Sonos, Inc. (20240414391). Techniques for Flexible Control of Playback Devices
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Techniques for Flexible Control of Playback Devices
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Bruce Weathered Von Kugelgen of Oakland CA (US)
Michael Nuzzolo of South Boston MA (US)
Michelle Diane Sintov of San Francisco CA (US)
Marisa Mckently of Mountain View CA (US)
Damjan Stulic of San Francisco CA (US)
Paul Andrew Terry of Dublin CA (US)
Techniques for Flexible Control of Playback Devices
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240414391 titled 'Techniques for Flexible Control of Playback Devices
Original Abstract Submitted
an example computing device establishes a first network connection to a playback device that supports a first communication protocol for sending audio content for playback to the playback device, and detects user input associated with a modification to the playback. while the computing device and the playback device are connected to a common data network that supports a second communication protocol, the computing device transmits, via the common data network using the second communication protocol, a command to modify media playback based on the user input. while the computing device or playback device are not connected to the common data network that supports the second communication protocol, the computing device (i) establishes a second network connection to the playback device that supports a third communication protocol, and (ii) transmits, via the second network connection using the third communication protocol, a command to modify media playback based on the user input.
