Playback queue control via a playlist on a mobile device
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602014092390
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2013-05-29
- Filing Date
- 2014-05-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-28
AI Technical Summary
Existing technologies for accessing and listening to digital audio in an out-loud setting are limited, and there is a need for improved consumer technology to revolutionize how people access and consume digital media.
A method and device for establishing a connected state between a mobile device and a network media system, allowing actions on a playlist on the mobile device to be synchronized with a playback queue on one or more playback devices, with indicators and controls for managing this connection and transitioning control between devices.
Enables seamless synchronization of media playback across multiple zones, allowing users to maintain control of their media playback experience even when out of range, with features for reconnecting and managing playback queues and private queues.