Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adjusting volume levels
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Application No.: US17485758Application Date: 2021-09-27
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Publication No.: US11650784B2Publication Date: 2023-05-16
- Inventor: Robert A. Lambourne , Nicholas A. J. Millington
- Applicant: Sonos, Inc
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Barbara
- Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Barbara
- Agency: Akerman LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/00
- IPC: G06F17/00 ; G06F3/16 ; G06F16/27 ; G11B27/00 ; H04R27/00 ; H04S7/00 ; G05B15/02 ; G06F3/0482 ; G06F3/04842 ; G06F3/04855 ; G06F3/04847 ; H04R29/00

Abstract:
In general, user interfaces for controlling a plurality of multimedia players in groups are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a user interface is provided to allow a user to group some of the players according to a theme or scene, where each of the players is located in a zone. When the scene is activated, the players in the scene react in a synchronized manner. For example, the players in the scene are all caused to play a multimedia source or music in a playlist, wherein the multimedia source may be located anywhere on a network. The user interface is further configured to illustrate graphically a size of a group, the larger the group appears relatively, the more plays there are in the group.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220214857A1 Adjusting Volume Levels Public/Granted day:2022-07-07
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