802 patents
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Utility
Media Sharing Across Service Providers
29 Jun 23
Embodiments including methods and apparatus to share file and file recommendations are disclosed.
Ron Kuper, Joni Hoadley
Filed: 28 Nov 22
Utility
Management of Media Content Playback
29 Jun 23
Example techniques may involve managing playback of media content by a playback device.
Yean-Nian W. Chen, IV
Filed: 19 Dec 22
Utility
Multi-Network Playback Devices
29 Jun 23
A playback device includes programming for connecting to a first wireless local area network (WLAN) and storing a first set of network configuration parameters including an identifier of the first WLAN and a first security parameter for the first WLAN.
William Shoesmith, Jason Yore, Jeffrey M. Peters
Filed: 22 Dec 22
Utility
Grouping In a System with Multiple Media Playback Protocols
29 Jun 23
While a first playback device is a member of a synchronous media playback group with a second playback device using a first media playback protocol, and after a particular playback setting is enabled using the first media playback protocol, the first playback device receives, from a media source device, a first media stream using a second media playback protocol.
Arthur L. Coburn, IV, Jeffrey Torgerson, Robert A. Lambourne
Filed: 22 Dec 22
Utility
Media Playback Based on Sensor Data
29 Jun 23
Example techniques relate to playback based on acoustic signals in a system including a first network device and a second network device.
Jonathon Reilly, Niels Van Erven
Filed: 27 Feb 23
Utility
Acoustic Filters for Microphone Noise Mitigation and Transducer Venting
25 May 23
Playback devices such as headphone devices can include an earpiece configured to be positioned adjacent a user's ear.
Jerad Lewis, Philippe Vossel, Michael Perkmann, Martin Seidl
Filed: 1 Dec 22
Utility
Orientation-Based Playback Device Microphone Selection
25 May 23
Aspects of a multi-orientation playback device including at least one microphone array are discussed.
Brendan Welch, Romi Kadri, Jonathon Reilly
Filed: 28 Nov 22
Utility
Calibration Based on Audio Content
25 May 23
Example techniques may involve multiple calibrations for a playback device.
Klaus Hartung, Dayn Wilberding
Filed: 23 Nov 22
Utility
Group Coordinator Selection
25 May 23
A first playback device may include at least one battery, a network interface, at least one processor, a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium.
Hrishikesh Gossain, Gary Fox, Jeff Derderian, Jeffrey Peters
Filed: 21 Nov 22
Utility
Audio Response Playback
25 May 23
A computing device is configured to perform functions comprising: receiving via a network microphone device of a media playback system, a voice command detected by at least one microphone of the network microphone device, wherein the media playback system comprises a plurality of zones, and the network microphone device may be a member of a default playback zone.
Jonathan P. Lang, Mark Plagge
Filed: 28 Nov 22
Utility
Smart Music Services Preferences
25 May 23
An example computing device is configured to transmit playback preference tracking information to a media service registered with a media playback system and, after transmitting the playback preference information, (a) determine a first time boundary corresponding to a beginning of a zone scene that causes a first playback device in a first zone of the media playback system to be configured for synchronous playback of media with a second playback device in a second zone of the media playback system, (b) determine a second time boundary corresponding to an end of the zone scene, and (c) transmit, to the media service registered with the media playback system, a request to remove playback preference tracking information received between the first time boundary and the second time boundary.
Jonathan Lang
Filed: 28 Nov 22
Utility
Portable Playback Device State Variable
18 May 23
Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate playback of multimedia content are disclosed.
Mieko Kusano
Filed: 31 Oct 22
Utility
Accessing a Cloud-Based Service
18 May 23
An example system is configured to (i) receive, from a user device over a WAN, a request for an authorization code corresponding to a media application on the user device, (ii) based on the request, transmit, to the user device over the WAN, the authorization code, (iii) receive, from a media playback system over the WAN, an authorization request that includes the authorization code, (iv) determine that the authorization code in the authorization request is valid, (v) based on determining that the authorization code is valid, generate an authorization token, (vi) transmit, to the media playback system over the WAN, the authorization token, (vii) receive, from the media playback system over the WAN, a media request including the authorization token, and (viii) responsive to the media request and a determination that the authorization token is valid, transmit, over the WAN, media content to the media playback system.
Ron Kuper, Sherwin Liu, Emilio Arce, Arthur L. Coburn, IV
Filed: 18 Jan 23
Utility
Access Control Techniques for Media Playback Systems
18 May 23
Example access control techniques described herein are intended to enable guest access for a media playback system while maintaining security of the media playback system.
Keith Thoresz, Nathan Fish
Filed: 20 Jan 23
Utility
Methods and Devices for Transferring Data Using Sound Signals
11 May 23
A method of transmitting data comprises modulating data symbols for transmission onto a sonic carrier signal and transmitting the modulated data using an electroacoustic transducer.
Eric Frank
Filed: 23 Nov 22
Utility
Cable Assemblies for Headphone Devices
11 May 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
Content Rules Engines for Audio Playback Devices
11 May 23
Content rules engines for playback devices are disclosed herein.
Jeffrey Michael Torgerson, Sanford William Spivey, Ryan Taylor
Filed: 16 Nov 22
Utility
Conditional Content Enhancement
11 May 23
An example computer system identifies a capability of a playback device to reproduce audio content.
Romi Kadri
Filed: 2 Jan 23
Utility
Dynamic Computation of System Response Volume
11 May 23
Systems and methods disclosed herein include, determining that a requirement exists to output a system response.
Luis Vega-Zayas, Lucas Pylypczak, Rich Lean
Filed: 14 Nov 22
Utility
Networked Microphone Device Control
4 May 23
Systems and methods disclosed herein include, while a microphone of a first networked microphone device is enabled, determining whether a first reference device is in a specific state, and in response to determining that the first reference device is in the specific state, disabling the microphone of the first networked microphone device.
Mieko Kusano, Dayn Wilberding, Jonathan Wenocur, Jonathan Lang
Filed: 1 Aug 22