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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Calatayud, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jonathon Reilly, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/94 (2006.01); H03K 17/955 (2006.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 1/1688 (2013.01); G06F 1/1698 (2013.01); G06F 1/182 (2013.01); G06F 1/3231 (2013.01); G06F 1/3265 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G06F 3/162 (2013.01); H04S 7/303 (2013.01); H03K 17/941 (2013.01); H03K 17/955 (2013.01); H03K 2217/94106 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04R 2227/003 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1242 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1289 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example embodiment includes a playback device comprising a wireless communications interface that includes an RF antenna, a capacitive proximity sensor comprising a grounding plane that is coupled to the RF antenna, one or more processors, and a data storage having stored therein instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the playback device to perform operations. The operations include detecting that an object is in proximity to the capacitive proximity sensor and responsively preparing the playback device to play back audio.