Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Audio playback management of multiple concurrent connections
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Application No.: US17486439Application Date: 2021-09-27
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Publication No.: US12166518B2Publication Date: 2024-12-10
- Inventor: Matt Pandina , Matthew Moore , Ted Lin , Chris Babroski , Robert Bermani
- Applicant: Sonos, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Goleta
- Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Goleta
- Agency: Fortem IP LLP
- Main IPC: H04B1/16
- IPC: H04B1/16 ; H04L12/28 ; H04N21/436 ; H04R1/02 ; H04R3/12 ; H04R5/02 ; H04R5/04 ; H04R25/00 ; H04S7/00 ; H04R5/033

Abstract:
Examples described herein relate to management of concurrent audio streams from different sources. Portable playback devices, such as wearable wireless headphones and earbuds, as well as portable battery-powered speakers, may include multiple network interfaces for connection to different types of networks, such as an 802.11-compatible network interface for connection to wireless local area networks (e.g., Wi-Fi® networks) and an 802.15-compatible network interface for connection to a mobile device via a personal area network (Bluetooth®). Via such connections, the playback devices may receive two or more concurrent streams. By managing these streams according to playback policies, the portable playback devices may play the user's intended audio without necessarily requiring user input to explicitly select among the concurrent streams.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220103199A1 Audio Playback Management of Multiple Concurrent Connections Public/Granted day:2022-03-31
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