Personalized media playback at a discovered point-of-sale display
US10296884B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2420/07
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments are described herein that allow for personalized media playback at a discovered point-of-sale display. In one aspect, a method is provided that involves discovering a point-of-sale display by a portable computing device. The point-of-sale display comprises at least one media playback device. The method further involves receiving, over a wireless network by the portable computing device, a software application and a system identifier of the point-of-sale display. The system identifier to automatically configure the software application to control the at least one media playback device at the discovered point-of-sale display. The method further involves joining the software application on the portable computing device to the point-of-sale display using the system identifier. The method further involves sending from the portable computing device via the configured software application one or more commands to control the at least one media playback device.
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