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Utility
Dynamic bonding of playback devices
13 Sep 22
Examples of dynamic bonding of playback devices are disclosed.
Mark Triplett, Steven Beckhardt
Filed: 23 Mar 20
Utility
Interoperability of native media playback system with virtual line-in
13 Sep 22
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, Arvin Faruque
Filed: 11 May 20
Utility
Frequency routing based on orientation
13 Sep 22
Systems, methods, and apparatus for frequency routing based on orientation are disclosed.
Christopher Kallai, Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson, Jonathan P. Lang, Craig Wisneski, Jonathon Reilly, Seamus Daly, Todd Mansfield
Filed: 29 Mar 21
Design
Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface for media playback control
13 Sep 22
Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
Filed: 6 Dec 18
Utility
Updating Network Configuration Parameters
8 Sep 22
An example computing device is configured to (i) establish a connection to a secure wireless network (ii) determine that one or more playback devices of a media playback system are not connected to the secure wireless network (iii) receive, via a graphical display, a user input indicating a request to update the one or more playback devices with network configuration parameters for the secure wireless network, (iv) retrieve, from storage, a list of the one or more playback devices, (v) receive an input indicating a first playback device to be updated from the list, (vi) establish an initial communication path with the first playback device, (vii) transmit a set of one or more messages to the first computing device collectively comprising the network configuration parameters for the secure wireless network, and (viii) receive an indication that the first computing device has established a connection to the secure wireless network.
William Shoesmith, Ted Lin, Jeffrey M. Peters, Cameron Scott, James Babu, Andi Rusu, Bryan Cox
Filed: 7 Mar 22
Utility
Headset With Improved Headband And Method For Manufacturing The Headset
8 Sep 22
A headset includes a first earcup, a second earcup, and a headband.
Samer Richard Neergaard, Ronald W. Roberts
Filed: 4 Mar 22
Utility
Operation Modes, Audio Layering, and Dedicated Controls for Targeted Audio Experiences
8 Sep 22
A playback device is configured to: based on a room setting of the playback device, determine that the playback device is associated with a first room of a media playback system; operate in a first mode that is associated with a first user type and a first set of playback control options; determine that the room setting of the playback device has changed; determine that the playback device is no longer associated with the first room and is associated with a second room of the media playback system; transition to operating in a second mode; determine that the playback device is no longer associated with the second room and is associated with the first room; transition to operating in the first mode; receive a playback command; determine that the playback command corresponds to a playback control option within the first set; and execute the playback command.
Kirsten Lewis, Kristen Leclerc, Youjin Nam, Dayn Wilberding, James Nesfield, Fiede Schillmoeller, Dimitri Singer, DonPaul Nogueira
Filed: 8 Mar 22
Utility
Social network account assisted service registration
6 Sep 22
Examples involve a control device using a social networking service to facilitate registration of a streaming media service with a media playback system.
Andrej Sarkic, Danielle Storlie, Diane Roberts, Ron Kuper, Dayn Wilberding, Carl Fristrom
Filed: 16 Oct 20
Utility
Network Microphone Device With Command Keyword Eventing
1 Sep 22
In one aspect, a playback device includes a voice assistant service (VAS) wake-word engine and a command keyword engine.
Connor Smith, John Tolomei, Kurt Soto
Filed: 13 Dec 21
Utility
Conditional Content Enhancement
1 Sep 22
An example computer system identifies a capability of a playback device to reproduce audio content.
Romi Kadri
Filed: 16 May 22
Utility
Failure Recovery of Wearable Playback Device
1 Sep 22
An example implementation may involve a group of wearable playback devices including a first wearable playback device and a second wearable playback device.
Steven Beckhardt, Jonathan Paul Lang, Jonathon Reilly
Filed: 20 Mar 22
Design
Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
30 Aug 22
Samuel Gates, Cameron Scott, Brandon Lynne, Eric Clayton, Andrew Mellors
Filed: 7 Jun 21
Utility
Track playback
30 Aug 22
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture to manage tracks and/or other multimedia items are disclosed.
Arthur L. Coburn, IV, Nicholas A. J. Millington, Paul Wren, Andrew J. Schulert, Robert A. Lambourne, Jonathan P. Lang
Filed: 9 Apr 15
Utility
Stereo playback configuration and control
30 Aug 22
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: 27 Oct 21
Utility
Indicating an association between a social-media account and a media playback system
30 Aug 22
Examples disclosed herein include a social-media computing system receiving, from a first computing device, a first message indicating that a media playback system is associated with a first social-media account; and based on the received first message, sending, to a second computing device associated with a second social-media account, a second message indicating that the media playback system is associated with the first social-media account.
Jonathan Paul Lang
Filed: 22 Dec 20
Utility
Mirrored queues
30 Aug 22
Embodiments disclosed herein involve a first playback device, associated with a first household, where the first playback device is configured to mirror a playback queue that is associated with a second playback device, where the second playback device is associated with a second household.
Steven Beckhardt
Filed: 9 Mar 20
Utility
Networked devices, systems, and methods for associating playback devices based on sound codes
30 Aug 22
In one aspect, a playback device is provided that is configured to identify a trigger event indicating a request to associate the playback device with another playback device.
Connor Kristopher Smith, Charles Conor Sleith, John Tolomei
Filed: 9 Mar 20
Utility
Calibration using multiple recording devices
30 Aug 22
Example techniques may involve calibration with multiple recording devices.
Klaus Hartung
Filed: 13 Nov 20
Utility
Adjusting a playback device
30 Aug 22
Certain embodiments provide methods and systems for managing a sound profile.
Christopher Kallai, Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson
Filed: 14 Aug 17
Utility
Volume Management in a Media Playback System
25 Aug 22
Example techniques may provide volume enhancements to a media playback system.
Jerome Agustin, Jonathan P. Lang, Mark W. Triplett
Filed: 8 Nov 21