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Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to provide guest access

US9977561B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 2013
Grant dateMay 22, 2018
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2227/005
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An example method includes displaying a playback queue for a media playback system to a first and second controller via a first user interface associated with the first controller and a second user interface associated with the second controller, the first controller granted a first access to the system and the second controller granted a second access to the system, the first controller displaying a subset of information available to the second controller. The example method includes displaying a plurality of controls for the system via the second user interface of the second controller, the controls associated with the second access. The example method includes displaying a subset of the controls via the first user interface, the subset including at least one control available via the second controller and associated with the first access. The example method includes facilitating control via the first user interface according to the first access.

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