Acoustic signatures in a playback system
AssigneeSonos, Inc.
InventorRobert Reimann
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide for acoustic signatures in a playback system. As example implementation involves receiving from a microphone of the controller device, an audio signal played by a playback device, the audio signal indicating network information corresponding to the playback device. The example implementation further involves identifying the playback device based on the network information and responsively, modifying a user interface on the controller device based on the identification of the playback device.
Claims20
Tangible non-transitory computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions executable by one or more processors, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause a computing device to perform functions comprising:
- detecting a first acoustic signature within a first audio signal, wherein the first acoustic signature identifies a first set of one or more playback devices;
- detecting a second acoustic signature within a second audio signal, wherein the second acoustic signature identifies a second set of one or more playback devices;
- determining whether a received power of the first acoustic signature or the second acoustic signature is greater;
- in response to determining that the received power of the first acoustic signature is greater, modifying a graphical user interface to display a first screen comprising a first set of controls configured to control the first set of one or more playback devices;
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- in response to determining that the received power of the second acoustic signature is greater, modifying the graphical user interface to display a second screen comprising a second set of controls configured to control the second set of one or more playback devices.
A method performed by a computing device, the method comprising:
- detecting a first acoustic signature within a first audio signal, wherein the first acoustic signature identifies a first set of one or more playback devices;
- detecting a second acoustic signature within a second audio signal, wherein the second acoustic signature identifies a second set of one or more playback devices;
- determining whether a received power of the first acoustic signature or the second acoustic signature is greater;
- in response to determining that the received power of the first acoustic signature is greater, modifying a graphical user interface to display a first screen comprising a first set of controls configured to control the first set of one or more playback devices;
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- in response to determining that the received power of the second acoustic signature is greater, modifying the graphical user interface to display a second screen comprising a second set of controls configured to control the second set of one or more playback devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.