US 11,902,752 B2Granted

Conditional content enhancement

AssigneeSonos, Inc.

InventorRomi Kadri

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Abstract

An example computer system identifies a capability of a playback device to reproduce audio content. Based on the capability, the computer system identifies a first version of audio content for playback by the playback device and causes the playback device to play back the first version of audio content. While the playback device is playing back the first version of the audio content, the computer system detects a change in a network connection between the computer system and the playback device. Based on the detected change in the network connection and the capability of the playback device, the computer system identifies a second version of audio content for playback by the playback device and causes the playback device to transition from playing back the first version of the audio content to playing back the second version of the audio content.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a first playback device of a media playback system configured to communicate over at least one data network;
and
at least one remote computing device configured to communicate with the media playback system over the at least one data network;
wherein the first playback device comprises:
at least one first processor;
a first non-transitory computer-readable medium;
and
program instructions stored on the first non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one first processor such that the first playback device is configured to:
play back a first version of audio content;
cause a second playback device to play back the first version of the audio content in synchrony with the first playback device;
while the first and the second playback devices are synchronously playing back the first version of the audio content:
detect a change in a network condition of the media playback system;
and
based on the detected change in the network condition, identify a second version of the audio content;
transition from playing back the first version of the audio content to playing back the second version of the audio content;
and
cause the second playback device to transition from playing back the first version of the audio content to playing back the second version of the audio content in synchrony with the first playback device;
and
wherein the at least one remote computing device comprises:
at least one second processor;
at least one second non-transitory computer-readable medium;
and
program instructions stored on the at least one second non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one second processor such that the at least one remote computing device is configured to:
transmit the first version of the audio content via the at least one data network;
and
transmit the second version of the audio content via the at least one data network.

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At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium is provisioned with program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a system to:

play back, by a first playback device of a media playback system configured to communicate over at least one data network, a first version of audio content;
cause a second playback device of the media playback system to play back the first version of the audio content in synchrony with the first playback device;
while the first and the second playback devices are synchronously playing back the first version of the audio content:
detect a change in a network condition of the media playback system;
and
based on the detected change in the network condition, identify a second version of the audio content;
cause the first playback device to transition from playing back the first version of the audio content to playing back the second version of the audio content;
cause the second playback device to transition from playing back the first version of the audio content to playing back the second version of the audio content in synchrony with the first playback device;
transmit, by at least one remote computing device configured to communicate with the media playback system over the at least one data network, the first version of the audio content via the at least one data network;
and
transmit, by the at least one remote computing device, the second version of the audio content via the at least one data network.

8 more elements

A method carried out by a system, the method comprising:

playing back, by a first playback device of a media playback system configured to communicate over at least one data network, a first version of audio content;
causing a second playback device of the media playback system to play back the first version of the audio content in synchrony with the first playback device;
while the first and the second playback devices are synchronously playing back the first version of the audio content:
detecting a change in a network condition of the media playback system;
and
based on the detected change in the network condition, identifying a second version of the audio content;
causing the first playback device to transition from playing back the first version of the audio content to playing back the second version of the audio content;
causing the second playback device to transition from playing back the first version of the audio content to playing back the second version of the audio content in synchrony with the first playback device;
transmitting, by at least one remote computing device configured to communicate with the media playback system over the at least one data network, the first version of the audio content via the at least one data network;
and
transmitting, by the at least one remote computing device, the second version of the audio content via the at least one data network.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/149,135Filed 2 Jan 2023 · continuation
Priority: 29 Sep 2016
Published: US 2023/0141788 A111 May 2023
Granted: 13 Feb 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

H04R 29/007
Monitoring arrangements; Testing arrangements: for public address systems
G06F 3/165
Sound input; Sound output: management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
H04R 27/00
Public address systems
H04R 2227/003
Details of public address [PA] systems covered by H04R27/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups: digital PA systems using, e.g. LAN or…

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