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Utility
Calibration based on audio content
30 Mar 21
An example playback device is configured to (i) receive, via a network interface, data representing a command to play back audio content, where the audio content is a first type of audio content, (ii) during playback of the first type of audio content via an audio amplifier configured to drive a speaker, apply a first calibration and a second calibration to playback by the playback device, where the first calibration at least partially offsets one or more acoustic characteristics of an environment surrounding the playback device when applied to playback by the playback device, and where the second calibration corresponds to the first type of audio content, and (iii) during playback of a second type of audio content via the audio amplifier configured to drive the speaker, apply a third calibration to playback by the playback device, where the third calibration corresponds to the second type of audio content.
Klaus Hartung, Dayn Wilberding
Filed: 21 Dec 20
Utility
Media playback device and system
30 Mar 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: 20 Aug 20
Utility
Music discovery
30 Mar 21
Examples described herein relate to music discovery.
Paul Bates
Filed: 31 Aug 18
Utility
Mood Detection And/or Influence Via Audio Playback Devices
25 Mar 21
In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving a first signal indicative of a current emotional state of a user, receiving a second signal corresponding to a desired emotional state of the user, and based on the first and second signals, generating a playlist of media content including a first item and an nth item.
Phoebe K. Piercy, Nicholas D'Amato
Filed: 6 Jul 20
Utility
Capacitive Touch Sensor with Integrated Antenna(s) for Playback Devices
25 Mar 21
Playback devices can include touch sensor assemblies with one or more integrated antennas.
Niels van Erven, Kasra Payandehjoo, Nicholas D'Amato
Filed: 17 Sep 20
Utility
Media Sharing Across Service Providers
25 Mar 21
Embodiments including methods and apparatus to share file and file recommendations are disclosed.
Ron Kuper, Joni Hoadley
Filed: 31 Aug 20
Utility
Limited-Access Media
25 Mar 21
An example method involves receiving, by a playback device in a media playback system, limited-access media, where the limited-access media corresponds to a limited-access playback device characteristic.
Brad Wolf, Ben Smith
Filed: 14 Sep 20
Utility
Audio Generation in a Media Playback System
25 Mar 21
Example techniques relate to audio generation in a media playback system.
Mike Chamness, Aurelio Rafael Ramos, Timothy Sheen, Hilmar Lehnert
Filed: 7 Dec 20
Utility
Limiter for Bass Enhancement
25 Mar 21
A dry audio signal may be received.
Aurelio Ramos, Paul MacLean
Filed: 5 Oct 20
Utility
Media playback system with virtual line-in groups
23 Mar 21
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: 31 Aug 18
Utility
Audio content auditioning by playback device
23 Mar 21
A processor and memory comprising instructions stored therein executable by the processor to display a first media item available for playback, wherein the first media item is associated at least with a preview option, a playback option, and a queue option.
Paul Bates, Abhishek Kumar, Jonathan Lang
Filed: 1 Jul 19
Utility
Playback device
23 Mar 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: 1 Jul 19
Utility
Determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devices
23 Mar 21
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: 25 May 18
Utility
Adjusting Volume Levels
18 Mar 21
In general, user interfaces for controlling a plurality of multimedia players in groups are disclosed.
Robert A. Lambourne, Nicholas A.J. Millington
Filed: 24 Nov 20
Utility
Playback Devices Having Waveguides
18 Mar 21
A playback device comprises an electroacoustic transducer; an acoustic waveguide in fluid communication with the transducer; and a housing delimiting an opening of the waveguide, the opening extending around an axis passing through the transducer.
Michael Chamness, Greg Flanagan, Camille Zaba, Brandon Holley
Filed: 26 May 20
Utility
Playback Based on Acoustic Signals
18 Mar 21
Example techniques relate to playback based on acoustic signals in a system including a first playback device and a second playback device.
Jonathon Reilly, Niels Van Erven
Filed: 25 Nov 20
Utility
Playback device
16 Mar 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: 20 Aug 19
Utility
Re-establishing player connectivity
16 Mar 21
Example techniques relate to re-establishing connectivity of playback devices.
Jeffrey Peters, Hrishikesh Gossain
Filed: 2 May 19
Utility
Linear Filtering for Noise-Suppressed Speech Detection
11 Mar 21
Systems and methods for suppressing noise and detecting voice input in a multi-channel audio signal captured by a plurality of microphones include (i) capturing a first audio signal via a first microphone and a second audio signal via a second microphone, wherein the first and second audio signals respectively comprises first and second noise content from a noise source; (ii) identifying the first noise content in the first audio signal; (iii) using the identified first noise content to determine an estimated noise content captured by the plurality of microphones; (iv) using the estimated noise content to suppress the first and second noise content in the first and second audio signals; (v) combining the suppressed first and second audio signals into a third audio signal; and (vi) determining that the third audio signal includes a voice input comprising a wake word.
Saeed Bagheri Sereshki, Daniele Giacobello
Filed: 23 Nov 20
Utility
Playback Device Calibration
11 Mar 21
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: 20 Nov 20