US 11,743,533 B2
Sound bar to provide information associated with a media item
Ron Kuper, Arlington, MA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/510,114.
Application 17/510,114 is a continuation of application No. 16/683,083, filed on Nov. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,159,845.
Application 16/683,083 is a continuation of application No. 14/557,099, filed on Dec. 1, 2014, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2022/0256234 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04L 65/612 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 21/43615 (2013.01) [H04L 65/612 (2022.05); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04N 21/8133 (2013.01); H04R 2227/003 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing device comprising:
at least one processor;
at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to:
subscribe to receive data indicating media items played by a media playback system, the media playback system comprising a first playback device, a second playback device, and a control device;
receive data indicating a media item being played by at least one of the first playback device or the second playback device, wherein the data is received, based on a condition of the media playback system, from one of: (i) the first playback device, (ii) the second playback device, or (iii) the control device;
based on the received data indicating the media item, transmit, to one or more media information sources, a request for information associated with the media item;
receive, from the one or more media information sources, additional data indicating information associated with the media item; and
while the at least one of the first playback device or the second playback device is playing the media item, provide for display, on a graphical display, representations of at least a portion of the information.