The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2016
Applicant:

Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Inventor:

Richard Little, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Assignee:

SONOS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/007 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04R 2227/003 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of detecting detects in a playback device via audio playback are provided. A playback device may play a test sound during a time period, and capture, via one or more microphones of the playback device, the test sound during the time period. A determination that a defect in the playback device has been detected may be based on the recorded test sound.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…