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Utility
Transferring Playback Between Devices
6 Apr 23
A network device is configured to (i) play back a media item indicated by a remote playback queue provided by a cloud-based computing system, (ii) receive an indication that a playback device is available for playback, (iii) display a now playing screen including (a) information identifying the media item, and (b) an icon that indicates that the network device is not in a connected state with any other network device, (iv) receive a first input selecting the icon, (v) in response to the first input, display a list of one or more available network devices including the playback device, (vi) receive a second input selecting the playback device from the list (vii) after receiving the second input, update the list to indicate that the playback device is selected for playback of the remote playback queue, and (viii) transfer playback of the remote playback queue from the network device to the playback device.
Abhishek Kumar, Andrew Schulert, Robert Andrew Lambourne, Arthur L. Coburn, IV
Filed: 11 Jul 22
Design
Media player device
4 Apr 23
Aki Laine, Philippe Vossel, Edward Mitchell
Filed: 29 Dec 20
Utility
Transferring playback from a mobile device to a playback device
4 Apr 23
A network device is configured to (i) play back a media item indicated by a remote playback queue provided by a cloud-based computing system, (ii) receive an indication that a playback device is available for playback, (iii) display a now playing screen including (a) information identifying the media item, and (b) an icon that indicates that the network device is not in a connected state with any other network device, (iv) receive a first input selecting the icon, (v) in response to the first input, display a list of one or more available network devices including the playback device, (vi) receive a second input selecting the playback device from the list (vii) after receiving the second input, update the list to indicate that the playback device is selected for playback of the remote playback queue, and (viii) transfer playback of the remote playback queue from the network device to the playback device.
Abhishek Kumar, Andrew Schulert, Robert Andrew Lambourne, Arthur L. Coburn, IV
Filed: 18 Dec 20
Utility
Cable Retraction Mechanism for Headphone Devices
30 Mar 23
A headphone device includes (i) a first earpiece including an antenna at least partially disposed within the first earpiece, (ii) a second earpiece, (iii) a headbow adjustably connecting the first earpiece and the second earpiece, where one or both of the first and second earpieces are extendable from the headbow, the headbow including an inner cavity, and (iv) a cable assembly including a cable that is formed into a sinusoidal pattern having a series of peaks and valleys when the cable assembly is in a resting position, the cable at least partially formed from an elastomeric material, the cable assembly extending between the first and second earpieces within the inner cavity of the headbow in the resting position such that the cable assembly is extendable within the inner cavity of the headbow from the resting position when one or both of the first and second earpieces are extended from the headbow.
Dieter Rapitsch, Patrice Billaudet
Filed: 5 Dec 22
Utility
Routines for Playback Devices
30 Mar 23
In response to receiving the playback mode indication, a playback device is caused to operate within a particular playback mode.
Shilpa SARODE, Joshua SALIT, Nikit WAGHELA, Graham BULLIS, Brandon WRIGHT, Luis VEGA
Filed: 27 Sep 22
Utility
Routines for Playback Devices
30 Mar 23
A control device receives one or more first user inputs associating a particular playback mode with one or more playback devices and one or more user-defined acoustic parameters for particular media content that is associated with the particular playback mode.
Shilpa SARODE, Joshua SALIT, Nikit WAGHELA, Graham BULLIS, Brandon WRIGHT, Luis VEGA
Filed: 27 Sep 22
Utility
Intelligent User Interfaces for Playback Devices
30 Mar 23
An example playback device is configured to (i) detect, while the graphical display is in a sleep state, that a user is proximate to the playback device, (ii) cause a graphical display to exit a sleep state and present a GUI including a list of selectable quick start icons, each quick start icon corresponding to a respective command to begin playback of respective media content, where the list does not include information identifying the respective media content, (iii) determine that a predetermined period of time has passed after causing the graphical display to exit the sleep state, (iv) update the graphical display to include information identifying the respective media content corresponding to each quick start icon, (v) detect an input selecting one of the quick start icons via the graphical display, and (vi) based on detecting the input, begin to play back the media content corresponding to the selected one of the quick start icons.
Brandon Lynne, Jodi Vautrin, Edwin Joseph Fitzpatrick, III
Filed: 30 Sep 22
Utility
Mapping and Characterizing Acoustic Events Within an Environment Via Audio Playback Devices
30 Mar 23
Systems and methods for mapping noise via a plurality of playback devices within an environment are disclosed herein.
