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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:
Mar. 11, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2024
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Christopher Kallai, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

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

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2019.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G11B 19/02 (2006.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 16/432 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/162 (2013.01); G11B 19/02 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/43637 (2013.01); H04N 21/4852 (2013.01); H04N 21/8106 (2013.01); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H04S 3/008 (2013.01); H04S 7/308 (2013.01); G06F 16/433 (2019.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01); H04S 2400/13 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed systems and methods include causing a graphical user interface to display an indication that a first and second playback device have been configured to play multi-channel audio content in at least one of a grouped mode or a stereo mode. Some embodiments include, (i) after receiving a command(s) to switch the first and second playback devices into the stereo mode while the first and second playback devices are in the grouped mode, configuring the first and second playback devices to play the multi-channel audio content in the stereo mode, and (ii) after receiving a command(s) to switch the first and second playback devices into the grouped mode while the first and second playback devices are in the stereo mode, configuring the first and second playback devices to play the multi-channel audio content in the grouped mode.


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