Location based playback system control
US10592086B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/13144
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Example implementations may involve using a prompt to prevent inadvertent control or playback of audio content. When a mobile device receives input data indicating a command to play back audio content on a first playback device, the mobile device determines whether the mobile device is in proximity to the first playback device. If the mobile device determines that the mobile device within a given proximity to the first playback device, the mobile device transmits, via the network interface, one or more commands to instruct the first playback device to play back the audio content. However, if the mobile device determines that the mobile device outside the proximity, the mobile device displays a prompt indicating that the mobile device is the outside the given proximity to the first playback device and a selectable control that, when selected, transmits the one or more commands to play back the audio content.
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