Sonos, Inc.

Stefan Reichert

Dana Krieger

Mieko Kusano

Roland Bird

Niels Van Hoof

Roger Swales

Tadeo T Toulis

Hilmar Lehnert

Mike Chamness

Lukasz Natkaniec

Wilfred Wei

Wei Hean Liew

David John McCaffree Amaranto

Dayn Wilberding

Maximillian Burton

Christopher George Palmer

Nikolai Kutateladze

Michelle Enright

Matthew Ka-Ming Chung

Jeremiah Robert Etchison

Youjin Nam

Playback device

Media player

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. In an example implementation, a command device receives an instruction to pair with a first playback device that is associated with a group of playback devices that includes the first playback device and at least one additional playback device. The group of playback devices is associated with at least one group variable controlling playback by the playback devices of the group. The command device receives an input to adjust a first group variable of the at least one group variable and transmits, via a wireless communications interface, a command that causes an adjustment of the first group variable for the group of playback devices.

Command dial in a media playback system

Media playback device

An example packaging system includes a first box part with a first lid wall, the first lid wall including an aperture. The packaging system also includes a latch slidably disposed within the aperture, the latch having a body portion that extends perpendicularly into the first box part, where the latch is slidable in a direction parallel to the first lid wall. The packaging system also includes a second box part having a first tray wall, the first tray wall including a channel sized to slidably receive the latch, the channel including an assembly channel segment and a locking channel segment. When the first box part and the second box part are fitted together, a) the assembly channel segment is aligned with the latch when the latch is in a first position within the aperture, and b) the latch is slidable within the locking channel segment to a second position.

Packaging system with slidable latch

Command device to control a synchrony group

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Santa Barbara, CA, United States of America

Stefan Reichert