Adib Mehrabi, Saeed Bagheri Sereshki, Jerad Lewis
Filed: 29 Sep 22
Utility
Audio Generation in a Media Playback System
30 Mar 23
Example techniques relate to audio generation in a media playback system.
Mike Chamness, Aurelio Rafael Ramos, Timothy Sheen, Hilmar Lehnert
Filed: 7 Oct 22
Utility
Playback Expansion
30 Mar 23
Examples described herein involve expanding playback of a media item from a first playback device to a second playback device.
Benjamin Fullerton, Ingve Holmung
Filed: 6 Oct 22
Utility
Enabling and Disabling Microphones and Voice Assistants
30 Mar 23
An example playback device may include at least one microphone and a capacitive control disposed on a housing of the playback device.
Kate Wojogbe, Jason Yore, Edwin Joseph Fitzpatrick, III, Arthur Gordon, Mark S. Viscusi
Filed: 30 Sep 22
Utility
Network identification of portable electronic devices while changing power states
28 Mar 23
Systems and methods for maintaining knowledge of a network address (e.g., a MAC address) for a playback device while changing power states are disclosed.
Hrishikesh Gossain
Filed: 15 Dec 20
Utility
Providing a Multi-Channel and a Multi-Zone Audio Environment
23 Mar 23
A multi-channel and multi-zone audio environment is provided.
Simon Jarvis, Hilmar Lehnert, Aurelio Rafael Ramos, Luis Vega
Filed: 26 Nov 22
Utility
Playback Device Calibration
23 Mar 23
A first subwoofer may be configured to output multimedia content in synchrony with at least one other playback device and a second subwoofer.
Neil Griffiths, Mike Chamness
Filed: 26 Sep 22
Utility
Extending Playback With Corresponding Media
23 Mar 23
Embodiments described herein provide for extending media playback.
Robert Reimann
Filed: 3 Nov 22
Utility
Portable Playback Device Power Management
23 Mar 23
Example techniques related to portable playback device power management.
Joshua Nicholas, Brenda Stefani, Liang Chai, Xiang Wang, Allan Velzy, Edwin Joseph Fitzpatrick, III, Hrishikesh Gossain
Filed: 28 Nov 22
Utility
Manufacture of a Grille Element for a Media Playback Device
16 Mar 23
A manufacturing process for a grille element of a media playback system is provided.
Wei-Hean Liew, Larry Wulin Xia, Kevin Teik Siang Lee, Amine Qiang Wu, Tristan Taylor, Philippe Vossel, Edward Mitchell, Jonathan Oswaks
Filed: 17 Feb 20
Utility
Playback Device Connection
16 Mar 23
An example playback device is configured to (i) detect a triggering event that causes the playback device to transmit a first message indicating the playback device is available for setup, (ii) establish an initial communication path with a computing device, (iii) process one or more second messages received from the computing device via the initial communication path collectively containing network configuration parameters for a secure wireless network defined by one or more network devices, where the initial communication path with the computing device does not traverse any of the one or more network devices, and where the network configuration parameters include an identifier of, and security information for, the secure wireless network, (iv) use the network configuration parameters to connect to the secure wireless network, and (v) transition from communicating with the computing device via the initial communication path to communicating with the computing device via the secure wireless network.
Nicholas A.J. Millington, Paul V. Hainsworth
Filed: 15 Aug 22
Utility
Portable Playback Devices with Network Operation Modes
16 Mar 23
Examples described herein relate to portable playback devices, such as smart headphones and earbuds, and ultra-portable devices having built-in voice assistants.
Sangah Park, Ryan Myers, John Tolomei
Filed: 12 Sep 22
Utility
Playback Updates
16 Mar 23
Embodiments are described herein that involve receiving, by a social-media computing system from a media playback system, playback data indicating media that is being played back by the media playback system, where the playback data comprises an indication of at least one zone of the media playback system in which the media is being played back; and based on the received playback data, updating social-media data in a social-media account, where the updated social-media data comprises an indication of the at least one zone in which the media is currently being played back.
Keith Corbin, Abhishek Kumar, Ron Kuper, Gregory Paul Ramsperger, Andrej Sarkic
Filed: 19 Sep 22