US 11,747,863 B2
Wireless antenna sensing in a playback device
Thomas Calatayud, Cambridge, MA (US); and Jonathon Reilly, Cambridge, MA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/473,212.
Application 17/473,212 is a continuation of application No. 15/645,121, filed on Jul. 10, 2017, granted, now 11,119,540.
Application 15/645,121 is a continuation of application No. 14/799,323, filed on Jul. 14, 2015, granted, now 9,703,324, issued on Jul. 11, 2017.
Application 14/799,323 is a continuation of application No. 14/041,115, filed on Sep. 30, 2013, granted, now 9,223,353, issued on Dec. 29, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0405707 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 1/3231 (2019.01); G06F 1/3234 (2019.01); 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)
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); Y02D 10/00 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A playback device comprising:
a wireless communications interface including a wireless antenna;
a capacitive sensor comprising an electrode that is coupled to the wireless antenna;
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the playback device is configured to:
operate the playback device in a first power state;
detect that an object is in proximity to the capacitive sensor; and
after detection of the object, adjust operation of the playback device from the first power state to a second power state.