Control of multiple playback devices
Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to control audio playback devices are disclosed. An example first playback device includes a speaker driver, a processor, and a computer readable medium including a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the first playback device to implement a method. The example method includes receiving, from a first audio information source, first audio information. The example method includes playing back the first audio information. The example method includes receiving, from a second audio information source, (i) a first message, and (ii) second audio information. Based on the received first message, the example method includes (i) determining that the first playback device and a second playback device are to playback the second audio information; (ii) stopping play back of the first audio information; (iii) playing back, via the speaker driver, the second audio information; and (iv) sending the second audio information to the second playback device.
1. A first playback device comprising:
a speaker driver;
a processor; and
a tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the first playback device to implement a method, the method including:
receiving, from a first audio information source, first audio information;
playing back, via the speaker driver, the first audio information;
receiving, from a second audio information source, (i) a first message, and (ii) second audio information; and
in response to receiving the first message from the second audio information source: (i) determining that the first playback device and a second playback device are configured to playback the second audio information; (ii) stopping play back of the first audio information; (iii) playing back, via the speaker driver, the second audio information; and (iv) sending the second audio information to the second playback device.
2. The first playback device of claim 1 , wherein receiving, from the first audio information source, the first audio information comprises receiving, from the first audio information source via a packet-based communication link, the first audio information.
3. The first playback device of claim 1 , wherein receiving, from the second audio information source, (i) the first message and (ii) the second audio information comprises receiving, from the second audio information source via a wired communication link, (i) the first message and (ii) the second audio information.
4. The first playback device of claim 3 , wherein receiving, from the second audio information source via the wired communication link, (i) the first message and (ii) the second audio information comprises receiving, from the second audio information source via a packet-based wired communication link, (i) the first message and (ii) the second audio information.
5. The first playback device of claim 1 , wherein receiving, from the first audio information source, the first audio information comprises receiving, from the first audio information source via a wireless communication link, the first audio information, and wherein receiving, from the second audio information source, (i) the first message and (ii) the second audio information comprises receiving, from the second audio information source via a wired communication link, (i) the first message and (ii) the second audio information.
6. The first playback device of claim 5 , wherein receiving, from the first audio information source via the wireless communication link, the first audio information comprises receiving, from the first audio information source via a packet-based wireless communication link, the first audio information.
7. The first playback device of claim 1 , wherein determining that the first playback device and the second playback device are configured to play back the second audio information comprises determining that a zone scene is triggered by the received first message.
8. The first playback device of claim 7 , wherein the zone scene is saved in the tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium.
9. The first playback device of claim 8 , the method further including:
receiving, from a controller device, an instruction to save the zone scene.
10. The first playback device of claim 7 , wherein the zone scene comprises the first playback device, the second playback device, and a third playback device, the method further including:
based on the received first message, sending the second audio information to the third playback device.
11. The first playback device of claim 1 , wherein the first message identifies the second audio information source.
12. The first playback device of claim 1 , the method further including:
receiving, from the second audio information source, a second message comprising a volume command; and
based on the received second message, changing a volume of play back of the second audio information.
13. The first playback device of claim 12 , wherein the volume command is based on a command from a device configured to communicate with the second audio information source.
14. The first playback device of claim 1 , the method further including:
based on the received first message, sending to the second playback device a second message comprising a command to playback the second audio information.
15. The first playback device of claim 14 , the method further including:
generating timing information associated with the second audio information; and
sending to the second playback device the generated timing information, wherein playing back the second audio information comprises playing back the second audio information based on the generated timing information.
16. The first playback device of claim 1 , the method further including:
receiving, from a controller device, a command; and
sending, to the second audio information source, a second message comprising an indication of the command.
17. The first playback device of claim 1 , wherein the first message is based on a command from a device configured to communicate with the second audio information source.
18. The first playback device of claim 17 , wherein the command is at least one of a power-on command or a volume command.
19. A method comprising:
receiving, by a first playback device from a first audio information source, first audio information;
playing back, via a speaker driver of the first playback device, the first audio information;
receiving, by the first playback device from a second audio information source, (i) a first message, and (ii) second audio information; and
in response to receiving the first message from the second audio information source: (i) determining that the first playback device and a second playback device are configured to playback the second audio information; (ii) stopping play back of the first audio information; (iii) playing back, via the speaker driver, the second audio information; and (iv) sending the second audio information to the second playback device.
20. A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein that, when executed by a processor, cause a first playback device to:
receive, from a first audio information source, first audio information;
play back, via a speaker driver, the first audio information;
receive, from a second audio information source, (i) a first message, and (ii) second audio information; and
in response to receiving the first message from the second audio information source: (i) determining that the first playback device and a second playback device are configured to playback the second audio information; (ii) stopping play back of the first audio information; (iii) playing back, via the speaker driver, the second audio information; and (iv) sending the second audio information to the second playback device.