US 12,010,492 B2
Systems and methods for coordinated playback of analog and digital media content
Dayn Wilberding, Portland, OR (US); Dana Krieger, Emeryville, CA (US); Daniel Jones, London (GB); Gregory McAllister, London (GB); Ryan Purdy, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Adam Kumpf, Delaware, OH (US); Russell Prince, Madison, WI (US); and Ed Krouse, Boston, MA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/808,169.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/202,783, filed on Jun. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0417660 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 3/12 (2013.01) [H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A playback device comprising:
an analog audio source component;
a network interface;
one or more processors; and
data storage having instructions therein that, when executed by the one or more processors,
cause the playback device to perform operations comprising:
causing playback of first audio based on analog audio signals generated by the analog audio source component;
based on an indication that analog audio signals are no longer being generated, requesting, via the network interface, audio content from one or more remote computing devices, wherein the requesting comprises identifying related content based on the first audio;
receiving, via the network interface, second audio content; and
causing playback of second audio based on the second audio content.