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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven Beckhardt, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2026.01); H04R 3/02 (2006.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/304 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 3/02 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04S 3/008 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some disclosed systems and methods include a media playback system that includes a network device and a wearable playback device. The media playback system receives, via a hardware interface of the network device, multichannel audio. The media playback system determines a first position of the wearable playback device. The media playback system generates, based on the received multichannel audio and the determined first position, first audio. The media playback system causes, via the wearable playback device, playback of the generated first audio.