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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:
Dec. 10, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 03, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventor:

Robert Reimann, Newton, MA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 16/438 (2019.01); G06F 16/638 (2019.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G06F 16/4387 (2019.01); G06F 16/639 (2019.01); H04N 21/26258 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/4825 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/6175 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments described herein provide for extending media playback. In an example implementation, during playback of one or more first media items populated in a queue, a control system extends playback time of the queue. Extending playback time of the queue may involve determining when the one or more first media items will be finished playing; and before the first media items are finished playing, determining one or more second media items that correspond in substantial likeness to the one or more first media items and sending an instruction that causes the first playback device to insert the determined one or more second media items into the queue such that play time of the queue is extended.


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