Sonos, Inc.
Counterpart Media Items

Abstract:

An example method includes maintaining a playlist of media items for playback by one or more playback devices and, for a given media item in the playlist, maintaining, as part of the playlist, a packet that includes the given media item and a set of one or more counterpart media items that each correspond to the given media item. The method includes receiving, from a playback device over a communication network, (i) a request to play back the playlist of media items and (ii) operational data about the playback device. The method also includes, based on the received operational data about the playback device, selecting one of the one or more counterpart media items for playback by the playback device and transmitting the selected counterpart media item to the playback device for playback.