System and method for providing user location-based multi-zone media
A system and method for providing user location-based multi-zone media. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly presents media content (e.g., audio content) to a user as the user moves throughout a premises.
1. A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
an audio player operable to send audio content to two active audio zones of a plurality of audio zones according to a movement of a listener, wherein:
a location of the listener is monitored and associated with only one audio zone, of the plurality of audio zones, at a time, and
as the listener moves between different audio zones, the audio zone that the listener exits is the first audio zone of the two active audio zones, and the audio zone that the listener enters is the second audio zone of the two active audio zones.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein when the system is activated and until the listener moves between different audio zones, the audio player is operable to send audio content exclusively to the one audio zone where the listener is located.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the audio content is sent, via one or more speakers, to each audio zone of the two active audio zones.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the audio player is operable to synchronize the audio content sent to the two active audio zones.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the audio player is operable to independently control the volume of the audio content in the two active audio zones.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location of the listener is monitored according to a signal from a personal electronic device carried by the listener.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the audio player is activated by a voice command.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location of the listener is monitored according to a home control device.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the listener is one of a plurality of listeners, and wherein each listener of the plurality of listeners is associated with a priority.
10. A system for presenting audio content, the system comprising:
an audio player operable to send audio content to two active audio zones of a plurality of audio zones according to a movement of a listener, wherein:
a current location of the listener is monitored and associated with only one audio zone, of the plurality of audio zones, at a time, and
a predicted location of the listener is determined according the movement of the listener,
a first audio zone of the two active audio zones is associated with the current location of the listener,
a second audio zone of the two active audio zones is associated with the predicted location of the listener, and
the first audio zone is different than the second audio zone.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein when the system is activated and until the listener moves, the audio player is operable to send audio content exclusively to the one audio zone where the listener is currently located.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the predicted location is a previous location of the listener.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the audio content is sent, via one or more speakers, to each audio zone of the two active audio zones.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the audio player is operable to synchronize the audio content sent to the two active audio zones.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the audio player is operable to independently control the volume of the audio content in the two active audio zones.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the current location of the listener is monitored according to a signal from a personal electronic device carried by the listener.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the audio player is activated by a voice command.
18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the current location of the listener is monitored according to a home control device.
19. The system of claim 10 , wherein the listener is one of a plurality of listeners, and wherein each listener of the plurality of listeners is associated with a priority.
20. The system of claim 10 , wherein the predicted location of the listener is determined according a schedule of the listener.