US 12,294,489 B2
Proximal playback devices
Nick D'Amato, Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/234,064.
Application 17/234,064 is a continuation of application No. 15/717,292, filed on Sep. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,985,982.
Prior Publication US 2021/0314222 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 41/0813 (2022.01); H04L 41/0816 (2022.01); H04L 41/0893 (2022.01); H04L 43/08 (2022.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04L 43/50 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0816 (2013.01) [H04L 12/2805 (2013.01); H04L 41/0813 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2841 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2849 (2013.01); H04L 43/50 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first networked device 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 first networked device is configured to:
determine that the first networked device is (a) in a stacked configuration with a second networked device or (b) positioned adjacent to the second networked device by:
determining a proximity between the first networked device and the second networked device based on a Bluetooth connection between the first networked device and the second networked device being above a threshold strength; or
determining that the first networked device and the second networked device are within a threshold distance using a near-field communication (NFC) protocol;
determine that there is a wired network connection between the first networked device and the second networked device; and
in response to (i) determining that the first networked device is (a) in the stacked configuration with the second networked device or (b) positioned adjacent to the second networked device and (ii) determining that there is a wired connection between the first networked device and the second networked device, reconfigure one or more operational parameters of one or both of the first networked device and the second networked device by modifying an audio amplifier output power of one or both of the first networked device and the second networked device.