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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathon Reilly, Cambridge, MA (US);
Neil Griffiths, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 5/16 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H03G 3/02 (2006.01); H03G 3/04 (2006.01); H03G 3/34 (2006.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); H03G 3/02 (2013.01); H03G 3/04 (2013.01); H03G 3/348 (2013.01); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01); H03G 5/16 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide for detecting presence of an object in proximity to a playback device and responsively performing one or more operations. In an example implementation, a playback device detects, via a proximity detector of the playback device, presence of an object in proximity to the playback device. In response to detecting the presence of the object, the playback device performs one or more operations.