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Utility
Webpage media playback
10 Oct 23
Examples described herein involve facilitating playback of media content via a webpage.
Ted M. Lin, Eric M. Bass
Filed: 31 Aug 20
Utility
Systems and methods of distributing audio to one or more playback devices
10 Oct 23
An example method includes receiving data indicating a configuration of one or more playback devices.
Ted Lin, Romi Kadri
Filed: 9 Dec 22
Utility
Antenna Switching Techniques for Playback Devices
5 Oct 23
Embodiments disclosed herein include playback devices with multiple antennas and a switching control circuit.
Niels van Erven, Michael Strack
Filed: 22 Feb 23
Utility
Mood Detection And/or Influence Via Audio Playback Devices
5 Oct 23
In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving a first signal indicative of a current emotional state of one or more users, receiving a second signal corresponding to a desired emotional state, and causing a playback device to play back generative audio.
Nicholas D'Amato, Dayn Wilberding
Filed: 24 Aug 21
Utility
Audio Content Selection and Playback
5 Oct 23
An example system is configured to: (i) receive data indicating a command to play back audio content, where the data indicating the command to play back audio content is received via a voice input that is detected by a first zone player, (ii) based on the data indicating the command, determine a playback condition comprising a particular zone player, (iii) identify a user account associated with the first zone player, (iv) based at least on (a) the command and (b) the identified user account, determine audio content for playback, and (v) play back the determined audio content via the particular zone player.
Robert Reimann, David Taylor, Abhishek Kumar
Filed: 7 Jun 23
Utility
Devices, Systems, and Methods for Distributed Voice Processing
5 Oct 23
Systems and methods for distributed voice processing are disclosed herein.
Connor Kristopher Smith, John Tolomei, Betty Lee
Filed: 29 Mar 23
Utility
Multichannel Compressed Audio Transmission to Satellite Playback Devices
5 Oct 23
Disclosed herein are computing devices, including audio playback devices, that are configured to coordinate playback of multichannel audio across a plurality of devices.
Govind Jeyaram
Filed: 15 Mar 23
Utility
Audio Caching for Synchronous Playback
5 Oct 23
Disclosed embodiments include a playback device configured to: (i) maintain a cache comprising a plurality of tracks, wherein an individual track comprises a series of frames, and an individual frame comprises a portion of audio; (ii) after receiving a request to play a particular track, determining whether the particular track is in the cache at the playback device; (iii) when the particular track is in the cache at the playback device, (a) identify playback timing for each frame of the series of frames stored in the cache based at least in part on a current clock time of a clock at the playback device, and (b) play individual frames in the series of frames according to the playback timing for the individual frames; and (iv) when the particular track is not in the cache, obtain the particular track from an audio information source.
Hrishikesh Gossain
Filed: 23 Mar 23
Utility
Zone Volume Control
5 Oct 23
Example techniques involve controlling playback volumes.
Eduardo Ahumada Apodaca
Filed: 6 Mar 23
Utility
Media Playback Systems with Auxiliary Audiovisual Inputs
5 Oct 23
Disclosed herein are computing devices, including playback devices, that are configured to operate in several media distribution modes and play back audio data in several playback modes based at least in part on the source of audio/video data for playback.
Thomas Calatayud
Filed: 29 Mar 23
Utility
Playback Devices Having Waveguides
5 Oct 23
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
Filed: 20 Oct 22
Utility
Systems and Methods of User Localization
5 Oct 23
Systems and methods are disclosed in which a playback device transmits a first sound signal including a predetermined waveform.
Eric Frank
Filed: 17 Apr 23
Utility
Location based playback system control
3 Oct 23
Example implementations may involve using a prompt to prevent inadvertent control or playback of audio content.
Paul Andrew Bates
Filed: 16 Mar 20
Utility
Social network account assisted service registration
3 Oct 23
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: 5 Sep 22
Utility
Playback transfer in a media playback system
3 Oct 23
Example techniques relate to transferring playback between playback devices within a network media system.
Mark Triplett, Robert Reimann
Filed: 29 Apr 22
Design
Media playback device
3 Oct 23
Dayn Wilberding, Nikolai Kutateladze, Stefan Reichert, Dana Krieger
Filed: 6 Aug 21
Utility
Locally distributed keyword detection
3 Oct 23
In one aspect, a playback device includes a command-keyword engine having a local natural language unit (NLU).
Nick D'Amato, Connor Kristopher Smith
Filed: 5 Dec 22
Utility
Temporary access to a media playback system
3 Oct 23
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: 18 Oct 21
Utility
Cable assemblies for headphone devices
3 Oct 23
Headphone playback devices can include a cable assembly including a plurality of conductors extending between a first earpiece and a second earpiece.
Ronald W. Roberts, Jr., Mark Gerlovin, Mark Viscusi
Filed: 4 Jan 23
Utility
Networked devices, systems and methods for associating playback devices based on sound codes
3 Oct 23
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: 26 Aug 22