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Spatial Audio Correction
10 Nov 22
Example techniques may involve performing aspects of a spatial calibration.
Timothy Sheen
Filed: 6 May 22
Utility
Intelligent Amplifier Activation
10 Nov 22
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
Playback Device Calibration
10 Nov 22
Systems and methods for calibrating a playback device include (i) outputting first audio content; (ii) capturing audio data representing reflections of the first audio content within a room in which the playback device is located; (iii) based on the captured audio data, determining an acoustic response of the room; (iv) connecting to a database comprising a plurality of sets of stored audio calibration settings, each set associated with a respective stored acoustic room response of a plurality of stored acoustic room responses; (v) querying the database for a stored acoustic room response that corresponds to the determined acoustic response of the room in which the playback device is located; and (vi) applying to the playback device a particular set of stored audio calibration settings associated with the stored acoustic room response that corresponds to the determined acoustic response of the room in which the playback device is located.
Timothy Sheen
Filed: 27 May 22
Utility
Audio Encryption in a Media Playback System
10 Nov 22
A first playback device is configured to obtain audio content from a cloud-based media service, the audio content encrypted according to a first encryption scheme.
Won So, Ted Lin, Derek W. Erdmann
Filed: 10 May 22
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Dynamic Transcoding for Enhancing Audio Playback
10 Nov 22
A first playback device is configured to: operate as part of a synchrony group that comprises the first playback device and a second playback device; obtain a first version of audio content that is encoded according to a first encoding format; determine that the first version of the audio content is unsuitable for playback by the second playback device; based on the determination, (i) decode the first version of the audio content and (ii) re-encode a second version of the audio content according to a second encoding format; transmit the second version of the audio content to the second playback device for playback; cause the second playback device to play back the second version of the audio content; and play back the first version of the audio content in synchrony with the playback of the second version of the audio content by the second playback device.
Won So
Filed: 10 May 22
Utility
Thermal control of audio playback devices
8 Nov 22
To avoid damage from overheating, playback device operation can be modulated based on input from temperature sensors.
Hilmar Lehnert, Aurelio Ramos
Filed: 22 Mar 21
Utility
Multi-household support
8 Nov 22
Embodiments are provided for enabling a user to control multiple media playback systems with a single mobile device.
Paul Bates, Joni Rafalski Hoadley, Lee Keyser-Allen
Filed: 5 Apr 21
Utility
Controlling and displaying zones in a multi-zone system
8 Nov 22
A multimedia controller for controlling and displaying zones in a multi-zone system is provided.
Abhishek Kumar, Amber Brown
Filed: 11 Nov 21
Utility
Extending playback with corresponding media
8 Nov 22
Embodiments described herein provide for extending media playback.
Robert Reimann
Filed: 14 Dec 20
Utility
Arbitration-Based Voice Recognition
3 Nov 22
A first network microphone device (NMD) is configured to receive, from a second NMD, a first arbitration message including (i) a first measure of confidence associated with a voice input as detected by the second NMD and (ii) the voice input as detected by the second NMD, and receive, from a third NMD, a second arbitration message including (i) a second measure of confidence associated with the voice input as detected by the third NMD and (ii) the voice input as detected by the third NMD.
Steven Beckhardt, Ted Lin
Filed: 18 Apr 22
Utility
Guest Access for Voice Control of Playback Devices
3 Nov 22
Playback devices comprising a network interface, an optional speaker(s), and one or more processors are disclosed herein.
Paul Andrew Bates
Filed: 18 Jul 22
Utility
Playback Modification Based On Proximity
3 Nov 22
Techniques described herein may involve modification of playback based on the proximity of a user to a playback device.
Luis Vega, Paul Bates, Jason Kendall
Filed: 15 Nov 21
Utility
Portable playback device state variable
1 Nov 22
Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate playback of multimedia content are disclosed.
Mieko Kusano
Filed: 27 Dec 21
Utility
Techniques for Reducing Latency in a Wireless Home Theater Environment
27 Oct 22
A first playback device can include a wireless network interface, an audio input interface, one or more processors, and data storage.
Niels van Erven, Yong Ma
Filed: 7 Jul 22
Utility
Room Sounds Modes
27 Oct 22
Example techniques described herein involve a media playback system of one or more playback devices that are operable in a plurality of modes.
Jonathan Cole Harris, Dayn Wilberding, Paul Andrew Bates
Filed: 26 Apr 22
Utility
Social Media Connection Recommendations Based On Playback Information
27 Oct 22
Embodiments are described herein that involve a computing device initiating playback of a particular media item on a media playback system that is registered to a particular account of a social media service.
Keith Corbin, Abhishek Kumar, Ron Kuper, Gregory Paul Ramsperger, Andrej Sarkic
Filed: 5 Jan 22
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Audio Content Playback Management
27 Oct 22
An example implementation involves a playback device receiving a request to add continuous automated streaming audio content to a playback queue, the request indicating a playback start time, and the playback queue indicating a plurality of audio content.
Paul Andrew Bates, Abhishek Kumar
Filed: 15 Apr 22
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Portable Device Microphone Status Indicator
27 Oct 22
A method performed by a portable playback device comprises receiving, via the portable playback device, a power activation indication.
Jodi Vautrin
Filed: 9 Apr 22
Utility
Media content based on operational data
25 Oct 22
An example computing system that maintains a playlist of media items for playback by one or more playback devices receives, from a first playback device, a request to play back the playlist and first operational data and also receives, from a second playback device, a request to play back the playlist and second operational data.
Ryan Taylor, Dmitri Siegel, Helen McDermott
Filed: 11 Nov 19
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Command keywords with input detection windowing
25 Oct 22
A device, such as Network Microphone Device or a playback device, receives an indication of a track change associated with a playback queue output by a media playback system.
Connor Kristopher Smith, Matthew David Anderson
Filed: 20 May 20