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US9223490B2 - Methods and apparatus to manage zones of a multi-zone media playback system - Google Patents
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This patent arises from a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/247,754, entitled “Methods and Apparatus to Manage Zones of a Multi-Zone Media Playback System,” filed on Sep. 28, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,052,810, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.
1. An apparatus including a processor, the apparatus configured to:
display a first zone group display region including a first status icon and a first zone icon identifying at least one first zone player, the first status icon representative of a first playback status of a first zone group;
display a second zone group display region including a second status icon and a second zone icon identifying at least one second zone player, the second status icon representative of a second playback status of a second zone group; and
in response to a first drag of the first zone icon from a first position to a second position inside the second zone group display region:
cause the at least one first zone player to join the second zone group with the at least one second zone player;
cause the first zone icon to be displayed in the second zone group display region; and
cause the at least one first zone player to adopt the second playback status of the second zone group.
2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further configured to change the second playback status of the second zone group in response to a second drag of the first status icon inside the second zone group display region.
3. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein changing of the second playback status comprises causing the second playback status to correspond to the first playback status.
4. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein changing of the second playback status comprises causing the at least one second zone player to present media being presented by the at least one first zone player.
5. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the apparatus is further configured to monitor a user interface including the first and second zone group display regions for a drag input.
6. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the first status icon is indicative of a song being played by the at least one first zone player.
7. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein:
the first playback status indicates first media being played in the first zone group;
the second playback status indicates second media being played in the second zone group; and
the apparatus is further configured to cause the at least one first zone player to play the second media in response to the first drag.
displaying, via a controller device, a first zone group display region including a first status icon and a first zone icon identifying at least one first zone player, the first status icon representative of a first playback status of a first zone group;
displaying, via the controller device, a second zone group display region including a second status icon and a second zone icon identifying at least one second zone player, the second status icon representative of a second playback status of a second zone group; and
causing, via the controller device, the at least one first zone player to join the at least one second zone player in the second zone group;
causing, via the controller device, the first zone icon to be displayed in the second zone group display region; and
causing, via the controller device, the at least one first zone player to adopt the second playback status of the second zone group.
9. The method as defined in claim 8, further comprising changing the second playback status of the second zone group in response to a second drag of the first status icon inside the second zone group display region.
10. The method as defined in claim 9, wherein the changing of the second playback status comprises causing the second playback status to correspond to the first playback status.
11. The method as defined in claim 9, wherein the changing of the second playback status comprises causing the at least one second zone player to present media being presented by the at least one first zone player.
12. The method as defined in claim 8, further comprising monitoring a user interface including the first and second zone group display regions for a drag input.
13. The method as defined in claim 8, wherein the first status icon is indicative of a song being played by the at least one first zone player.
14. The method as defined in claim 8, wherein:
wherein the method further comprises causing the at least one first zone player to play the second media in response to the first drag.
15. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed, cause a computing device to perform a method comprising:
displaying a first zone group display region including a first status icon and a first zone icon identifying at least one first zone player, the first status icon representative of a first playback status of a first zone group;
displaying a second zone group display region including a second status icon and a second zone icon identifying at least one second zone player, the second status icon representative of a second playback status of a second zone group; and
causing the at least one first zone player to join the at least one second zone player in the second zone group;
causing the first zone icon to be displayed in the second zone group display region; and
causing the at least one first zone player to adopt the second playback status of the second zone group.
16. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises changing the second playback status of the second zone group in response to a second drag of the first status icon inside the second zone group display region.
17. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the changing of the second playback status comprises causing the second playback status to correspond to the first playback status.
18. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the changing of the second playback status comprises causing the second zone player to present media being presented by the first zone player.
19. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises monitoring a user interface including the first and second zone group display regions for a drag input.
20. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the first status icon is indicative of a song being played by the at least one first zone player.
21. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein:
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