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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2022
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Allison Elliot, Seattle, WA (US);
Zachary Kramer, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Dmitri Siegel, Ojai, CA (US);
Lindsay Whitworth, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Wescott Fleming, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Dane Estes, Seattle, WA (US);
Luan Nguyen, Seattle, WA (US);
Avram Goldyne, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein include managing playback devices with limited capabilities and playback devices with advanced capabilities by way of a control device. In some embodiments, the control device may control a first playback device by way of a legacy control application including a first control interface comprising first playback controls operable to control the first playback device in performing a set of legacy playback functions. The mobile device may control a second playback device by way of a production control application including a second control interface comprising second playback controls operable to control the second playback device in performing a set of production playback functions.