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Utility
Arbitration-Based Voice Recognition
22 Jul 20
A first network microphone device (NMD) is configured to receive, from a second NMD, a first arbitration message including (i) a first measure of confidence associated with a voice input as detected by the second NMD and (ii) the voice input as detected by the second NMD, and receive, from a third NMD, a second arbitration message including (i) a second measure of confidence associated with the voice input as detected by the third NMD and (ii) the voice input as detected by the third NMD.
Steven Beckhardt, Ted Lin
Filed: 5 Apr 20
Utility
Sharing Access to a Media Service
22 Jul 20
Examples provided herein are directed to a computing device and media playback system sharing access to a media service corresponding to a media application installed on the computing device.
Ron Kuper, Sherwin Liu, Emilio Arce, Arthur L. Coburn, IV
Filed: 26 Jan 20
Utility
Controlling Multi-Site Media Playback Systems
22 Jul 20
Systems and methods for controlling multi-site media playback systems include, among other features, a computing system (i) receiving, from a first media playback device connected to a first network, a first registration message, (ii) in response to receiving the first registration message, assigning a system identifier and a first subsystem identifier to the first media playback device, (iii) receiving, from a second media playback device connected to the first network, a second registration message, (iv) in response to receiving the second registration message, assigning the system identifier and the first subsystem identifier to the second media playback device, (v) determining that the second media playback device is disconnected from the first network and connected to a second network, and (vi) in response to determining that the second media playback device is connected to the second network, assigning a second subsystem identifier to the second media playback device.
Seth David Goldstein, Greg Ramsperger, Michael Agerbak, Arthur L. Coburn, IV, Andy Mellors, Nikit Waghela, Steven Beckhardt
Filed: 22 Mar 20
Utility
Providing a multi-channel and a multi-zone audio environment
20 Jul 20
A multi-channel and multi-zone audio environment is provided.
Simon Jarvis, Hilmar Lehnert, Aurelio Rafael Ramos, Luis Vega
Filed: 12 Aug 18
Utility
Intelligently modifying the gain parameter of a playback device
20 Jul 20
Techniques for optimizing a player based on the addition of a second player are disclosed.
Christopher Kallai, Mike Chamness, Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson
Filed: 26 Aug 18
Utility
Room association based on name
13 Jul 20
Systems and methods for use in a media playback system comprising one or more playback devices are disclosed, where a playback device has a corresponding first set of device attributes used by a first controller application.
Dayn Wilberding, Chris Bierbower, Mish Fabok, Jake Szymanski, JD Hooge, Tristan Wood, Chip Truex, Christopher Butts, Paul Bates
Filed: 20 Aug 17
Utility
Dynamic player selection for audio signal processing
13 Jul 20
A set of signal measures is sent, wherein each signal measure in the set of signal measures corresponds to a respective audio signal received by a playback device in a media playback system and is processed based on a first set of audio processing algorithms.
Shao-Fu Shih
Filed: 17 Jun 19
Utility
Playback queue control transition
13 Jul 20
Embodiments provided herein involve connected states between a mobile device and one or more zones in a network media system and different interactions between the mobile device and the network media system involving the connected states.
Abhishek Kumar, Andrew Schulert, Robert Andrew Lambourne, Arthur L. Coburn, IV
Filed: 28 May 13
Design
Media cable
6 Jul 20
Aki Laine, Philippe Vossel, Edward Mitchell
Filed: 24 Jun 19
Utility
Wearable device zone group control
6 Jul 20
Configuration information and selectable grouping options associated with the plurality of zones is displayed, for example, on a wearable device.
Paul Andrew Bates, Danielle Storlie
Filed: 22 May 19
Utility
Networked Devices, Systems, & Methods for Associating Playback Devices Based on Sound Codes
1 Jul 20
In one aspect, a playback device is provided that is configured to identify a trigger event indicating a request to associate the playback device with another playback device.
Connor Kristopher Smith, Charles Conor Sleith, John Tolomei
Filed: 8 Mar 20
Utility
Voice Control of a Media Playback System
1 Jul 20
Multiple aspects of systems and methods for voice control and related features and functionality for various embodiments of media playback devices, networked microphone devices, microphone-equipped media playback devices, and speaker-equipped networked microphone devices are disclosed and described herein, including but not limited to designating and managing default networked devices, audio response playback, room-corrected voice detection, content mixing, music service selection, metadata exchange between networked playback systems and networked microphone systems, handling loss of pairing between networked devices, actions based on user identification, and other voice control of networked devices.
Jonathan P. Lang, Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis, Romi Kadri, Yean-Nian Willy Chen, Paul Andrew Bates, Luis Vega-Zayas, Christopher Butts, Nicholas A.J. Millington, Keith Corbin
Filed: 1 Dec 19
Utility
Optimization of Network Microphone Devices Using Noise Classification
1 Jul 20
Systems and methods for optimizing network microphone devices using noise classification are disclosed herein.
Kurt Thomas Soto
Filed: 9 Mar 20
Utility
Temporary configuration of a media playback system within a place of accommodation
29 Jun 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: 5 Apr 18
Utility
Voice detection by multiple devices
29 Jun 20
Disclosed herein are example techniques for voice detection by multiple NMDs.
Jonathon Reilly, Gregory Burlingame, Christopher Butts, Romi Kadri, Jonathan P. Lang
Filed: 19 May 19
Utility
Playback device calibration
29 Jun 20
Examples described herein involve calibrating one or more playback devices.
Timothy W. Sheen
Filed: 6 Dec 18
Utility
Playback Device Demonstration
24 Jun 20
A playback device may be communicatively connected to a network device at a demonstration location.
Jonathon Reilly, Jason Heffernan, Andrej Sarkic, Zivthan Dubrovsky, Luis Vega-Zayas, Nicholas Salzman, Adrian Eiben
Filed: 29 Dec 19
Utility
Audio Playback Settings for Voice Interaction
24 Jun 20
Example techniques relate to voice interaction in an environment with a media playback system that is playing back audio content.
Klaus Hartung, Romi Kadri
Filed: 1 Mar 20
Utility
Command Dial in a Media Playback System
24 Jun 20
Embodiments are described herein that provide a dedicated command device that is bonded to a zone player or zone to perform adjustments to the zone player or zone.
Stefan Reichert, David John McCaffree Amaranto
Filed: 1 Mar 20
Design
Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface element incorporating warped circles
22 Jun 20
Dayn Wilberding
Filed: 28 May 18