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Utility
Network Microphone Device With Command Keyword Conditioning
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: 8 Mar 20
Utility
Voice Detection By Multiple Devices
16 Dec 20
Disclosed herein are example techniques for voice detection by multiple NMDs.
Jonathon Reilly, Gregory Burlingame, Christopher Butts, Romi Kadri, Jonathan P. Lang
Filed: 28 Jun 20
Utility
Social playback queues
14 Dec 20
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: 11 Nov 18
Utility
Extending playback with corresponding media
14 Dec 20
Embodiments described herein provide for extending media playback.
Robert Reimann
Filed: 6 Mar 19
Utility
Devices, systems, and methods for distributed voice processing
14 Dec 20
Systems and methods for distributed voice processing are disclosed herein.
Connor Kristopher Smith, John Tolomei, Betty Lee
Filed: 7 Feb 19
Utility
Zone volume control
14 Dec 20
Example techniques involve controlling playback volumes.
Eduardo Ahumada Apodaca
Filed: 17 Oct 19
Utility
Portable Playback Device Power Management
9 Dec 20
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: 6 Jun 19
Utility
Portable Playback Device Power Management
9 Dec 20
Example techniques related to portable playback device power management.
Liang Chai, Xiang Wang, Brenda Stefani, Lyford Beverage, JR., Allan Velzy, Edwin Joseph Fitzpatrick, III
Filed: 6 Jun 19
Utility
Management of Media Devices Having Limited Capabilities
9 Dec 20
Embodiments disclosed herein include managing playback devices with limited capabilities and playback devices with advanced capabilities by way of a control device.
Allison House, Zachary Kramer, Dmitri Siegel, Lindsay Whitworth, Wescot Fleming, Dane Estes, Luan Nguyen, Avram Goldyne
Filed: 6 Jun 19
Utility
Dual-Band Antenna Topology
9 Dec 20
An example dual-band antenna includes a substrate and a primary radiator disposed on the substrate and connected to a transmission line for driving the primary radiator, where the primary radiator, when driven via the transmission line, has a first resonant frequency.
Gregorio Téllez
Filed: 6 Jun 19
Utility
Systems and Methods for Associating Playback Devices with Voice Assistant Services
9 Dec 20
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: 17 May 20
Utility
Manipulation of Playback Device Response Using Signal Processing
9 Dec 20
Example techniques involve outputting multiple audio channels using a multiple driver playback device.
Mike Chamness, Romi Kadri
Filed: 23 Aug 20
Utility
Playback expansion
7 Dec 20
Examples described herein involve expanding playback of a media item from a first playback device to a second playback device.
Benjamin Fullerton, Ingve Holmung
Filed: 22 Mar 16
Utility
Music streaming using supported services
7 Dec 20
An example technique includes a computing system storing media item identifiers of curated media items associated with one or more service providers.
Ron Kuper
Filed: 30 Sep 18
Utility
Systems and methods of volume limiting
7 Dec 20
Systems and methods for limiting volume in an audio playback device using a feedback controller are disclosed herein.
Aurelio Ramos
Filed: 1 Apr 18
Utility
Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to provide automatic wireless configuration
7 Dec 20
Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to provide automated configuration of local playback devices and networks based on external input are disclosed.
Niels Van Erven, Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson, Steven R. Beckhardt, Nicholas A. J. Millington
Filed: 28 Jan 18
Utility
Method of assembling a loudspeaker
7 Dec 20
A method of assembling a loudspeaker may include resiliently coupling a voice coil assembly to a transducer basket, the voice coil assembly including a voice coil and first and second lead wires having corresponding proximal and distal ends, where the proximal ends of the lead wires are attached to the voice coil.
Derrick Pierce, Petr Stolz, Charles LaColla
Filed: 9 May 18
Utility
Modified directional effect
7 Dec 20
An example method is performed by a media playback system comprising a plurality of audio drivers configured to output audio content according to a first radiation pattern that produces an inherent directional effect.
Mike Chamness, Aurelio Rafael Ramos, Timothy Sheen, Hilmar Lehnert
Filed: 7 Jul 19
Utility
Indoor/outdoor playback device calibration
7 Dec 20
Techniques described herein may involve calibration of playback devices in indoor and outdoor environments.
William H. Bush
Filed: 8 Sep 19
Utility
Tone Interference Cancellation
2 Dec 20
Example techniques involve systems with multiple acoustic echo cancellers.
Saeed Bagheri Sereshki
Filed: 9 Apr 20