associated with the playback device and causes the one or more second playback devices of the zone group to activate respective amplifiers.
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20 Claims
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1. A first playback device comprising:
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a network interface; one or more processors; and tangible, computer-readable media having instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first playback device to perform a method comprising; determining that a command associated with the first playback device is anticipated; based on the determination that the command is anticipated, identifying one or more second playback devices of a zone group that is associated with the first playback device; and after identifying the one or more second playback devices of the zone group and before receiving the command associated with the first playback device, causing, via the network interface, the one or more identified second playback devices of the zone group to activate respective amplifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a first playback device to perform a method comprising:
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determining that a command associated with the first playback device is anticipated; based on the determination that that the command is anticipated, identifying one or more second playback devices of a zone group that is associated with the first playback device; and after identifying the one or more second playback devices of the zone group and before receiving the command associated with the first playback device, causing, via a network interface, the one or more identified second playback devices of the zone group to activate respective amplifiers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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determining, via a first playback device, that a command associated with the first playback device is anticipated; based on the determination that that the command is anticipated, identifying one or more second playback devices of a zone group that is associated with the first playback device; and after identifying the one or more second playback devices of the zone group and before receiving the command associated with the first playback device, causing, via a network interface, the one or more second identified playback devices of the zone group to activate respective amplifiers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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