Google Inc.

Yaniv Bernstein

Oliver Heckmann

Ramona Bobohalma

Jasmine Kent

Daniel Danciu

Alin Sinpalean

The subject matter of the present disclosure can be implemented by, among other things, a remote control device configured to receive an identifier, present a plurality of controllable devices for selection on a display of the remote control device, and receive a selection of two or more controllable devices via the user interface. Using the identifier, a session with the two or more controllable devices is generated and performances of a same task by the two or more controllable devices are controlled by the remote control device by transmitting a message containing control information and the identifier to a network service.

Network-based remote control

The subject matter of the present disclosure can be implemented by, among other things, a remote control application executed by a mobile device to identify media player devices connected to a network, present the media player devices for selection in a user interface (UI), receive a selection of multiple media player devices via the UI, and receive a unique group identifier associated with the multiple media player devices from a network service. By transmitting a message containing the unique group identifier and control information to the network service, a media playback by the multiple media player devices is controlled by the remote control application.

Network-based synchronous media control on multiple playback devices

The subject matter of the present disclosure can be implemented by, among other things, a network service server system configured to receive a request from a remote control application to authorize the application to be associated with a user account, determine that the user account includes permissions for media player devices, and transmit a unique group identifier associated with multiple of the media player devices to the application. The network service server system is further configured to receive a media playback command from the application that includes the unique group identifier and control information useable by a media player device to control media playback. In response, the network service server system controls a concurrent media playback on the multiple media player devices by transmitting the control information to the multiple media player devices.

Remote control of concurrent media playback on multiple devices via centralized network services

The subject matter of the present disclosure can be implemented by, among other things, a network service server system configured to receive authorizations from a remote control application to associate media player devices that are connected to different local area networks with a user account, receive a request from the application to group multiple of the media player devices, and transmit a unique group identifier associated with the multiple media player devices to the application in response. In response to receiving a media playback command that includes the unique group identifier and control information usable by a media player device to control media playback, the network services transmits the control information to the multiple media player devices to control a media playback by the multiple media player devices.

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Yaniv Bernstein