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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2021
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Paul Bates, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abhishek Kumar, Hayward, CA (US);
Jonathan Lang, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
An example playback device is configured to play back a first media item and, while playing back the first media item, receive a voice command to enter a preview mode in which the playback device plays back one or more second media items for a predetermined duration that is shorter than a total duration of the one or more second media items. Responsive to receiving the voice command, the playback device enters the preview mode, thereby (i) suspending playback of the first media item and (ii) initiating playback of the one or more second media items for the predetermined duration. The playback device subsequently terminates the preview mode, thereby (i) terminating playback of the one or more second media items, and (ii) resuming playback of the first media item.