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Utility
Networked microphone device control
2 Jan 24
Systems and methods disclosed herein include, while a microphone of a first networked microphone device is enabled, determining whether a first reference device is in a specific state, and in response to determining that the first reference device is in the specific state, disabling the microphone of the first networked microphone device.
Mieko Kusano, Dayn Wilberding, Jonathan Wenocur, Jonathan Lang
Filed: 1 Aug 22
Utility
Intelligent amplifier activation
2 Jan 24
Embodiments are provided for intelligently activating an amplifier in a playback device based on proximity detection.
Jonathon Reilly, Jonathan Lang
Filed: 27 May 22
Utility
VAS toggle based on device orientation
2 Jan 24
As noted above, example techniques relate to toggling a cloud-based VAS between enabled and disabled modes.
Fiede Schillmoeller, Connor Smith
Filed: 29 Nov 21
Utility
Location-Based Playlist Generation
28 Dec 23
Example techniques disclosed herein relate to location-based playlists.
Mark Trammell
Filed: 21 Jun 23
Utility
Content Playback Reminders
28 Dec 23
An example computing device is configured to determine (i) a future start time of an upcoming live media event and (ii) a uniform resource indicator (URI) at which a live media stream of the live media event will be accessible at the future start time.
Dayna Bateman
Filed: 27 Jun 23
Utility
Portable Device Microphone Status Indicator
28 Dec 23
A method performed by a portable playback device comprises receiving, via the portable playback device, a power activation indication.
Jodi Vautrin
Filed: 14 Jun 23
Utility
Wireless Transmission to Satellites for Multichannel Audio System
28 Dec 23
Some disclosed systems and methods include assigning channel streams to satellite playback devices, delaying initial transmission of surround sound content to satellite playback devices to accumulate audio samples for transmission in individual frames of surround sound content, and taking advantage of configured playback delays for different channels of surround sound content to prioritize transmission of channels of surround sound content having shorter configured playback delays over transmission of channels of surround sound content having longer configured playback delays.
Steven Beckhardt
Filed: 11 Sep 23
Utility
Preventing Accidental Media Device Commands
28 Dec 23
A playback device detects, with one or more onboard sensors, that the playback device is in motion.
Jason YORE, Arthur WU, Ryan PURDY
Filed: 22 Jun 23
Utility
Systems and Methods for Power-efficient Keyword Detection
28 Dec 23
Systems and methods for audio processing include capturing first sound data via at least one microphone of a network microphone device (NMD) and determining, via a voice activity detection process, that the first sound data does not include voice activity.
Aaron Jones, Saeed Bagheri Sereshki, Daniele Giacobello
Filed: 5 Sep 23
Utility
Techniques for Off-Net Synchrony Group Formation
21 Dec 23
A playback device is provided.
Brenda Stefani, Christopher Babroski, Da-Hai Ding, Gary Anthony Matulis, Robert James Bermani, Zhaoyun Huang, Meng Wang, Joe Jingzhong Zheng, Cheng Lu
Filed: 14 Jun 23
Utility
Systems and Methods for Selective Wake Word Detection
21 Dec 23
Systems and methods for media playback via a media playback system include capturing sound data via a network microphone device and identifying a candidate wake word in the sound data.
Joachim Fainberg, Daniele Giacobello, Klaus Hartung
Filed: 1 Sep 23
Utility
Voice Assistant Persistence Across Multiple Network Microphone Devices
21 Dec 23
Systems and methods for maintaining voice assistant persistence across multiple network microphone devices are described.
Connor Kristopher Smith, Paul Bates
Filed: 5 Sep 23
Utility
Voice Detection Optimization Using Sound Metadata
21 Dec 23
Systems and methods for optimizing voice detection via a network microphone device are disclosed herein.
Connor Kristopher Smith, Kurt Thomas Soto, Charles Conor Sleith
Filed: 1 Sep 23
Utility
Determining and Adapting to Changes In Microphone Performance of Playback Devices
21 Dec 23
Systems and methods for determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devices are disclosed herein.
Kurt Thomas Soto, Connor Kristopher Smith, Roberto Maria Dizon, Patrick Kevin McPherson, Charles Conor Sleith
Filed: 5 Sep 23
Utility
Media Playback Based on Sensor Data
21 Dec 23
Example techniques relate to playback based on acoustic signals in a system including a first network device and a second network device.
Jonathon Reilly, Niels Van Erven
Filed: 27 Apr 23
Design
Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface for media playback control
19 Dec 23
Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
Filed: 9 Jan 23
Design
Carrying case for portable media playback device
19 Dec 23
Aki Laine, Karson Shadley, Jonathan S. Cotter
Filed: 2 Dec 22
Utility
Media playback based on sensor data
19 Dec 23
Example techniques relate to playback based on acoustic signals in a system including a first network device and a second network device.
Jonathon Reilly, Niels Van Erven
Filed: 24 Mar 23
Utility
Vocal Guidance Engines for Playback Devices
14 Dec 23
Systems and methods for vocal guidance for playback devices are disclosed.
Won So
Filed: 5 Jun 23
Utility
Voice Detection Optimization Based on Selected Voice Assistant Service
14 Dec 23
Systems and methods for optimizing voice detection via a network microphone device (NMD) based on a selected voice-assistant service (VAS) are disclosed herein.
Connor Kristopher Smith, Kurt Thomas Soto, Charles Conor Sleith
Filed: 30 Jun 23