US 12,093,606 B2
Techniques for re-bonding playback devices
Maria-Jose Ramos, Seattle, WA (US); Jonathan Herbst, Seattle, WA (US); Justin A. Gallo, Watertown, MA (US); and Ryan E. Kitson, Bay City, OR (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/498,578.
Application 18/498,578 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2022/076398, filed on Sep. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/245,082, filed on Sep. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0061643 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for a first playback device, the method comprising:
joining, with the first playback device, a bonded zone that includes at least a second playback device;
while in the bonded zone with the second playback device, playing back, by the first playback device, audio content in synchrony with playback of the audio content by the second playback device;
leaving, with the first playback device, the bonded zone;
after leaving the bonded zone, with the first playback device:
(i) detecting availability to communicate with the second playback device;
(ii) identifying a cause for leaving the bonded zone with the second playback device;
(iii) after detecting the availability to communicate with the second playback device, determining, based on the cause for leaving the bonded zone, whether to re-join the bonded zone with the second playback device; and
(iv) when it is determined, based on the cause for leaving the bonded zone, that the first playback device is to re-join the bonded zone with the second playback device, re-joining, by the first playback device, the bonded zone with the second playback device and playing back, with the first playback device, audio content in synchrony with playback of the audio content by the second playback device.