Patent ID: 9354656
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: G05B,G06F,G11B,H03G,H04H,H04J,H04L,H04N,H04R,H04W,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: a first playback device receiving instructions via a network from a controller to play audio information from an audio information source, wherein the first playback device is a member of a synchrony group comprising the first playback device and a second playback device, wherein every member of the synchrony group is a playback device configured to play audio information in synchrony with every other playback device in the synchrony group, and wherein the controller is not a member of the synchrony group; detecting whether the audio information source is accessible by the first playback device; when the audio information source is accessible by the first playback device, the first playback device (i) obtaining the audio information from the audio information source, and (ii) transmitting the audio information via the network to at least the second playback device; and when the audio information source is not accessible by the first playback device, the first playback device instructing the second playback device to (i) obtain the audio information from the audio information source, and (ii) transmit the audio information via the network to at least the first playback device; and the first playback device playing the obtained audio information in synchrony with the second playback device.