Methods and systems to select an audio track
First Claim
1. A method of selecting an audio track, the method comprising:
- detecting a first playback condition comprising a time of day;
detecting a second playback condition comprising a first playback device being linked to at least one second playback device to form a zone group for playing back audio in synchrony with the at least one second playback device;
comparing, using a processor, a first audio track property comprising a time of day when the audio track is to be played back to the first playback condition to determine if the time of day of the first audio track property matches the time of day of the first playback condition;
comparing, with the processor, a second audio track property which identifies a zone group to play back the audio track to the second playback condition to determine if the zone group of the second audio track property matches the formed zone group of the second playback condition; and
selecting, the first audio track for presentation via the first playback device and the at least one second playback device to a user when the first playback condition matches the first audio track property and the second playback condition matches the second audio track property.
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Abstract
Embodiments including methods and apparatus to select an audio track are disclosed. An example method includes detecting first and second playback conditions. The example method also includes comparing an audio track property of an audio track to the first and second playback conditions to determine if the first audio track property matches the first and/or second playback condition. In addition, the example method includes comparing a second audio track property of the audio track to the first and second playback conditions to determine if the second audio track property matches the first and/or second playback condition. Also, the example method includes selecting the audio track for presentation to a user when the first playback condition matches the first and/or second audio track property and the second playback condition matches the first and/or second audio track property.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of selecting an audio track, the method comprising:
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detecting a first playback condition comprising a time of day; detecting a second playback condition comprising a first playback device being linked to at least one second playback device to form a zone group for playing back audio in synchrony with the at least one second playback device; comparing, using a processor, a first audio track property comprising a time of day when the audio track is to be played back to the first playback condition to determine if the time of day of the first audio track property matches the time of day of the first playback condition; comparing, with the processor, a second audio track property which identifies a zone group to play back the audio track to the second playback condition to determine if the zone group of the second audio track property matches the formed zone group of the second playback condition; and selecting, the first audio track for presentation via the first playback device and the at least one second playback device to a user when the first playback condition matches the first audio track property and the second playback condition matches the second audio track property. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system to select an audio track, the system comprising:
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a detector to detect a first playback condition and a second playback condition, wherein the first playback condition comprises a time of day; a comparator to compare a first audio track property comprising a time of day when the audio track is to be played back to the first playback condition to determine if the time of day of the first audio track property matches the time of day of the first playback condition, the second playback condition comprising a first playback device being linked to at least one second playback device to form a zone group for playing back audio in synchrony with the at least one second playback device; and
to compare a second audio track property which identifies a zone group to play back the audio track to the second playback condition to determine if the zone group of the second audio track property matches the formed zone group associated with the second playback condition; anda selector to select the audio track for presentation via the first playback device and the at least one second playback device to a user when the first playback condition matches the first audio track property and the second playback condition matches the second audio track property. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A tangible machine readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed, cause the machine to at least:
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detect a first playback condition comprising a time of day; detect a second playback condition comprising a first playback device being linked to at least one second playback device to form a zone group to play back audio in synchrony with the at least one second playback device; compare a first audio track property comprising a time of day when an audio track is to be played back to the first playback condition to determine if the time of day of the first audio track property matches the time of day of the first playback condition; compare a second audio track property which identifies a zone group to play back the audio track to the second playback condition to determine if the zone group of the second audio track property matches the formed zone group of the second playback condition; and select the audio track for presentation via the first playback device and the at least one second playback device to a user when the first playback condition matches the first audio track property and the second playback condition matches the second audio track property. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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