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Device group identification

  • US 9,916,125 B2
  • Filed: 04/15/2016
  • Issued: 03/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A first playback device of a media playback system, the first playback device comprising:

  • a network interface;

    one or more processors; and

    computer-readable memory having stored thereon instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first playback device to perform a method comprising;

    receiving, over the network interface from a second playback device of the media playback system, first data indicating a first group identification corresponding to a first zone group of playback devices configured to play back audio content in synchrony, wherein the first zone group comprises the first playback device and the second playback device, and wherein the second playback device is a group coordinator of the first zone group, the group coordinator of a zone group configured to provide playback timing information to other playback devices in the zone group during synchronous playback;

    after receiving the first data, receiving a message indicating that the second playback device is leaving the zone group;

    in response to receiving the message, forming a second zone group, wherein the second zone group comprises the first playback device as group coordinator of the second zone group, and wherein forming the second zone group comprises;

    determining a second group identification corresponding to the second zone group;

    determining a display name that represents the second zone group, the display name distinct from the second group identification; and

    in response to forming the second zone group, causing, via the network interface, at least one controller device to update a control interface for the media playback system to display an indication of the second zone group, the indication of the second zone group comprising the determined display name, wherein causing at least one controller device to update the control interface for the media playback system comprises transmitting, over the network interface to the at least one controller device configured to control at least the first playback device and the second playback device, second data indicating the second group identification and the determined display name that represents the second zone group.

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