Global Patent Index - EP 4064733 B1

EP 4064733 B1 20240731 - PLAYBACK EXPANSION

Title (en)

PLAYBACK EXPANSION

Title (de)

WIEDERGABEERWEITERUNG

Title (fr)

EXPANSION DE LECTURE

Publication

EP 4064733 B1 20240731 (EN)

Application

EP 21210296 A 20160224

Priority

  • US 201514631723 A 20150225
  • US 201514631713 A 20150225
  • EP 19208160 A 20160224
  • EP 16711922 A 20160224
  • US 2016019325 W 20160224

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016138112A1] Examples described herein involve expanding playback of a media item from a first playback device to a second playback device. In one example, a first playback device of a first zone, identifies a second playback device within a proximity of the first playback device, determines that the second playback device is playing a media item as part of a second zone, and based on the determination, joins the second zone and begins playing the media item in synchrony with the second playback device. In another example, a first playback device, while playing a media item as part of a first zone, determines that a second playback device of a second zone has entered a proximity of the first playback device, and responsively, causes the second playback device to join the first zone and begin playing the media item in synchrony with the first playback device.

IPC 8 full level

H04R 27/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H04R 2227/003 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016138112 A1 20160901; EP 3111674 A1 20170104; EP 3111674 B1 20191113; EP 3641346 A1 20200422; EP 3641346 B1 20211201; EP 4064733 A2 20220928; EP 4064733 A3 20221214; EP 4064733 B1 20240731

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2016019325 W 20160224; EP 16711922 A 20160224; EP 19208160 A 20160224; EP 21210296 A 20160224