Gateway anti-distraction mode for an establishment

A gateway device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage medium for storing an indication of one or more connected devices that are connected to the gateway device and for storing instructions,
• wherein the processor is configured, when executing the instructions, for:
• storing a policy for the one or more connected devices, wherein the policy includes a triggering condition;
• at a first time:
• determining that a target device of the one or more connected devices contributes to an audio level at a target location based on a change of a measured audio level at the target location when an audio output of the target device is adjusted;
• and
• at a second time:
• in response to determining that the triggering condition is met and that the target device is outputting audio, causing the target device to change its current settings so that it does not output alerts or notifications.

A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor of a gateway device, performs a method comprising:

• determining and storing an indication of one or more connected devices that are connected to the gateway device;
• storing a policy for the one or more connected devices, wherein the policy includes a triggering condition;
• determining that a target device contributes to a level of a media output at a target location based on a change of a measured level of the media output at the target location when the processor of the gateway device causes the target device to adjusts an output, wherein at least a portion of the change of the measured level is attributable to the adjusted output of the target device;
• and
• in response to determining that the triggering condition is met, causing the target device to adjust the output.