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Patent No.:

US 11956480 B1

Date of Patent:

Apr. 09, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2022

Grouping in a system with multiple media playback protocols

Applicant:

Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Arthur L. Coburn, IV, Lexington, MA (US);

Jeffrey Torgerson, Stanwood, WA (US);

Robert A. Lambourne, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Attorney:

Primary Examiner:

Melur Ramakrishnaiah

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

H04L 69/08 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 65/61 (2022.01); H04L 65/613 (2022.01); H04L 69/18 (2022.01); H04N 21/218 (2011.01); H04N 21/2381 (2011.01); H04N 21/2668 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04L 65/1069 (2022.01); H04L 65/65 (2022.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

H04N 21/21805 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04L 12/1822 (2013.01); H04L 12/2803 (2013.01); H04L 65/61 (2022.05); H04L 65/613 (2022.05); H04L 69/08 (2013.01); H04L 69/18 (2013.01); H04N 21/2181 (2013.01); H04N 21/2381 (2013.01); H04N 21/2668 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/43076 (2020.08); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/4363 (2013.01); H04N 21/8113 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2849 (2013.01); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04L 65/65 (2022.05); H04L 67/51 (2022.05); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01);

Abstract

While a first playback device is a member of a synchronous media playback group with a second playback device using a first media playback protocol, and after a particular playback setting is enabled using the first media playback protocol, the first playback device receives, from a media source device, a first media stream using a second media playback protocol. The first and second media playback protocols are incompatible. The first playback device determines that the particular playback setting is enabled and that the synchronous media playback group includes the first playback device and the second playback device. Subsequently, the first playback device (i) generates a second media stream based on the received first media stream, the second media stream including information for synchronous playback with the first playback device, and (ii) transmits, to the second playback device, the second media stream using the second media playback protocol.

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