US 12,324,031 B2
Techniques to reduce time to music for a playback device
Cheng Lu, Malden, MA (US); and Stuart Eichert, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/615,882.
Application 18/615,882 is a continuation of application No. 17/461,856, filed on Aug. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,943,823, issued on Mar. 26, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/072,748, filed on Aug. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0311079 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04L 61/5007 (2022.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/10 (2018.02) [G06F 3/162 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04L 61/5007 (2022.05); H04R 1/1025 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A playback device comprising:
at least one processor;
a wireless network interface;
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 playback device is configured to:
begin initialization of the wireless network interface;
after beginning initialization of the wireless network interface but before the playback device is capable of establishing a connection to at least one wireless network type via the wireless network interface, cause the wireless network interface to scan for available wireless networks of the at least one wireless network type;
identify at least one available wireless network of the at least one wireless network type; and
after the playback device is capable of establishing a connection to the at least one wireless network type via the wireless network interface, use a stored indication of the at least one available wireless network to establish a connection to a given wireless network of the at least one available wireless network.