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Playback device pairing
11 Jan 22
The present application discloses playback devices and networks, software for operating playback devices and playback device networks, and methods of operating playback devices and networks, where an individual network device is configured to switch between operating various operating modes comprising a non-paired mode and a paired mode, where the playback device is configured to output various channels of audio content within various audio frequency ranges while operating in the various operating modes.
Christopher Kallai, Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson, Robert A. Lambourne, Robert Reimann, Mark Triplett
Filed: 27 Jan 20
Utility
Optimization of Network Microphone Devices Using Noise Classification
6 Jan 22
Systems and methods for optimizing network microphone devices using noise classification are disclosed herein.
Kurt Thomas Soto
Filed: 17 Sep 21
Utility
Systems and Methods for Associating Playback Devices with Voice Assistant Services
6 Jan 22
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
Location-based playlist generation
4 Jan 22
Example techniques disclosed herein relate to location-based playlists.
Mark Trammell
Filed: 25 Jul 19
Utility
Calibration of audio playback devices
4 Jan 22
An audio playback device comprises a microphone, a speaker, and a processor.
Patrick McPherson, Shao-Fu Shih, Klaus Hartung
Filed: 17 Aug 20
Utility
Multiple Household Management
30 Dec 21
Embodiments described herein include systems and methods for providing a management interface for controlling multiple households.
Ron Kuper, Arthur L. Coburn, IV, John Meyer, Mike Delaney
Filed: 7 Jun 21
Utility
Wireless Radio Switching
30 Dec 21
Examples are provided for establishing a bonded zone comprising a first playback device comprising a respective first wireless radio and a second playback device comprising a second respective wireless radio.
Jeffrey M. Peters, Gary Fox
Filed: 1 Jul 21
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Low-Latency Audio Networking
30 Dec 21
Low-latency audio networking is disclosed.
Hrishikesh Gossain, Jeffrey M. Peters, Nicholas A.J. Millington, Steven Beckhardt
Filed: 13 Sep 21
Utility
Wireless Antenna Sensing in a Playback Device
30 Dec 21
An example embodiment includes a playback device comprising a wireless communications interface including a wireless (e.g., a radio frequency (RF) antenna), a capacitive sensor comprising an electrode that is coupled to the RF antenna, one or more processors, and a data storage having stored therein instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the playback device to perform operations.
Thomas Calatayud, Jonathon Reilly
Filed: 13 Sep 21
Utility
Audio Processing Algorithms
30 Dec 21
An example implementation involves a computing device transmitting, via a local area network, a command that instructs a playback device to play a particular audio signal.
Timothy W. Sheen
Filed: 7 Jun 21
Utility
Voice control of a media playback system
28 Dec 21
Multiple aspects of systems and methods for voice control and related features and functionality for various embodiments of media playback devices, networked microphone devices, microphone-equipped media playback devices, and speaker-equipped networked microphone devices are disclosed and described herein, including but not limited to designating and managing default networked devices, audio response playback, room-corrected voice detection, content mixing, music service selection, metadata exchange between networked playback systems and networked microphone systems, handling loss of pairing between networked devices, actions based on user identification, and other voice control of networked devices.
Jonathan P. Lang, Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis, Romi Kadri, Yean-Nian Willy Chen, Paul Andrew Bates, Luis Vega-Zayas, Chistopher Butts, Nicholas A. J. Millington, Keith Corbin
Filed: 31 Aug 20
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Updating playback device configuration information based on calibration data
28 Dec 21
An example computing device is configured to perform functions including receiving calibration data corresponding respectively to a plurality of playback devices, where each playback device in the plurality of playback devices is located in a respective playback environment other than a first playback environment.
Simon Jarvis, Klaus Hartung, Chris Davies, Tim Sheen
Filed: 28 Dec 20
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Systems and methods of spatial audio playback with enhanced immersiveness
28 Dec 21
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: 24 Nov 20
Utility
Portable playback device state variable
28 Dec 21
Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate playback of multimedia content are disclosed.
Mieko Kusano
Filed: 21 Oct 19
Utility
Control based on proximity
28 Dec 21
Embodiments described herein provide for detecting presence of an object in proximity to a playback device and responsively performing one or more operations.
Jonathon Reilly, Neil Griffiths
Filed: 2 Feb 20
Utility
Wireless Charger for Playback Devices
23 Dec 21
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless chargers for playback devices, such as portable playback devices.
Nicholas D'Amato, Chadwick Souza
Filed: 11 Feb 21
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Cable Assemblies for Headphone Devices
23 Dec 21
Headphone playback devices can include a cable assembly including a plurality of conductors extending between a first earpiece and a second earpiece.
Ronald W. Roberts, JR., Mark Gerlovin, Mark Viscusi
Filed: 9 Jun 21
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Passive speaker authentication
21 Dec 21
Systems and methods for authenticating a passive speaker include (i) activating, by a playback device configured to drive the passive speaker, a passive speaker identification circuit of the passive speaker by providing an identification signal to an input terminal of the passive speaker, wherein the passive speaker is a particular type of passive speaker having particular characteristics; (ii) while the passive speaker identification circuit is active, measuring, by the playback device, an electrical current of the identification signal; (iii) determining, based on the measured electrical current of the identification signal, an impedance modulation of the passive speaker; (iv) determining, by the playback device, the particular type of the passive speaker based on the impedance modulation of the passive speaker; and (v) applying, by the playback device, a calibration to the playback device based on the determined particular type of the passive speaker.
Nick D'Amato, Benjamin Rappoport, Dayn Wilberding, Timothy Sheen, Andrea Testa, Nash Reilly, Hilmar Lehnert
Filed: 28 Aug 18
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Playback queues for shared experiences
21 Dec 21
A first playback device, while operating in a first media playback system, receives from a computing device over a WAN an indication that a second playback device operating in a second media playback system has initiated sharing of a playback session.
Ryan Taylor, Jeffrey Michael Torgerson
Filed: 11 Nov 19
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Media playback system with maximum volume setting
21 Dec 21
In one example, a zone player may include a network interface, at least one processor, a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium that may be executable by the at least one processor such that the zone player is configured to receive an instruction to change a volume setting of the zone player to a requested volume level; in response to receiving the instruction to change the volume setting of the zone player to the requested volume level, adjust the volume setting of the zone player to an adapted volume level that is lower than the requested volume level; and after adjusting the volume setting of the zone player to the adapted volume level, send an indication that the volume setting of the zone player has been adjusted to the requested volume level rather than the adapted volume level.
Frank Charlton, Jodi Vautrin, Robert Lambourne, Nathan Fish, Daniel Casimiro, Won So
Filed: 28 Oct 19