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Utility
Spatial audio correction
17 Aug 20
Example techniques may involve performing aspects of a spatial calibration.
Timothy Sheen
Filed: 5 Nov 18
Utility
Calibration of audio playback devices
17 Aug 20
An audio playback device comprises a microphone, a speaker, and a processor.
Patrick McPherson, Shao-Fu Shih, Klaus Hartung
Filed: 19 May 19
Utility
Synchronization of Content Between Networked Devices
12 Aug 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
Systems and Methods for Podcast Playback
12 Aug 20
Systems and methods for podcast playback in a system including a playback device and a mobile device as a system controller are disclosed.
Marisa McKently, Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
Filed: 12 Feb 19
Utility
Devices, Systems, and Methods for Distributed Voice Processing
12 Aug 20
Systems and methods for distributed voice processing are disclosed herein.
Connor Kristopher Smith, John Tolomei, Betty Lee
Filed: 7 Feb 19
Utility
Devices, Systems, and Methods for Distributed Voice Processing
12 Aug 20
Systems and methods for distributed voice processing are disclosed herein.
Connor Kristopher Smith, John Tolomei, Betty Lee
Filed: 7 Feb 19
Utility
Providing media for playback
10 Aug 20
Embodiments are disclosed for providing play/pause content.
Neil Griffiths, Jonathan Reilly
Filed: 24 Sep 18
Utility
Voice controlled media playback system
10 Aug 20
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for receiving a voice command and determining an appropriate action for the media playback system to execute based on user identification.
Simon Jarvis, Romi Kadri, Christopher Butts
Filed: 6 May 18
Utility
Content mixing
10 Aug 20
A playback device comprises a network interface configured to communicate with a network microphone device.
Simon Jarvis, Romi Kadri, Paul Andrew Bates, Luis Vega-Zayas
Filed: 13 Apr 16
Utility
Grouping In a System with Multiple Media Playback Protocols
5 Aug 20
A network media system forms a group comprising a first networked device and a second networked device using a first media playback protocol.
Arthur L. Coburn, IV, Jeffrey Torgerson, Robert A. Lambourne
Filed: 19 Apr 20
Utility
Playback device setup
3 Aug 20
Embodiments disclosed herein address technical challenges arising when configuring a playback device and a display device to interoperate with each other in an entertainment system.
Richard Jackson, Andrew Lindley
Filed: 4 Jun 18
Utility
Stereo pairing with device base
3 Aug 20
Example techniques may involve a first playback device forming a stereo pair with a second playback device while the first playback device is placed onto a device base, and conversely, playing in mono while the first playback device is removed from the device base.
Benjamin Rappoport
Filed: 27 Mar 19
Utility
Calibration based on grouping
3 Aug 20
Example techniques may involve multiple calibrations for a playback device.
Klaus Hartung, Dayn Wilberding
Filed: 15 Aug 19
Utility
Systems and methods of forming audio transducer diaphragms
3 Aug 20
Systems and methods of forming transducer diaphragms are disclosed herein.
Richard Warren Little
Filed: 8 May 17
Utility
Audio calibration of a portable playback device
3 Aug 20
Disclosed herein are example techniques to facilitate calibrating a portable playback device.
Patrick McPherson, Aurelio Rafael Ramos
Filed: 11 Aug 19
Design
Packaging tray for audio device stand
3 Aug 20
Bridget I. Hunter-Jones, Jonathan S. Cotter, Douglas Tsai
Filed: 1 Jan 19
Utility
Immersive Audio in a Media Playback System
29 Jul 20
Embodiments described herein involve an auxiliary zone contributing audio to a primary zone.
Jonathan Lang
Filed: 1 Feb 20
Utility
Control Based On Proximity
29 Jul 20
Embodiments described herein provide for detecting presence of an object in proximity to a playback device and responsively performing one or more operations.
Jonathon Reilly, Neil Griffiths
Filed: 1 Feb 20
Utility
Intelligent amplifier activation
27 Jul 20
Embodiments are provided for intelligently activating an amplifier in a playback device based on proximity detection.
Jonathon Reilly, Jonathan Lang
Filed: 28 Jan 18
Utility
Playing Media Content in Response to Detecting Items Having Corresponding Media Content Associated Therewith
22 Jul 20
Embodiments disclosed herein include one or more playback devices, server systems, and/or computing devices, individually or in combination determining that an item is present within an area comprising a playback device, wherein the item has corresponding media content associated therewith, and in response to determining that the item is present within the area comprising the playback device, causing the playback device to play the media content corresponding to the item, wherein the media content comprises one or both of audio content or video content.
Jeffrey Torgerson, Paul Bates, Matt Welch, Sanford Spivey, Ryan Taylor
Filed: 18 Jan 20