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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to provide automatic wireless configuration
Niels Van Erven, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Steve Beckhardt, Boston, MA (US);
Nicholas A. J. Millington, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Niels Van Erven, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Steve Beckhardt, Boston, MA (US);
Nicholas A. J. Millington, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to provide automated configuration of local playback devices and networks based on external input are disclosed. An example media playback device includes a control interface to receive and process, at the media playback device, network configuration information for a local network from an external source, the control interface to receive and process the network configuration from the external source without requiring user intervention. The example media playback device includes a wireless interface to communicate with the local network based at least in part on the network configuration information. The example media playback device includes a speaker to output audio based on audio information received via the local network.