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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Niels Van Erven, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Richard Little, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Matthew Nelson, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04B 1/20 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/3074 (2013.01); H04B 1/20 (2013.01); H04M 1/6033 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); G06F 17/30749 (2013.01); G06F 17/30775 (2013.01);
Abstract
A position of a playback device with respect to a base is detected and an orientation of the playback device is detected. The detected position is determined not to match a reference position for the detected orientation. Responsively, an indication is provided that the playback device is improperly positioned.