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Utility
Device Grouping
8 Apr 21
An input at a physical interface of a first playback device is detected.
Mark Morganstern, Alec Ferguson
Filed: 19 Oct 20
Utility
Volume Limit
8 Apr 21
An example first playback device includes programming to perform functions including: (1) storing an active volume state variable in memory, wherein the active volume state variable corresponds to a current playback volume; (2) storing a volume limit state variable in memory, wherein the volume limit state variable corresponds to a playback volume limit of the first playback device; (3) detecting a command to begin playback of media at a proposed playback volume different from the current playback volume; (4) based on comparing (i) the playback volume limit and (ii) the proposed playback volume, selecting a startup playback volume; (5) playing back media at the startup playback volume; and (6) causing at least a second playback device of the media playback system to play back media at the startup playback volume.
Chris Bierbower, Nicholas Maniskas
Filed: 26 Oct 20
Utility
Configuration of Playback Device Audio Settings
8 Apr 21
Example techniques describe may facilitate a playback device applying a determined audio setting.
Steven Beckhardt, Andrew Schulert, Ron Kuper, Jonathan Lang
Filed: 14 Sep 20
Utility
Audio Settings Based On Environment
8 Apr 21
Techniques described herein may involve audio settings based on an environment.
William H. Bush
Filed: 7 Dec 20
Utility
Multi-household support
6 Apr 21
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: 2 Apr 18
Utility
Audio distributor selection
6 Apr 21
A system is described for maintaining synchrony of operations among a plurality of devices that have independent clocking arrangements.
Nicholas A. J. Millington
Filed: 19 Jul 19
Utility
Audio response playback
6 Apr 21
A computing device is configured to perform functions comprising: receiving via a network microphone device of a media playback system, a voice command detected by at least one microphone of the network microphone device, wherein the media playback system comprises a plurality of zones, and the network microphone device may be a member of a default playback zone.
Jonathan P. Lang, Mark Plagge
Filed: 13 Aug 19
Utility
Voice control of a media playback system
6 Apr 21
An example system is configured to cause a first playback device in a first playback zone to operate in a given playback state including play back of media items identified in a playback queue associated with the first playback zone.
Nicholas A. J. Millington, Keith Corbin, Mark Plagge
Filed: 2 Nov 20
Utility
Management of media content playback
6 Apr 21
Example techniques may involve managing playback of media content by a playback device.
Yean-Nian W. Chen
Filed: 9 Mar 20
Utility
Zone group control
6 Apr 21
Example techniques relate to a loss of control of a playback queue.
Arthur L. Coburn, IV, Sherwin Liu
Filed: 18 Oct 19
Utility
Systems and Methods for Target Device Prediction
1 Apr 21
Systems and methods for training prediction models are illustrated.
Kurt Thomas Soto, Charles Conor Sleith
Filed: 1 Nov 19
Utility
Social Playback Queues
1 Apr 21
An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media.
Eric Clayton, Danny Valente
Filed: 14 Dec 20
Utility
Systems and Methods for Device Localization
1 Apr 21
Systems and methods for localizing portable devices are illustrated.
Kurt Thomas Soto, Charles Conor Sleith
Filed: 1 Nov 19
Utility
Controlling and Displaying Zones in a Multi-Zone System
1 Apr 21
A multimedia controller for controlling and displaying zones in a multi-zone system is provided.
Abhishek Kumar, Amber Brown
Filed: 14 Sep 20
Utility
Systems and Methods for Playback Device Management
1 Apr 21
Systems and methods for managing playback devices in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated.
Kurt Thomas Soto
Filed: 28 Jan 20
Utility
Calibration Interface
1 Apr 21
Examples disclosed herein relate to playback device calibration.
Dayn Wilberding, Timothy Sheen
Filed: 27 Sep 20
Utility
Playback Device Configuration
1 Apr 21
Examples described herein involve configuring a playback device based on distortion, such as that caused by a barrier.
Tetsuro Oishi, William H Bush
Filed: 27 Sep 20
Utility
Frequency routing based on orientation
30 Mar 21
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: 8 Apr 19
Utility
Playback device connection
30 Mar 21
An example playback device includes programming to perform functions including detecting a triggering event that causes the playback device to transmit a first message indicating that the playback device is available for setup.
Nicholas A. J. Millington, Paul V. Hainsworth
Filed: 17 Jan 20
Utility
Playback device pairing
30 Mar 21
Technology for grouping, consolidating, and pairing individual playback devices with network capability (players) to stimulate a multi-channel listening environment is disclosed.
Christopher Kallai, Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson, Robert A. Lambourne, Robert Reimann, Mark Triplett
Filed: 31 Oct 19