Obtaining Content from Remote Source for Playback
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Abstract
Examples include a playback device with a network interface and memory with program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the playback device to (a) receive, via the network interface from a network device communicatively coupled to the playback device over a LAN, an address identifying a network location of audio information available at an audio information source, where the audio information source is outside of the LAN, (b) obtain, via the network interface from the audio information source, the audio information, (c) transmit, via the network interface to another playback device, the audio information, and (d) play back the audio information.
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40 Claims
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21. A first playback device comprising:
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a network interface; and memory comprising program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the playback device to; receive, via the network interface from a network device communicatively coupled to the first playback device over a local area network (LAN), an address identifying a network location of audio information available at an audio information source, wherein the audio information source is outside of the LAN; obtain, via the network interface from the audio information source, the audio information; transmit, via the network interface to a second playback device, the audio information; and play back the audio information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a first playback device from a network device communicatively coupled to the first playback device over a local area network (LAN), an address identifying a location of audio information available at an audio information source, wherein the audio information source is outside of the LAN; obtaining, by the first playback device from the audio information source, the audio information; transmitting, by the first playback device to a second playback device, the audio information; and playing back, by the first playback device, the audio information. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed cause a first playback device to:
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receive, from a network device communicatively coupled to the first playback device over a local area network (LAN), an address identifying a location of audio information available at an audio information source, wherein the audio information source is outside of the LAN; obtain, from the audio information source, the audio information; transmit, to a second playback device, the audio information; and play back the audio information.
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