US 11,886,770 B2
Audio content selection and playback
Robert Reimann, Cambridge, MA (US); David Taylor, Santa Barbara, CA (US); and Abhishek Kumar, Hayward, CA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/330,900.
Application 18/330,900 is a continuation of application No. 17/967,645, filed on Oct. 17, 2022.
Application 17/967,645 is a continuation of application No. 17/570,858, filed on Jan. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,474,778, issued on Oct. 18, 2022.
Application 17/570,858 is a continuation of application No. 17/347,031, filed on Jun. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,474,777, issued on Oct. 18, 2022.
Application 17/347,031 is a continuation of application No. 16/895,747, filed on Jun. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,036,467, issued on Jun. 15, 2021.
Application 16/895,747 is a continuation of application No. 16/447,644, filed on Jun. 20, 2019, granted, now 10,678,500, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Application 16/447,644 is a continuation of application No. 15/205,479, filed on Jul. 8, 2016, granted, now 10,359,990, issued on Jul. 23, 2019.
Application 15/205,479 is a continuation of application No. 13/338,724, filed on Dec. 28, 2011, granted, now 9,665,339, issued on May 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0315381 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 16/635 (2019.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 16/60 (2019.01); G06F 16/683 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 16/635 (2019.01); G06F 16/60 (2019.01); G06F 16/683 (2019.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
at least one processor;
at least one tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium; and
program instructions stored on the at least one tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the system is configured to:
receive data indicating a command to play back audio content, wherein the data indicating the command to play back audio content is received via a voice input that is detected by a first zone player;
based on the data indicating the command, determine a playback condition comprising a particular zone player;
identify a user account associated with the first zone player;
based at least on (i) the command and (ii) the identified user account, determine audio content for playback; and
play back the determined audio content via the particular zone player.