Transferring playback from a mobile device to a playback device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11481436
APP PUB NO 20210216587A1
SERIAL NO

17127989

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A network device is configured to (i) play back a media item indicated by a remote playback queue provided by a cloud-based computing system, (ii) receive an indication that a playback device is available for playback, (iii) display a now playing screen including (a) information identifying the media item, and (b) an icon that indicates that the network device is not in a connected state with any other network device, (iv) receive a first input selecting the icon, (v) in response to the first input, display a list of one or more available network devices including the playback device, (vi) receive a second input selecting the playback device from the list (vii) after receiving the second input, update the list to indicate that the playback device is selected for playback of the remote playback queue, and (viii) transfer playback of the remote playback queue from the network device to the playback device.

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  • SONOS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coburn,, IV Arthur L Lexington, US 106 983
Kumar, Abhishek Hayward, US 289 3713
Lambourne, Robert Andrew Santa Barbara, US 25 1421
Schulert, Andrew Cambridge, US 27 713

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