US 12,242,769 B2
Room association based on name
Dayn Wilberding, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Chris Bierbower, Portland, WA (US); Mish Fabok, Portland, OR (US); J D Hooge, Portland, OR (US); Tristan Wood, Portland, OR (US); Chip Truex, Portland, OR (US); Christopher Butts, Evanston, IL (US); and Paul Bates, Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/048,035.
Application 18/048,035 is a continuation of application No. 16/926,975, filed on Jul. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,481,182.
Application 16/926,975 is a continuation of application No. 15/682,506, filed on Aug. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,712,997, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/409,358, filed on Oct. 17, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0126124 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/4524 (2013.01); H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04N 21/8113 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing device comprising:
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 computing device is configured to:
control, via a first controller application, at least one function of a playback device using a first attribute to identify the playback device;
receive a second attribute used by a second controller application to identify the playback device; and
after receiving the second attribute, control, via the first controller application, the at least one function of the playback device using the second attribute to identify the playback device.