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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:
Nov. 11, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2023
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Frank Charlton, Seattle, WA (US);

Jodi Vautrin, Boston, MA (US);

Robert Lambourne, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Nathan Fish, Ventura, CA (US);

Daniel Casimiro, Mansfield, MA (US);

Won So, Boston, MA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); H03G 3/30 (2006.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 3/3026 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06F 9/546 (2013.01); H03G 3/02 (2013.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.05); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/4825 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

A command to update a volume level of a group comprising a first and a second playback device to a requested group volume level is detected, the requested group volume level indicating respective requested volume levels for the first and second playback devices. Based on the command, (i) a first volume state variable of the first playback device is determined to be adjusted based on a first maximum volume state variable and (ii) a second volume state variable of the second playback device is determined to be adjusted based on a second maximum volume state variable. Based on the first and second maximum volume state variables, the volume level of the playback group is adjusted to an alternate group volume level different from the requested group volume level. An indication that the volume level of the playback group has been adjusted to the requested group volume level is provided.


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