US 11,750,969 B2
Default playback device designation
Jonathan P. Lang, Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by SONOS, INC., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on May 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/315,599.
Application 17/315,599 is a continuation of application No. 16/290,599, filed on Mar. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,006,214.
Application 16/290,599 is a continuation of application No. 15/818,051, filed on Nov. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,225,651, issued on Mar. 5, 2019.
Application 15/818,051 is a continuation of application No. 15/098,867, filed on Apr. 14, 2016, granted, now 9,826,306, issued on Nov. 21, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/312,350, filed on Mar. 23, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,439, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,350, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,388, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,418, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,393, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,425, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,433, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,410, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0377658 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01); G10L 15/14 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); G10L 21/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04R 3/00 (2013.01) [G06F 3/162 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 15/14 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04L 12/2803 (2013.01); H04L 12/2809 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H04R 29/007 (2013.01); H04S 7/301 (2013.01); H04S 7/303 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 8/24 (2013.01); G10L 21/02 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2849 (2013.01); H04R 2227/003 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
at least one processor;
at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium; and
program instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the system is configured to:
determine that a network microphone device is available to be associated with one or more playback zones of a plurality of playback zones within a local playback network;
cause a controller device to display a prompt to select, from the plurality of playback zones, at least one playback zone with which the network microphone device is to be associated;
after causing the controller device to display the prompt, receive, via the controller device, a user input indicating a selection of a particular playback zone of the plurality of playback zones with which the network microphone device is to be associated;
based on the user input, identify at least one playback device of the particular playback zone that is to serve as a default playback device for voice inputs received via the network microphone device;
cause the at least one playback device to be associated as the default playback device for the particular playback zone; and
cause data to be stored indicating the association of the at least one playback device as the default playback device for the particular playback zone.