Media content playback system and method

摘要

A media apparatus for selecting a media source to provide media content to a playback device that plays back the media content as at least one of audio and video content may include a controller programmed to detect a media zone that includes a playback device, detect a presence of a portable user device that provides media content, determine a number of media sources that are available in the media zone, select a first media source of the number of media sources as a preferred media source based on a hierarchy table, determine whether the preferred media source includes the media content that is provided by the portable user device, and control the preferred media source to provide the media content to the playback device.

主权项

1. A media apparatus for selecting a media source to provide media content to a playback device that plays back the media content as at least one of audio and video content, the apparatus comprising:
a controller programmed to:
detect a media zone that includes a playback device;detect a presence of a portable user device that provides media content;determine a number of media sources that are available in the media zone;select a first media source of the number of media sources as a preferred media source based on a hierarchy table;determine whether the preferred media source includes the media content that is provided by the portable user device; andcontrol the preferred media source to provide the media content to the playback device to bypass the portable user device from providing the media content in response to determining that the preferred media source includes the media content that is provided by the portable user device.