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Utility
Earphone positioning and retention
11 Jul 23
Earphone positioning and retention mechanisms are disclosed.
Brandon Holley, Wei-Hean Liew, Jerad Lewis, David Amaranto, Alexia Delhoume, Casper Asmussen, Victor Johansson
Filed: 20 Sep 21
Utility
Systems and methods of adjusting bass levels of multi-channel audio signals
11 Jul 23
Systems and methods for adjusting bass levels of a multi-channel audio signal include, among other features, (i) receiving the multi-channel signal via a playback device; (ii) separating, from the multi-channel signal, low-frequency signals comprising frequencies less than a threshold frequency; (iii) determining electrical energies of the low-frequency signals; (iv) determining a first energy by summing the electrical energies of the low-frequency signals; (v) consolidating the low-frequency signals into a consolidated low-frequency signal; (vi) determining a second energy by determining an electrical energy of the consolidated low-frequency signal; (vii) generating a gain-adjusted low-frequency signal by adjusting a gain of the consolidated low-frequency signal based on both (a) the first energy and (b) the second energy; (viii) generating a gain-adjusted multi-channel signal by mixing the gain-adjusted low-frequency signal back into the multi-channel signal; and (ix) using the gain-adjusted multi-channel signal to play back gain-adjusted multi-channel audio content via the playback device.
Hilmar Lehnert, Aurelio Ramos, Bob Dizon
Filed: 28 Dec 20
Utility
Networked Microphone Devices, Systems, & Methods of Localized Arbitration
6 Jul 23
A first playback device is configured to perform functions comprising: detecting sound, identifying a wake word based on the sound as detected by the first device, receiving an indication that a second playback device has also detected the sound and identified the wake word based on the sound as detected by the second device, after receiving the indication, evaluating which of the first and second devices is to extract sound data representing the sound and thereby determining that the extraction of the sound data is to be performed by the second device over the first device, in response to the determining, foregoing extraction of the sound data, receiving VAS response data that is indicative of a given VAS response corresponding to a given voice input identified in the sound data extracted by the second device, and based on the VAS response data, output the given VAS response.
John Tolomei, Klaus Hartung
Filed: 22 Dec 22
Utility
Systems and Methods of Operating Media Playback Systems Having Multiple Voice Assistant Services
6 Jul 23
Systems and methods for managing multiple voice assistants are disclosed.
Ryan Richard Myers, Luis R. Vega Zayas, Sangah Park
Filed: 5 Dec 22
Utility
Dynamic Player Selection for Audio Signal Processing
6 Jul 23
In one aspect, a first playback device is configured to (i) receive a set of voice signals, (ii) process the set of voice signals using a first set of audio processing algorithms, (iii) identify, from the set of voice signals, at least two voice signals that are to be further processed, (iv) determine that the first playback device does not have a threshold amount of computational power available, (v) receive an indication of an available amount of computational power of a second playback device, (vi) send the at least two voice signals to the second playback device, (vii) cause the second playback device to process the at least two voice signals using a second set of audio processing algorithms, (viii) receive, from the second playback device, the processed at least two voice signals, and (ix) combine the processed at least two voice signals into a combined voice signal.
Shao-Fu Shih
Filed: 27 Dec 22
Utility
Control with Distributed Command Processing
6 Jul 23
Example techniques described herein involve a point-of-contact (POC) playback device that operates as an intermediary between the cloud and a media playback system that includes the POC playback device.
Dan Casimiro, Greg Ramsperger
Filed: 8 Jun 21
Utility
Playback of Generative Media Content
6 Jul 23
Generative media content (e.g., generative audio) can be played back across multiple playback devices concurrently.
Nicholas D'Amato, Dayn Wilberding, Aurelio Ramos, Daniel Jones, Steven Beckhardt, Gregory McAllister
Filed: 10 Mar 23
Utility
Optimization of Network Microphone Devices Using Noise Classification
6 Jul 23
Systems and methods for optimizing network microphone devices using noise classification are disclosed herein.
Kurt Thomas Soto
Filed: 5 Dec 22
Utility
Systems and Methods of Spatial Audio Playback with Enhanced Immersiveness
6 Jul 23
A method of playing back audio content with improved immersiveness can include receiving, at a playback device, audio input including vertical content having a high-frequency portion and a low-frequency portion.
Paul MacLean
Filed: 27 Feb 23
Design
Headphone ear cushion attachment mechanism
4 Jul 23
Ronald W. Roberts, Jr., Patrice Billaudet, Dieter Rapitsch, Philippe Vossel, Vincent Shyu
Filed: 8 Oct 20
Design
Playback device
4 Jul 23
Gregory B. Burlingame, Mieko Kusano, Wai-Loong Lim, Jonathon Reilly, Adrian Sesto
Filed: 4 Apr 19
Utility
Systems and methods for associating playback devices with voice assistant services
4 Jul 23
Systems and methods for media playback via a media playback system include detecting a first wake word via a first network microphone device of a first playback device, detecting a second wake word via a second network microphone device of a second playback device, and forming a bonded zone that includes the first playback device and the second playback device.
Sein Woo, John G. Tolomei
Filed: 1 Sep 21
Utility
Audio settings based on environment
4 Jul 23
Techniques described herein may involve audio settings based on an environment.
William H. Bush
Filed: 7 Dec 20
Utility
Systems and methods for device localization
4 Jul 23
Systems and methods for localizing portable devices are illustrated.
Kurt Thomas Soto, Charles Conor Sleith
Filed: 5 Nov 21
Utility
Media playback system with virtual line-in
4 Jul 23
Example systems and techniques disclosed herein facilitate interoperability between different media playback systems referred to herein as a virtual line-in (VLI) media playback system and a native playback system.
Arthur L. Coburn, IV, Chris Kotowski
Filed: 18 Jul 21
Utility
Input detection windowing
4 Jul 23
A device, such as Network Microphone Device or a playback device, detecting an event associated with the device or a system comprising the device.
Connor Kristopher Smith, Matthew David Anderson
Filed: 18 Apr 22
Utility
Stereo Playback Configuration and Control
29 Jun 23
An example method includes, based on an adjustment to a first displayed volume control, instructing the first playback device to adjust playback volume level; based on an adjustment to a second displayed volume control, instructing the second playback device to adjust playback volume level; after sending the commands, instructing the first and/or second playback device to process an audio stream into a first and/or second channel and to reproduce a respective one of the first and second channel, wherein the grouped first and second playback devices provide multi-channel sound; and based on an adjustment to a third displayed volume control, instructing the first and/or second playback device to adjust a group volume level for both the first and second playback devices.
Christopher Kallai, Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson, Robert A. Lambourne
Filed: 29 Aug 22
Utility
Synchronized Audio Mixing
29 Jun 23
A first example playback device includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first playback device to perform functions.
Ted M. Lin, Luis Vega
Filed: 15 Dec 22
Utility
Wireless Power Transfer for Audio Playback Devices
29 Jun 23
Disclosed herein are devices (e.g., audio playback devices) configured to transmit and/or receive wireless power.
Nicholas D'Amato, Chadwick Souza, Jonathan Cole Harris
Filed: 27 Feb 23
Utility
Media Sharing Across Service Providers
29 Jun 23
Embodiments including methods and apparatus to share file and file recommendations are disclosed.
Ron Kuper, Joni Hoadley
Filed: 28 Nov 22