Automatic configuration of household playback devices
First Claim
1. A first playback device comprising:
- a network interface;
at least one processor; and
memory having stored thereon instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the first playback device to perform functions comprising;
receiving, via the network interface from a remote server over a wide area network, a configuration table corresponding to a secure playback network comprising the first playback device, wherein the secure playback network is a local area network;
determining that the configuration table comprises an entry corresponding to a second playback device that is not part of the secure playback network;
based on the determination, listening, via the network interface over an unsecure local area network, for transmissions from playback devices;
while listening for transmissions, receiving, via the network interface over the unsecure local area network, a first message from the second playback device, the first message indicating that the second playback device is available to join the secure playback network; and
in response to receiving the first message from the second playback device, transmitting, via the network interface to the second playback device over the unsecure local area network, a second message comprising configuration information for the second playback device to join the secure playback network.
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Abstract
An example implementation involves a first playback device receiving, from a remote server over a wide area network, a configuration table corresponding to a secure network comprising the first playback device. The first playback device determines that the configuration table comprises an entry corresponding to a second playback device that is not part of the secure network. The first playback device listens, over an unsecure local area network, for transmissions from playback devices, and, while listening, receives a first message from the second playback device, the first message indicating that the second playback device is available to join the secure network. In response to receiving the first message, the first playback device transmits, to the second playback device over the unsecure local area network, a second message comprising configuration information for the second playback device to join the secure network.
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20 Claims
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1. A first playback device comprising:
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a network interface; at least one processor; and memory having stored thereon instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the first playback device to perform functions comprising; receiving, via the network interface from a remote server over a wide area network, a configuration table corresponding to a secure playback network comprising the first playback device, wherein the secure playback network is a local area network; determining that the configuration table comprises an entry corresponding to a second playback device that is not part of the secure playback network; based on the determination, listening, via the network interface over an unsecure local area network, for transmissions from playback devices; while listening for transmissions, receiving, via the network interface over the unsecure local area network, a first message from the second playback device, the first message indicating that the second playback device is available to join the secure playback network; and in response to receiving the first message from the second playback device, transmitting, via the network interface to the second playback device over the unsecure local area network, a second message comprising configuration information for the second playback device to join the secure playback network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a network interface of a first playback device from a remote server over a wide area network, a configuration table corresponding to a secure playback network comprising the first playback device, wherein the secure playback network is a local area network; determining, via the first playback device, that the configuration table comprises an entry corresponding to a second playback device that is not part of the secure playback network; based on the determination, listening, via the network interface of the first playback device over an unsecure local area network, for transmissions from playback devices; while listening for transmissions, receiving, via the network interface of the first playback device over the unsecure local area network, a first message from the second playback device, the first message indicating that the second playback device is available to join the secure playback network; and in response to receiving the first message from the second playback device, transmitting, via the network interface of the first playback device to the second playback device over the unsecure local area network, a second message comprising configuration information for the second playback device to join the secure playback network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a first playback device to perform functions comprising:
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receiving, via a network interface from a remote server over a wide area network, a configuration table corresponding to a secure playback network comprising the first playback device, wherein the secure playback network is a local area network; determining that the configuration table comprises an entry corresponding to a second playback device that is not part of the secure playback network; based on the determination, listening, via the network interface over an unsecure local area network, for transmissions from playback devices; while listening for transmissions, receiving, via the network interface over the unsecure local area network, a first message from the second playback device, the first message indicating that the second playback device is available to join the secure playback network; and in response to receiving the first message from the second playback device, transmitting, via the network interface to the second playback device over the unsecure local area network, a second message comprising configuration information for the second playback device to join the secure playback network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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