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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2021
Applicant:

Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Robert Caston Curtis, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Mike Kristoffersen, Kongerslev, DK;

Rafal Malewski, Aalborg, DK;

Rafal Zwierz, Cambridge, GB;

Assignee:

Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/43 (2011.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/43076 (2020.08); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/43637 (2013.01); H04N 21/439 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
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.


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