Jonathan B Lang

US Patent:

20130343566, Dec 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun 25, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/531709

Inventors:

Mark Triplett - Hinsdale IL, US
Jonathan P. Lang - Santa Barbara CA, US
Jonathon Reilly - Cambridge MA, US
David Taylor - Santa Barbara CA, US

International Classification:

H04B 14/00

US Classification:

381 77

Abstract:

Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate gathering, aggregation and analysis of content playback and system data from one or more local playback networks. Certain embodiments facilitate analysis and recommendation to one or more local playback systems based on the aggregated and analyzed data. An example method includes collecting, using a processor, data relating to playback of content at a local playback network. The example method includes analyzing the collected data based on at least one characteristic. The example method includes generating a representation of the analysis of the collected data. The example method includes providing the representation to the local playback network.

US Patent:

20130343567, Dec 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun 26, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/533785

Inventors:

Mark Triplett - Hinsdale IL, US
Jonathan P. Lang - Santa Barbara CA, US
Hrishikesh Gossain - Santa Barbara CA, US

International Classification:

H04B 3/00

US Classification:

381 77

Abstract:

Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate discovery and remote configuration of content for playback via a multimedia playback network are disclosed. An example method includes facilitating identification of multimedia content being played, the identification including at least one of a content identifier associated with the content and the content itself. An example method includes relaying at least one of the content identifier and the content to a playback system located remotely from a location of the multimedia content playback, at least one of the content identifier and the content remotely added for playback at the playback system.