Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-household support
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Application No.: US14039615Application Date: 2013-09-27
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Publication No.: US09933920B2Publication Date: 2018-04-03
- Inventor: Paul Bates , Joni Rafalski Hoadley , Lee Keyser-Allen
- Applicant: Sonos, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Barbara
- Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Barbara
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F3/0484 ; H04L29/08 ; H04L12/28

Abstract:
Embodiments are provided for enabling a user to control multiple media playback systems with a single mobile device. The mobile device may connect with a first or second media playback system based on receiving a first or second household identifier (HHID), respectively. If the mobile device receives both the first and second HHIDs, the mobile device may connect with either the first or second media playback system based on a priority of the two systems. If neither the first nor second HHIDs are received by the mobile device, a user may be prompted to add a third media playback system if the mobile device receives a third HHID. The user interface of the mobile device may receive an input to connect the mobile device to the third media playback system, and a connection may be established between the mobile device and the third media playback system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150095774A1 Multi-Household Support Public/Granted day:2015-04-02
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