Kathryn L Ward

US Patent:

20190384562, Dec 19, 2019

Filed:

Jun 15, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/010245

Inventors:

- Framingham MA, US
Joseph Bermann - Bolton MA, US
Kathryn Ward - Brighton MA, US
Graeme Reed - Charlestown MA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/16
G05B 15/02
G06F 3/0482
G06F 3/0484
H04L 29/06

Abstract:

An audio system with an audio playback device that is configured to operatively connect to a digital audio source for playback of content from the digital audio source and a software program configured to run on a separate computer, wherein the software program provides a user interface configured to present to a first authorized user a selection of whether the audio playback device will be public and thus available to other authorized users or private and thus not available to other authorized users. In response to the first authorized user making a selection of whether the audio playback device will be public or private, an audio playback device access control is provided, wherein the access control is configured such that if the audio playback device is public, other authorized users are able to access and control the public audio playback device and if the audio playback device is private, other authorized users are not able to control the private audio playback device.