US 12,089,019 B2
Content rules engines for audio playback devices
Jeffrey Michael Torgerson, Stanwood, WA (US); Sanford William Spivey, Santa Barbara, CA (US); and Ryan Taylor, Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/056,026.
Application 18/056,026 is a continuation of application No. 17/450,496, filed on Oct. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,533,562.
Application 17/450,496 is a continuation of application No. 16/948,347, filed on Sep. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,172,299, issued on Nov. 9, 2021.
Application 16/948,347 is a continuation of application No. 16/536,053, filed on Aug. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,785,570, issued on Sep. 22, 2020.
Application 16/536,053 is a continuation of application No. 16/008,740, filed on Jun. 14, 2018, granted, now 10,433,058, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0144696 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 3/12 (2013.01) [G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04L 12/282 (2013.01); H04N 21/41265 (2020.08); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2849 (2013.01); H04R 2227/003 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A playback device comprising:
one or more audio transducers;
one or more processors; and
a computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving a command to play back first audio content;
in response to the command, playing back, via the one or more audio transducers, the first audio content;
receiving (i) second audio content to be played back by the playback device and (ii) content source properties associated with the second audio content;
determining playback restrictions based on the content source properties, wherein the playback restrictions limit playback depending on a playback device location; and
based at least in part on the determination of the playback restrictions, restricting operation of the playback device.