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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2020
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Christopher Kallai, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Robert A. Lambourne, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Robert Reimann, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Mark Triplett, St. Charles, IL (US);
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present application discloses playback devices and networks, software for operating playback devices and playback device networks, and methods of operating playback devices and networks, where an individual network device is configured to switch between operating various operating modes comprising a non-paired mode and a paired mode, where the playback device is configured to output various channels of audio content within various audio frequency ranges while operating in the various operating modes.