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Utility
Speaker Grill with Graduated Hole Sizing over a Transition Area for a Media Device
26 Feb 20
A grill cover that fits over or is positioned over high frequency acoustical regions and low frequency acoustical regions of a playback device.
Youjin Nam, Nicholas Long, Tetsuro Oishi
Filed: 5 Sep 19
Utility
Playback Transfer in a Media Playback System
26 Feb 20
Example techniques relate to transferring playback between playback devices within a network media system.
Mark Triplett, Robert Reimann
Filed: 3 Nov 19
Utility
Pre-caching of media
24 Feb 20
Example techniques involve pre-caching media content.
Jonathon Reilly
Filed: 11 Nov 18
Utility
Resolving inconsistent queues
24 Feb 20
Embodiments described herein may involve inconsistent queues.
Arthur L. Coburn, IV
Filed: 18 Feb 18
Utility
Playback of internet radio according to media preferences
24 Feb 20
Example techniques involve playback of Internet radio stations based on media preferences.
Maarten van der Heide
Filed: 6 Nov 18
Utility
Voice detection optimization based on selected voice assistant service
24 Feb 20
Systems and methods for optimizing voice detection via a network microphone device (NMD) based on a selected voice-assistant service (VAS) are disclosed herein.
Connor Kristopher Smith, Kurt Thomas Soto, Charles Conor Sleith
Filed: 6 Jun 19
Utility
Synchronization of content between networked devices
24 Feb 20
Networked devices are arranged to play content such as audio and video content in synchronization.
Lee Keyser-Allen, Thomas Higdon, Luis Vega-Zayas, Ted Lin, Andrej Sarkic
Filed: 7 Oct 18
Utility
Policies for Media Playback
19 Feb 20
Example techniques related to polices for media playback systems.
Arthur Coburn, IV, Ron Kuper, Ted M. Lin, Sherwin Liu, Luis Vega
Filed: 27 Oct 19
Utility
Playback Devices Having Waveguides
19 Feb 20
A playback device comprises an electroacoustic transducer; an acoustic waveguide in fluid communication with the transducer; and a housing delimiting an opening of the waveguide, the opening extending around an axis passing through the transducer.
Michael Chamness, Greg Flanagan, Camille Zaba, Brandon Holley
Filed: 26 Aug 19
Utility
Dynamic display of filter criteria
17 Feb 20
Example techniques described herein may provide a dynamic display of filter criteria on a control device of a media playback system.
Abhishek Kumar, Robert A. Lambourne, Paul Bates
Filed: 8 Feb 18
Utility
Playback device supporting concurrent voice assistant services
17 Feb 20
Disclosed herein are example techniques to support multiple voice assistant services.
Dayn Wilberding
Filed: 10 Jun 19
Utility
Playback device supporting concurrent voice assistant services
17 Feb 20
Disclosed herein are example techniques to support multiple voice assistant services.
Dayn Wilberding
Filed: 10 Jun 19
Utility
Social network account assisted service registration
17 Feb 20
Examples involve a control device using a social networking service to facilitate registration of a streaming media service with a media playback system.
Andrej Sarkic, Danielle Storlie, Diane Roberts, Ron Kuper, Dayn Wilberding, Carl Fristrom
Filed: 30 May 19
Utility
Systems and methods for networked music playback
17 Feb 20
Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate connection to a multimedia playback network are disclosed.
Arthur Coburn, IV, Joni Rafalski Hoadley
Filed: 15 Jan 18
Utility
Zone Volume Control
12 Feb 20
Example techniques involve controlling playback volumes.
Eduardo Ahumada Apodaca
Filed: 17 Oct 19
Utility
Playback Queue Control
12 Feb 20
Example techniques involve control of a media playback system involving multiple zones.
Robert Reimann, Abhishek Kumar, Paul Bates
Filed: 17 Oct 19
Utility
Zone Group Control
12 Feb 20
Example techniques relate to a loss of control of a playback queue.
Arthur L. Coburn, IV, Sherwin Liu
Filed: 17 Oct 19
Utility
Playback Based on User Settings
12 Feb 20
Example techniques relate to adjusting playback settings based on listener location.
Jonathon Reilly, Niels Van Erven
Filed: 20 Oct 19
Utility
Lock Screen Media Playback Control
12 Feb 20
Example techniques relate to lock screen media controls.
Paul Andrew Bates
Filed: 17 Oct 19
Utility
Smart Audio Settings
12 Feb 20
Embodiments described herein provide for smart configuration of audio settings for a playback device.
Jonathan P. Lang
Filed: 6 Oct 19