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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:
Jul. 30, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2023
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

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

Joni Rafalski Hoadley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/436 (2011.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G11B 19/02 (2006.01); H04L 65/1101 (2022.01); H04L 65/612 (2022.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/643 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G11B 19/025 (2013.01); H04L 65/1101 (2022.05); H04L 65/612 (2022.05); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/43076 (2020.08); H04N 21/4333 (2013.01); H04N 21/439 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/4852 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/64322 (2013.01); H04N 21/6581 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); H04N 21/8113 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract

A first network device is configured to (i) receive, using a first communication protocol, first media content from a second network device, (ii) transmit, using a second communication protocol, the first media content to a third network device, (iii) cause the third network device to play back the first media content, (iv) receive second media content from a fourth network device, (v) receive, via a microphone, microphone data, (vi) while transmitting the first media content to the third network device and causing the third network device to play back the first media content, play back the second media content via an audio transducer, and (vii) while transmitting the first media content to the third network device and causing the third network device to play back the first media content, transmit, to the fourth network device, audio content corresponding to the received microphone data.


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