US Patent 9779613 Display and control of pre-determined audio content playback

Embodiments are provided for displaying on a network device graphical display, an indication of an alarm, a media playback system playback zone associated with the alarm, and a control element for deactivating the alarm. The indication may be displayed in response to the network device receiving data indicating that the alarm is going off or is about to go off in the playback zone. A selection of the control element for deactivating the alarm may prompt a controller interface of the media playback system to be displayed on the graphical display, and the alarm may be deactivated via the controller interface. Alternatively, the selection of the control element may cause the alarm to be deactivated without displaying the controller interface. To deactivate the alarm, the network device may send to one or more playback devices in the playback zone, a transmission indicating that the alarm is to be deactivated.