Switching Connection Between Network Devices
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- connecting, by a wireless device, to a first network device, wherein the first network device provides a connection to a multimedia playback network;
adding, by the wireless device, the connection via the first network device to a list of available network connections;
sending, by the wireless device to a second network device via the first network device, one or more commands to control playback of multimedia by the second network device;
identifying, by the wireless device, one or more additional available connections to the multimedia playback network within range of the wireless device, wherein the one or more additional available connections within range of the wireless device comprises a connection via the second network device;
determining, by the wireless device, that the connection to the second network device is preferred over the connection via the first network device based on one or more characteristics;
based on the determination that the connection via the second network device is preferred over the connection via the first network device, connecting, by the wireless device, to the multimedia playback network via the second network device; and
sending, by the wireless device to the second network device, one or more additional commands to control playback of multimedia by the second network device.
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Abstract
An example method includes connecting, by wireless device, to a first network device, wherein the first network device provides a connection to a playback network; adding the connection via the first network device to a list of available network connections; sending, to a second network device via the first network device, command(s) to control playback by the second network device; identifying additional available connection(s) to the playback network within range of the wireless device, wherein the additional available connection(s) include a connection via the second network device; determining that the connection to the second network device is preferred over the connection via the first network device based on characteristic(s); based on the determination that the connection via the second network device is preferred, connecting to the playback network via the second network device; and sending, to the second network device, additional command(s) to control playback by the second network device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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connecting, by a wireless device, to a first network device, wherein the first network device provides a connection to a multimedia playback network; adding, by the wireless device, the connection via the first network device to a list of available network connections; sending, by the wireless device to a second network device via the first network device, one or more commands to control playback of multimedia by the second network device; identifying, by the wireless device, one or more additional available connections to the multimedia playback network within range of the wireless device, wherein the one or more additional available connections within range of the wireless device comprises a connection via the second network device; determining, by the wireless device, that the connection to the second network device is preferred over the connection via the first network device based on one or more characteristics; based on the determination that the connection via the second network device is preferred over the connection via the first network device, connecting, by the wireless device, to the multimedia playback network via the second network device; and sending, by the wireless device to the second network device, one or more additional commands to control playback of multimedia by the second network device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 2. The method of claim 2, wherein the first network device comprises a wireless access point.
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11. A computer readable storage medium including instructions for execution by a processor, the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to implement functions comprising:
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connecting, by a wireless device, to a first network device, wherein the first network device provides a connection to a multimedia playback network; adding, by the wireless device, the connection via the first network device to a list of available network connections; sending, by the wireless device to a second network device via the first network device, one or more commands to control playback of multimedia by the second network device; identifying, by the wireless device, one or more additional available connections to the multimedia playback network within range of the wireless device, wherein the one or more additional available connections within range of the wireless device comprises a connection via the second network device; determining, by the wireless device, that the connection to the second network device is preferred over the connection via the first network device based on one or more characteristics; based on the determination that the connection via the second network device is preferred over the connection via the first network device, connecting, by the wireless device, to the multimedia playback network via the second network device; and sending, by the wireless device to the second network device, one or more additional commands to control playback of multimedia by the second network device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless device comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable storage medium including instructions for execution by a processor, the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to implement functions comprising; connecting to a first network device, wherein the first network device provides a connection to a multimedia playback network; adding the connection via the first network device to a list of available network connections; sending, to a second network device via the first network device, one or more commands to control playback of multimedia by the second network device; identifying one or more additional available connections to the multimedia playback network within range of the wireless device, wherein the one or more additional available connections within range of the wireless device comprises a connection via the second network device; determining that the connection to the second network device is preferred over the connection via the first network device based on one or more characteristics; based on the determination that the connection via the second network device is preferred over the connection via the first network device, connecting to the multimedia playback network via the second network device; and sending, to the second network device, one or more additional commands to control playback of multimedia by the second network device.
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