US 12,267,128 B2
Systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces for automatic audio routing
Taylor G. Carrigan, San Francisco, CA (US); and Patrick L. Coffman, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/133,484.
Application 18/133,484 is a continuation of application No. 17/023,274, filed on Sep. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,722,178.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/041,715, filed on Jun. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/033,086, filed on Jun. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0246671 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 5/79 (2024.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01); H04L 65/75 (2022.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 76/20 (2018.01)
CPC H04B 5/79 (2024.01) [G06F 9/542 (2013.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.02); H04L 65/75 (2022.05); H04L 67/125 (2013.01); H04R 1/10 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 76/20 (2018.02)] 39 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
at a first electronic device:
while an audio output device is concurrently wirelessly connected with both the first electronic device and a second electronic device that is different from the first electronic device and playing first audio corresponding to first audio data transmitted by the second electronic device to the audio output device:
detecting, at the first electronic device, a user request to play a second audio that is associated with a media item; and
in response to detecting the user request, transmitting to the audio output device second audio data corresponding to the second audio;
wherein, in accordance with the second audio data being transmitted to the audio output device, the audio output device ceases playing the first audio, and begins playing the second audio.