US 12,309,215 B2
Immersive audio in a media playback system
Jonathan Lang, Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/469,372.
Application 18/469,372 is a continuation of application No. 17/818,221, filed on Aug. 8, 2022, granted, now 11,770,427.
Application 17/818,221 is a continuation of application No. 17/164,388, filed on Feb. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,418,563, issued on Aug. 16, 2022.
Application 17/164,388 is a continuation of application No. 16/779,639, filed on Feb. 2, 2020, granted, now 10,911,507, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Application 16/779,639 is a continuation of application No. 16/556,758, filed on Aug. 30, 2019, granted, now 10,554,712, issued on Feb. 4, 2020.
Application 16/556,758 is a continuation of application No. 16/008,996, filed on Jun. 14, 2018, granted, now 10,404,768, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Application 16/008,996 is a continuation of application No. 15/630,214, filed on Jun. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,028,069, issued on Jul. 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0007514 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 65/60 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04R 5/027 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 65/60 (2013.01) [G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04N 21/43079 (2020.08); H04N 21/431 (2013.01); H04N 21/436 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/4363 (2013.01); H04N 21/8106 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 5/027 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04S 3/002 (2013.01); H04S 7/302 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01); H04S 3/008 (2013.01); H04S 7/301 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01); H04S 2400/11 (2013.01); H04S 2400/13 (2013.01); H04S 2400/15 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable playback device comprising:
at least one first audio transducer;
at least one microphone;
a network interface;
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 wearable playback device is configured to:
capture, via the at least one microphone, microphone data representing first audio played back via at least one second audio transducer of a non-wearable playback device;
based on the microphone data, determine a response that is representative of acoustic characteristics of a listening area that includes the non-wearable playback device;
determine a calibration that at least partially offsets the acoustic characteristics of the listening area that are represented in the microphone data; and
cause the non-wearable playback device to apply the determined calibration.