Webpage Media Playback

• US 20150253960A1
• Filed: 03/05/2014
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Lin, Ted M., Bass, Eric M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,679,054 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/638 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805

Abstract

Embodiments are provided for facilitating playback of media content on a webpage by a playback zone in a media playback system. Upon, or subsequent to opening a web-browsing interface, one or more playback zones of a media playback system may be identified, and links to a playable media item may be identified on a webpage to be displayed by the web-browsing interface. The webpage may then be modified such that a representation associated with the link may be selected to prompt a display of the one or more identified playback zones. A selection of one of the one or more identified playback zones may then cause the media item to be played in the selected playback zone.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

upon opening a web-browsing interface, identifying one or more playback zones of a media playback system;

identifying on a webpage, a link to a playable media item; and

modifying the webpage such that a representation associated with the link is selectable to cause the media item to be played in the one or more playback zones.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying one or more playback zones of the media playback system comprises:

identifying devices associated with the media playback system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of one or more playback zones further indicates a playback state of the one or more playback zones.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing data indicating the identified one or more playback zones in the media playback system.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to receiving an input to cause the media item to be played in a particular playback zone of the one or more playback zones, sending the link to one or more playback devices associated with the particular playback zone.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to a selection of the representation, displaying a list of the one or more playback zones, wherein a particular playback zone of the listed playback zones is selectable to cause the media item to be played in the particular playback zone.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the list of the one or more playback zones is ordered according to physical proximities between a device providing the web-browsing interface and the respective one or more playback zones.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to a selection of the representation, displaying a list of the one or more playback zones, wherein a particular playback zone of the listed playback zones is selectable to cause the media item to be added to a playback queue associated with the particular playback zone.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the web-browsing interface is provided on a network device connected to a local area network (LAN), and wherein the one or more playback zones are associated with one or more respective playback devices connected to the LAN.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the web-browsing interface is associated with a user account, and wherein the one or more playback zones are associated with the user account.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein functions for causing the particular playback zone to play the media item further comprises:

causing the media item to be added to a playback queue associated with the particular playback zone.

11. A computing device comprising:

a processor; and

memory having stored thereon instructions executable by the processor to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising;

displaying on a web-browsing interface, a representation associated with a link to a media item;

responsive to a first input indicating a selection of the representation, displaying a list of one or more playback zones in a media playback system, wherein the one or more playback zones are identified upon a launching of the web-browsing interface, and

responsive to a second input indicating a selection of a particular playback zone in the list of one or more playback zones, causing the particular playback zone to play the media item.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein functions for identifying one or more playback zones of the media playback system further comprises:

identifying devices associated with the media playback system.

13. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the list of one or more playback zones further indicates a playback state of the one or more playback zones.

14. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the functions further comprise:

storing data indicating the identified one or more playback zones in the media playback system.

15. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the list of one or more playback zones is ordered according to physical proximities between the computing device and the respective one or more playback zones.

16. The computing device of claim 11, wherein functions for causing the particular playback zone to play the media item further comprises:

sending the link to one or more playback devices associated with the particular playback zone.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

upon opening a web-browsing interface, identifying one or more playback zones of a media playback system;

identifying on a webpage, a link to a playable media item; and

modifying the webpage such that a representation associated with the link is selectable to cause the media item to be played in the one or more playback zones.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the web-browsing interface is provided on a network device connected to a local area network (LAN), and wherein the one or more playback zones are associated with one or more respective playback devices connected to the LAN.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the web-browsing interface is associated with a user account, and wherein the one or more playback zones are associated with the user account.