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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2023
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Paul Andrew Bates, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
Playback devices comprising a network interface, an optional speaker(s), and one or more processors are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the playback device is configured to communicate with a computing system that stores configuration data corresponding to each of a plurality of users. The playback device detects one or more users near the playback device and retrieves user configuration data corresponding to each of the one or more detected users, and thereafter, uses the user configuration data of the one or more detected users to process voice commands, play media content, and/or perform other voice and/or media related functions.