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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2021
Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Caston Curtis, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Mike Kristoffersen, Kongerslev, DK;
Rafal Malewski, Aalborg, DK;
Rafal Zwierz, Cambridge, GB;
Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are various embodiments for network-based audio playback. An embodiment operates by determining that a media device is configured to stream audio content to one or more wireless speakers over a first wireless network. A second wireless network over which the media device is configured to stream the audio content to the one or more wireless speakers is established by the media device. A signal to the one or more wireless speakers to switch from the first wireless network to the second wireless network is provided by the media device. The audio is provided to the wireless speakers for playback over the second wireless network.