US 11,983,463 B2
Metadata exchange involving a networked playback system and a networked microphone system
Mark Plagge, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Simon Jarvis, Cambridge, MA (US); and Christopher Butts, Evanston, IL (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc, Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/493,430.
Application 17/493,430 is a continuation of application No. 16/524,306, filed on Jul. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,137,979.
Application 16/524,306 is a continuation of application No. 15/804,776, filed on Nov. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,365,889, issued on Jul. 30, 2019.
Application 15/804,776 is a continuation of application No. 15/131,244, filed on Apr. 18, 2016, granted, now 9,811,314, issued on Nov. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/312,350, filed on Mar. 23, 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 62/298,425, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,393, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,439, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,433, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,350, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0171597 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04L 41/0668 (2022.01); H04L 43/0817 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04L 67/561 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/167 (2013.01) [G10L 15/30 (2013.01); H04L 12/2803 (2013.01); H04L 12/40052 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/561 (2022.05); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); G10L 2015/225 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2849 (2013.01); H04L 41/0668 (2013.01); H04L 43/0817 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computing system, the computing system comprising:
one or more processors; and
at least one tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions encoded thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
obtaining, in response to a metadata exchange triggering event experienced by a media playback system, metadata associated with a configuration of the media playback system, wherein the metadata indicates that a plurality of playback devices of the media playback system belong to a group of playback devices, and that communicate with one another over a local area network to facilitate synchronous audio playback among the playback devices, are associated with audio playback;
receiving a voice input comprising a context-specific request; and
generating, in response to the voice input comprising the context-specific request, a response specifying a modification to the configuration of the media playback system, wherein the response further comprises a control instruction for controlling operation of one or more of the plurality of playback devices based on the modification of the configuration.