Patent ID: 9703471
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G05B,G06F,H04B,H04M

Claim:
1. A method for arranging a plurality of networked audio players according to input from controller with a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising: instructing the touch-sensitive display to portray a representation of at least a portion of the plurality of networked audio players; receiving data indicative of a multi-touch gesture input involving two or more concurrent points of contact via the touch-sensitive display; associating the received data with a gesture-indicated arrangement for audio playback from the plurality of networked audio players; instructing the plurality of networked audio players to provide audio playback according to the gesture-indicated arrangement; and instructing the touch-sensitive display to portray a representation of at least some of the plurality of networked audio players including an indication of the gesture-indicated arrangement, wherein the data indicative of the multi-touch gesture input comprises data indicative of a splay gesture input that removes the plurality of networked audio players from a group, and a pinch gesture input or a squeeze gesture input that groups the plurality of networked audio players into the group.