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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2024
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Paul Bates, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abhishek Kumar, Hayward, CA (US);
Jonathan Lang, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for auditioning audio content by a playback device involve (1) receiving, via at least one communication interface of the playback device, first audio content to be played back by the playback device, (2) playing back the first audio content, (3) while playing back the first audio content, receiving, via at least one microphone of the playback device, second audio content to be played back by the playback device (4) after receiving the second audio content: (i) suspending playback of the first audio content; and (ii) playing back the second audio content, and (5) after playing back the second audio content, resuming playing back the first audio content.