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Utility
Cable retraction mechanism for headphone devices
7 Nov 23
A headphone device includes (i) a first earpiece including an antenna at least partially disposed within the first earpiece, (ii) a second earpiece, (iii) a headbow adjustably connecting the first earpiece and the second earpiece, where one or both of the first and second earpieces are extendable from the headbow, the headbow including an inner cavity, and (iv) a cable assembly including a cable that is formed into a sinusoidal pattern having a series of peaks and valleys when the cable assembly is in a resting position, the cable at least partially formed from an elastomeric material, the cable assembly extending between the first and second earpieces within the inner cavity of the headbow in the resting position such that the cable assembly is extendable within the inner cavity of the headbow from the resting position when one or both of the first and second earpieces are extended from the headbow.
Dieter Rapitsch, Patrice Billaudet
Filed: 5 Dec 22
Utility
Wireless radio switching
7 Nov 23
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
Utility
Playback of generative media content
7 Nov 23
Generative media content (e.g., generative audio) can be played back across multiple playback devices concurrently.
Dayn Wilberding, Gregory McAllister, Daniel Jones
Filed: 10 May 21
Utility
Audio signal limiter
7 Nov 23
A computing device is configured to (i) receive an indication of an operational limit of a given playback device, where the given playback device is included in a group of at least two playback devices that are configured for synchronous playback of audio content, (ii) receive a first audio signal for playback by the group of at least two playback devices, (iii) based on the operational limit of the given playback device, apply a filter to the first audio signal to generate a second audio signal, and (iv) transmit the second audio signal to at least the given playback device for synchronous playback by the group of at least two playback devices.
Aurelio Ramos, Paul MacLean
Filed: 31 Mar 22
Utility
Playback device calibration
7 Nov 23
A first subwoofer may be configured to output multimedia content in synchrony with at least one other playback device and a second subwoofer.
Neil Griffiths, Mike Chamness
Filed: 26 Sep 22
Utility
Wireless multi-channel headphone systems and methods
7 Nov 23
Some disclosed systems and methods include a surround sound controller and one or more wireless headphones that switch between operating in various modes.
Steven Beckhardt
Filed: 1 Nov 21
Utility
Portable playback device power management
7 Nov 23
Example techniques related to portable playback device power management.
Joshua Nicholas, Brenda Stefani, Liang Chai, Xiang Wang, Allan Velzy, Edwin Joseph Fitzpatrick, III, Hrishikesh Gossain
Filed: 28 Nov 22
Utility
Volume limit
7 Nov 23
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
Techniques for extending the lifespan of playback devices
7 Nov 23
A computing system is configured to: after receipt of a request to initiate synchronous playback of media content on a plurality of playback devices via a communication interface, obtain the media content from a media source; generate playback timing information; transmit the media content and the playback timing information to the plurality of playback devices for playback in synchrony; while the plurality of playback devices play back the media content in synchrony and after receipt of respective playback rate information from at least one of the plurality of playback devices indicative of a rate of playback of the at least one playback device, (i) determine a modified sample rate of the media content for the at least one playback device based on the respective playback rate information; and (ii) cause the at least one playback device to play back the media content at the modified sample rate to maintain synchrony.
John Lynch
Filed: 10 Sep 21
Utility
Providing media for playback
7 Nov 23
Embodiments are disclosed for providing play/pause content.
Neil Griffiths, Jonathon Reilly
Filed: 8 Nov 21
Utility
Distributed synchronization
7 Nov 23
Disclosed herein are playback devices, groups of playback devices, and methods of operating playback devices and groupings thereof to cause the playback devices in a group of playback devices to play audio content together in synchrony based on playback timing and clock timing, where the audio content and playback timing and the clock timing for use with playing the audio content according to the clock timing are provided by different playback devices in the group of playback devices.
Luis Vega Zayas, Ted M. Lin
Filed: 29 Jun 22
Utility
Portable playback device state variable
7 Nov 23
Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate playback of multimedia content are disclosed.
Mieko Kusano
Filed: 31 Oct 22
Utility
Audio parameter adjustment based on playback device separation distance
7 Nov 23
Embodiments disclosed herein include playback devices configured to operate in one or more playback configurations including configurations individual playback devices play back one or more corresponding channels of multichannel audio content.
Jerad Lewis, Douglas John Button, Kylie Beth Muntean, Daniel Jones, Adib Mehrabi, Christopher William Pike
Filed: 9 Feb 23
Utility
Input Detection Windowing
2 Nov 23
A device, such as Network Microphone Device or a playback device, detecting an event associated with the device or a system comprising the device.
Connor Kristopher Smith, Matthew David Anderson
Filed: 12 May 23
Utility
Systems and Methods of Volume Limiting
2 Nov 23
Systems and methods for limiting volume in an audio playback device using a feedback controller are disclosed herein.
Aurelio Ramos
Filed: 30 Jun 23
Utility
Systems and Methods for Associating Playback Devices with Voice Assistant Services
2 Nov 23
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: 8 May 23
Utility
Control signal repeater system
31 Oct 23
An example playback device includes a housing having a front side, a back side, a first end, and a second end.
Alex DiDonato
Filed: 28 Dec 20
Utility
Transition between network connections
31 Oct 23
A computing device may broadcast a first message via a wireless interface while operating according to a first network topology.
Jeffrey M. Peters, Nicholas A. J. Millington, Jose Graziani, Ted Lin
Filed: 10 May 21
Utility
Audio settings
31 Oct 23
Techniques are provided for a playback device to play a media item using an audio setting corresponding to the media item and characteristics of the playback device.
Ron Kuper
Filed: 27 Aug 18
Utility
Facilitating calibration of an audio playback device
31 Oct 23
Example techniques facilitate calibration of a playback device.
Timothy W. Sheen
Filed: 20 Aug 21