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Utility
Updating playback device configuration information based on calibration data
28 Dec 20
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 Aug 19
Utility
Systems and methods of adjusting bass levels of multi-channel audio signals
28 Dec 20
Systems and methods for adjusting bass levels of a multi-channel audio signal include, among other features, (i) receiving the multi-channel signal via a playback device; (ii) separating, from the multi-channel signal, low-frequency signals comprising frequencies less than a threshold frequency; (iii) determining electrical energies of the low-frequency signals; (iv) determining a first energy by summing the electrical energies of the low-frequency signals; (v) consolidating the low-frequency signals into a consolidated low-frequency signal; (vi) determining a second energy by determining an electrical energy of the consolidated low-frequency signal; (vii) generating a gain-adjusted low-frequency signal by adjusting a gain of the consolidated low-frequency signal based on both (a) the first energy and (b) the second energy; (viii) generating a gain-adjusted multi-channel signal by mixing the gain-adjusted low-frequency signal back into the multi-channel signal; and (ix) using the gain-adjusted multi-channel signal to play back gain-adjusted multi-channel audio content via the playback device.
Hilmar Lehnert, Aurelio Ramos, Bob Dizon
Filed: 24 Sep 19
Utility
Synchronization of content between networked devices
28 Dec 20
A control device of media playback system receives a user command to initiate playback of video content and associated audio content and transmits a BLUETOOTH message based on the command to a video playback device.
Lee Keyser-Allen, Thomas Higdon, Luis Vega-Zayas, Ted Lin, Andrej Sarkic
Filed: 23 Feb 20
Utility
Ultrasonic transmission for presence detection
23 Dec 20
Examples described herein relate to transitioning a playback session between portable playback devices such as “smart” headphones, earbuds, and handheld speakers with playback devices of a zone-based media playback system.
Dayn Wilberding, Youjin Nam, Tadeo T. Toulis, Cole Harris, Patrick Devine, Nicholas A.J. Millington, Jodi Vautrin, Maria-Jose Ramos, Richard Bannon, Michael Sheldon, Ted Lin, Ron Kuper, Kirsten Lewis, Jake Harwood, Jonathan Herbst, Daniel Jones, Henry Sia
Filed: 30 Aug 20
Utility
Audio Notifications
23 Dec 20
Systems and methods for a playback device outputting an audio alert from a network-enabled device include (i) while the playback device is playing back audio content, receiving an alert communication from the network-enabled device, the alert communication including (a) an audio notification identifier that identifies an audio notification and (b) a priority identifier that identifies a priority level of the audio notification; (ii) responsive to receiving the alert communication, adding the audio notification to a notification queue at a particular queue position, where the particular queue position of the audio notification in the notification queue is based on the priority level of the audio notification relative to other audio content in the notification queue; (iii) adjusting playback of the audio content for playing back the audio notification; and (iv) the playback device playing back the audio notification.
Nathan Fish, Daniel Casimiro
Filed: 23 Aug 20
Utility
Indicating an association between a social-media account and a media playback system
21 Dec 20
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: 25 May 17
Utility
Orientation-based playback device microphone selection
21 Dec 20
Aspects of a multi-orientation playback device including at least one microphone array are discussed.
Brendan Welch, Romi Kadri, Jonathon Reilly
Filed: 28 May 19
Utility
Conditional content enhancement
21 Dec 20
An example computer system identifies a capability of a playback device to reproduce audio content.
Romi Kadri
Filed: 25 Nov 19
Utility
Network identification of portable electronic devices while changing power states
21 Dec 20
Systems and methods for maintaining knowledge of a network address (e.g., a MAC address) for a playback device while changing power states are disclosed.
Hrishikesh Gossain
Filed: 27 Sep 18
Utility
Synchronous playback with battery-powered playback device
21 Dec 20
Example techniques related to battery-powered playback devices.
Hrishikesh Gossain
Filed: 19 Aug 18
Utility
Playback device using standby mode in a media playback system
21 Dec 20
Example embodiments involve a standby mode of a playback device.
Hrishikesh Gossain, Benjamin Ari Tober
Filed: 22 Jul 18
Utility
Smart music services preferences
21 Dec 20
In an example implementation, a computing device including at least one processor; a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to (i) begin transmission of playback preference tracking information to one or more media services registered with a media playback system; (ii) detect that a zone scene has been invoked such that at least two zone players are configured for synchronous playback of media; (iii) based on the detection that the zone scene has been invoked, suspend the transmission of the playback preference tracking information to the one or more media services; (iv) detect that the at least two zone players are no longer configured for synchronous playback of media; and (v) resume the transmission of the playback preference tracking information to the one or more media services.
Jonathan Lang
Filed: 20 Oct 19
Utility
Noise classification for event detection
21 Dec 20
In one aspect, a network microphone device includes a plurality of microphones and is configured to detect sound via the one or more microphones.
Nick D'Amato, Kurt Thomas Soto, Connor Kristopher Smith
Filed: 30 Jul 19
Utility
Remote creation of a playback queue for a future event
21 Dec 20
Example embodiments involve remote creation of a playback queue for an event.
Jaime Munoz, Jonathan D. Garn, Michael Lemmon, Dave Taylor
Filed: 18 Jul 19
Utility
Temporary Configuration of A Media Playback System Within A Place of Accommodation
16 Dec 20
Example techniques may involve temporary configuration of a media playback system in a place of accommodation, such as a hotel.
Paul Andrew Bates
Filed: 28 Jun 20
Utility
Wireless Transmission to Satellites for Multichannel Audio System
16 Dec 20
Some disclosed systems and methods include assigning channel streams to satellite playback devices, delaying initial transmission of surround sound content to satellite playback devices to accumulate audio samples for transmission in individual frames of surround sound content, and taking advantage of configured playback delays for different channels of surround sound content to prioritize transmission of channels of surround sound content having shorter configured playback delays over transmission of channels of surround sound content having longer configured playback delays.
Steven Beckhardt
Filed: 7 Jun 20
Utility
Playback Modification Based on Proximity
16 Dec 20
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: 27 Aug 20
Utility
Device Group Identification
16 Dec 20
Example techniques involve identification of device groups.
Arthur L. Coburn, IV
Filed: 16 Jun 20
Utility
Conditional Wake Word Eventing Based on Environment
16 Dec 20
In one aspect, a playback device includes at least one microphone configured to detect sound.
Connor Smith, John Tolomei, Kurt Soto
Filed: 11 Jun 19
Utility
Network Microphone Device With Command Keyword Eventing
16 Dec 20
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: 11 Jun 19