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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2018
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Kirk Bulis, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jeremy Wessely, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jonathan Lang, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Romi Kadri, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
In an example implementation, a method may involve, while a first zone and a second zone of a media playback system are playing back respective media, receiving data indicating the occurrence of a first trigger condition. The method may also involve, based on the received data, modifying respective volume limits of the first zone and the second zone, wherein modifying the volume limit causes first volume levels that exceed the second limit to be reduced to respective second volume levels that are at or below the second limit. The method may also involve receiving data indicating the occurrence of a second trigger condition. The method may further involve, based on the received data, modifying the respective volume limits of the first zone and the second zone from the second limit to the first limit.