Patent ID: 9319153
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: H04B,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: providing, by a first playback device of a media playback system to a first control device and a second control device of the media playback system, first media availability data that indicates first media that is available for playback by the first playback device; receiving, from the first control device data indicating an addition of one or more particular media items to a queue that is playable by the first playback device and one or more second playback devices in synchrony; providing, to the second control device, second media availability data indicating second media available for playback by the first playback device, wherein the second media includes the first media and the one or more particular media items; initiating, by the first playback device, playback of the queue in synchrony with the one or more second playback devices; determining, by the first playback device, that the one or more particular media items are unavailable to the first playback device, wherein determining that the one or more particular media items are unavailable to the first playback device comprises determining that the first control device has disconnected from the media playback system; based on determining that the one or more particular media items are unavailable to the first playback device, initiating a query for media that is equivalent to the one or more particular media items within the first media that is available for playback by the first playback device; and replacing the one or more particular media items in the queue that is accessible by the first playback device and one or more second playback devices with the media that is equivalent to the one or more particular media items.