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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven Beckhardt, Boston, MA (US);
Jonathan Paul Lang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jonathon Reilly, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04L 65/75 (2022.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/4425 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/308 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04L 65/764 (2022.05); H04N 21/4302 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/4425 (2013.01); H04N 21/8113 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H04R 29/001 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01); H04R 2420/03 (2013.01); H04R 2420/05 (2013.01); H04S 3/008 (2013.01); H04S 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example implementation may involve a group of wearable playback devices including a first wearable playback device and a second wearable playback device. The wearable playback devices render multi-channel audio content according to particular playback responsibilities in the group. When a failure or other issue with the second wearable playback device occurs, the first playback device assumes at least part of the playback responsibility of the second playback device.