Systems and methods for networked music playback

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9554178
APP PUB NO 20150040168A1
SERIAL NO

14520578

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Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate connection to a multimedia playback network are disclosed. An example method provides content to a local playback network. The example method includes identifying multimedia content from a content provider. The example method includes passing information regarding the multimedia content to a local playback system including one or more multimedia playback devices in response to a trigger. The example method includes facilitating play of the multimedia content via a local playback network associated with the local playback system.

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  • SONOS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coburn,, IV Arthur Lexington, US 20 471
Hoadley, Joni Rafalski Santa Barbara, US 15 23

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