1. A method comprising:
detecting, via a control interface of a first playback device while at least one second playback device is playing media, an input indicating a command for the first playback device to (i) form a zone with the second playback device and (ii) play back the media in synchrony with the at least one second playback device; and
based on the detected input, causing (i) the first playback device and the second playback device to form the zone and (ii) the first playback device to play back the media in synchrony with the at least one second playback device.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving, by the first playback device from the second playback device, the media.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the first playback device to playback the media in synchrony with the at least one second playback device comprises:
sending by the first playback device to the second playback device an indication of the command.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein, before detecting the input indicating the command, the first playback device is within a first zone that comprises a third playback device, the method further comprising:
based on the detected input, causing the third playback device to play back the media in synchrony with the first and second playback devices.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein causing the third playback device to play back the media in synchrony with the first and second playback devices comprises:
playing back, by the first playback device, a first stereo portion of the media; and
playing back, by the third playback device, a second stereo portion of the media.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein, before detecting the input indicating the command, the first zone is within a second zone that comprises the first zone and a fourth playback device, the method further comprising:
based on the detected input, causing the fourth playback device to playback the media in synchrony with the first, second, and third playback devices.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the media is a first media and the first playback device is within a first zone that also comprises a third playback device, further comprising:
based on the detected input, causing the third playback device to playback a second media while the first and second playback devices playback the first media in synchrony.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein before detecting the input indicating the command the first playback device is a zone coordinator configured to control at least one playback device of the first zone, the method further comprising:
based on the detected input, causing the third playback device to become a zone coordinator of the first zone.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising, before causing the third playback device to become the zone coordinator of the first zone, determining the third playback device to be the zone coordinator of the first zone based on respective signal strengths of playback devices of the first zone received from the third playback device.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
prior to detecting the input, providing by the control interface an indication of a zone that includes the second playback device.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the provided indication comprises at least one of (i) an audio indication of the media playing by the second playback device, (ii) a visual indication of the media playing by the second playback device, (iii) an audio indication of a name of the zone that includes the second playback device, and (iv) a visual indication of a name of the zone that includes the second playback device.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the input is a second input, the method further comprising:
prior to detecting the second input, detecting a first input at the control interface, wherein the first input indicates a command for the first playback device to indicate a potential zone for the first playback device to join;
determining a zone to indicate in response to detecting the first input at the control interface; and
based on detecting the first input, providing an indication of the determined zone.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first input is a touch-and-hold of the control interface and the second input is a release of the control interface.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the zone to indicate in response to detecting the first input comprises determining a sequence of zones to indicate, further comprising:
detecting signal strengths corresponding to respective zones; and
determining the sequence based on the detected signal strengths of the respective zones.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the zone to indicate in response to detecting the first input comprises determining a sequence of zones to indicate, further comprising:
determining most recent user interaction times of respective zones; and
determining the sequence based on the determined most recent interaction times of the respective zones.
16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
before causing the first playback device to play back the media in synchrony with the at least one second playback device, determining a zone that includes the second playback device for the first playback device to join based on one or more of (i) a signal strength of the zone and (ii) a most recent user interaction time of the zone.
17. A method comprising:
detecting, by a control device while at least one first playback device is playing media, an input indicating a command for a second playback device to (i) form a zone with the first playback device and (ii) playback the media in synchrony with the at least one first playback device, wherein the control device is communicatively coupled to the second playback device and not communicatively coupled to the first playback device; and
based on the detected input, causing (i) the first playback device and the second playback device to form the zone and (ii) the second playback device to playback the media in synchrony with the at least one first playback device.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the second playback device is within a first zone that also comprises a third playback device, the method further comprising:
based on the detected input, causing the third playback device to playback the media in synchrony with the first and second playback devices.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the media is a first media and the second playback device is within a first zone that also comprises a third playback device, further comprising:
based on the detected input, causing the third playback device to playback a second media while the first and second playback devices playback the first media in synchrony.
20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a first playback device cause the first playback device to perform functions comprising:
detecting, via a control interface of the first playback device while at least one second playback device is playing media, an input indicating a command for the first playback device to (i) form a zone with the second playback device and (ii) play back the media in synchrony with the at least one second playback device; and
based on the detected input, causing (i) the first playback device and the second playback device to form the zone and (ii) the first playback device to play back the media in synchrony with the at least one second playback device.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A laminate design, comprising:
a substrate formed to define through-holes;
an initially uncured pre-preg laminate disposable proximate to the substrate; and
an initially uncured pre-preg staple, the staple including a main member and legs extending from the main member and being disposable with the legs extending through the through-holes to pierce the laminate, the staple being co-curable with the laminate.
2. The laminate design according to claim 1, wherein corresponding portions of the substrate and the laminate are configured to abut in a flush formation.
3. The laminate design according to claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises an airfoil skin.
4. The laminate design according to claim 1, wherein the laminate comprises resin and fiber intermixed in the resin.
5. The laminate design according to claim 4, wherein the legs of the staple are configured to pierce through the resin but not the fiber of the laminate.
6. The laminate design according to claim 1, wherein the laminate is substantially flat on both sides.
7. The laminate design according to claim 6, wherein the legs of the staple are bendable toward a side of the laminate.
8. The laminate design according to claim 1, wherein the laminate comprises:
a first portion having a first leg section; and
a second portion having a second leg section,
the first and second portions being configured to meet along a seam such that the first and second leg sections abut one another in a flush formation.
9. The laminate design according to claim 8, wherein the seam is configured for alignment with the through-holes such that the legs of the staple pierce the laminate proximate to the seam.
10. The laminate design according to claim 8, further comprising stiffening elements attachable to the first and second leg sections.
11. A laminate design, comprising:
a substrate formed to define through-holes;
a cured pre-preg laminate disposed to abut the substrate; and
a cured pre-preg staple including a main member and legs extending from the main member, the staple being disposed with the legs extending through the through-holes to pierce the laminate, the staple being co-cured with the laminate.
12. The laminate design accordingly to claim 11, wherein the staple and the laminate are co-cured such that the staple pulls load from the laminate and away from the substrate.
13. The laminate design according to claim 11, wherein corresponding portions of the substrate and the laminate abut in a flush formation.
14. The laminate design according to claim 11, wherein the substrate comprises an airfoil skin.
15. The laminate design according to claim 11, wherein the laminate is substantially flat on both sides.
16. The laminate design according to claim 15, wherein the legs of the staple bend toward a side of the laminate.
17. The laminate design according to claim 11, wherein the laminate comprises:
a first portion having a first leg section; and
a second portion having a second leg section,
the first and second portions meeting along a seam such that the first and second leg sections abut in a flush formation.
18. The laminate design according to claim 17, wherein the seam is aligned with the through-holes such that the legs of the staple pierce the laminate proximate to the seam.
19. The laminate design according to claim 17, further comprising stiffening elements attached to the first and second leg sections.
20. A method of assembling a laminate design, comprising:
forming a substrate with through-holes;
disposing an uncured pre-preg laminate proximate to the substrate;
inserting legs of an uncured pre-preg staple through the through-holes to pierce the laminate; and
co-curing the pre-preg laminate and the pre-preg staple.
21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising forming the uncured pre-preg laminate to includes a first portion having a first leg section and a second portion having a second leg section, the first and second portions meeting along a seam such that the first and second leg sections abut in a flush formation.
22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the legs of the staple extend between the first and second leg sections.