US 11,985,376 B2
Playback of generative media content
Nicholas D'Amato, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Dayn Wilberding, Portland, OR (US); Aurelio Ramos, Jamaica Plain, MA (US); Daniel Jones, London (GB); Steven Beckhardt, Boston, MA (US); and Gregory McAllister, London (GB)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/181,727.
Application 18/181,727 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/072454, filed on Nov. 17, 2021.
Application PCT/US2021/072454 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/302,690, filed on May 10, 2021, granted, now 11,812,240.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/261,893, filed on Sep. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/198,866, filed on Nov. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0217059 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/43076 (2020.08) [H04N 21/436 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A generative media coordinator device comprising:
a network interface;
one or more processors; and
data storage having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the generative media coordinator device to perform operations comprising:
receiving one or more input parameters;
determining that a first playback device and a second playback device are grouped together for synchronous playback;
based at least in part on the one or more input parameters, generating, via a generative media module of the generative media coordinator device, a first media content stream and a second media content stream differing from the first, wherein the generative media module comprises one or more algorithms that automatically generate novel media output based on inputs that include at least the one or more input parameters;
transmitting, via the network interface, the first media content stream to the first playback device; and
transmitting, via the network interface, the second media content stream to the second playback device such that the first and second media content streams are played back concurrently via the first and second playback devices.