Service provider user accounts
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1. A playback device comprising:
- a network interface comprising at least one of (i) a wired network interface or (ii) a wireless network interface;
a processor; and
memory having stored thereon instructions executable by the processor to cause the playback device to perform functions comprising;
maintaining data indicating (i) a first user account for a streaming media service provider and (ii) a first priority indicator corresponding to the first user account;
receiving, via the network interface from one or more control devices that are configured to control playback by the playback device, data indicating a second user account for the streaming media service provider;
based on the received data indicating the second user account for the streaming media service provider, determining a second priority indicator corresponding to the second user account;
causing to be stored, data indicating (i) the second user account for the streaming media service provider and (ii) the second priority indicator corresponding to the second user account;
identifying a particular user account from among the first user account and the second user account based at least one of (i) the first priority indicator corresponding to the first user account and (ii) the second priority indicator corresponding to the second user account;
receiving, via the network interface from a given control device of the one or more control devices, an instruction to play particular audio content from the streaming media service provider; and
based on receiving the instruction to play the particular audio content, playing back the particular audio content from the streaming media service provider via at least one speaker, wherein playing back audio content from the streaming media service provider comprises obtaining, via the network interface, the particular audio content from the streaming media service provider using credentials of the particular user account, and wherein the at least one speaker is (a) housed in the playback device or (b) physically coupled to the playback device.
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Abstract
Examples described herein involve managing two or more user accounts via which a media playback system can access a service provider, and displaying on a graphical display, graphical representations of at least one of the two or more user accounts via which a media playback system can access a service provider.
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1. A playback device comprising:
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a network interface comprising at least one of (i) a wired network interface or (ii) a wireless network interface; a processor; and memory having stored thereon instructions executable by the processor to cause the playback device to perform functions comprising; maintaining data indicating (i) a first user account for a streaming media service provider and (ii) a first priority indicator corresponding to the first user account; receiving, via the network interface from one or more control devices that are configured to control playback by the playback device, data indicating a second user account for the streaming media service provider; based on the received data indicating the second user account for the streaming media service provider, determining a second priority indicator corresponding to the second user account; causing to be stored, data indicating (i) the second user account for the streaming media service provider and (ii) the second priority indicator corresponding to the second user account; identifying a particular user account from among the first user account and the second user account based at least one of (i) the first priority indicator corresponding to the first user account and (ii) the second priority indicator corresponding to the second user account; receiving, via the network interface from a given control device of the one or more control devices, an instruction to play particular audio content from the streaming media service provider; and based on receiving the instruction to play the particular audio content, playing back the particular audio content from the streaming media service provider via at least one speaker, wherein playing back audio content from the streaming media service provider comprises obtaining, via the network interface, the particular audio content from the streaming media service provider using credentials of the particular user account, and wherein the at least one speaker is (a) housed in the playback device or (b) physically coupled to the playback device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20, 21)
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12. A network device comprising:
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a processor; and memory having stored thereon instructions executable by the processor to cause the network device to perform functions comprising; A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a control device to perform a method comprising; receiving, from a playback device via a network interface, data indicating (i) a streaming media service provider, (ii) a first user account for the streaming media service provider, and (iii) a second user account for the streaming media service provider, wherein the network interface comprises at least one of (i) a wired network interface or (ii) a wireless network interface; based on the received data, identifying the first user account as a default user account corresponding to the control network device; causing a graphical display to display a graphical representation that indicates the first user account is an active user account; and based on detecting input to play back particular audio content from the streaming media service provider, causing, via the network interface, the playback device to play back the particular audio content from the streaming media service provider via at least one speaker, wherein playing back audio content from the streaming media service provider comprises the playback device obtaining the particular audio content from the streaming media service provider using credentials of the active user account, and wherein the at least one speaker is (a) housed in the playback device or (b) physically coupled to the playback device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a playback computing device to cause the playback computing device to perform functions comprising:
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maintaining data indicating (i) a first user account for a streaming media service provider and (ii) a first priority indicator corresponding to the first user account; receiving, via a network interface from one or more control devices that are configured to control playback by the playback device, data indicating a second user account for the streaming media service provider, wherein the network interface comprises at least one of (i) a wired network interface or (ii) a wireless network interface; based on the received data indicating the second user account for the streaming media service provider, determining a second priority indicator corresponding to the second user account; causing to be stored, data indicating (i) the second user account for the streaming media service provider and (ii) the second priority indicator corresponding to the second user account; identifying a particular user account from among the first user account and the second user account based at least one of (i) the first priority indicator corresponding to the first user account and (ii) the second priority indicator corresponding to the second user account; receiving, via the network interface from a given control device, an instruction to play particular audio content from the streaming media service provider; and based on receiving the instruction to play back audio content, playing back the audio content from the streaming media service provider via at least one speaker, wherein playing back audio content from the streaming media service provider comprises obtaining, via the network interface, the audio content from the streaming media service provider using credentials of the particular user account, and wherein the at least one speaker is (a) housed in the playback device or (b) physically coupled to the playback device.
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