Distributed provisioning of properties of operational settings of a media playback system
US10747493B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2430/01
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Devices, system, and methods are disclosed for provisioning devices over a cloud network in accordance with modifications to operational settings of a media playback system. In example embodiments, a playback device is provided that is configured to identify a change to a property of an operational setting of the media playback system. Based on the identified change, the playback device is configured to locally provision itself in accordance with the identified change to the property of the operational setting, cause at least one additional playback device to be provisioned in accordance with the identified change to the property of the operational setting, and cause a cloud computing device located outside of the media playback system to be provisioned in accordance with the identified change to the property of the operational setting.
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