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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2021
Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Joseph Dureau, Paris, FR;
Luis R. Vega Zayas, Arlington, MA (US);
Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing concurrent voice assistants are disclosed. A network microphone device is associated with a first voice assistant service (VAS). The device receives a request to associate with a second VAS different than the first. The device accesses a concurrency rules engine to determine concurrency restrictions. If the rules engine indicates concurrency is prohibited, concurrency can be restricted by (i) disassociating the network microphone device and the first VAS, and associating the network microphone device with the second VAS; or (ii) precluding associating the network microphone device with the second VAS and maintaining association with the first VAS.