# US 12,192,560 B2 · Private listening system for streaming audio and video > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,560 B2 - Document ID: US12192560B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/980,292 - Filed: 2022-11-03 - Published: 2024-05-09 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2022-11-03 - Assignees: Roku, Inc. - Applicants: Roku, Inc. - Inventors: Andrew Soh; Mikkel Jensen; Neena Mohanachandran Sailaja; Jeffery John Peters - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192560B2 ## CPC - H04N 21/43072: {of multiple content streams on the same device} - H04N 21/8106: {involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Disclosed herein are various embodiments, for a private listening system for streaming audio and video. An example embodiment operates by receiving a first selection of a first version of audio content for output to a first audio device connected to a streaming media device. A second selection of a second version of the audio content for output to a second audio device connected to the streaming media device is received. Both the first version of the audio content is provided to the first audio device and the second version of the audio content is provided to the second audio device for simultaneous and synchronized output with the video content output to the video device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, at a streaming media device, a first selection of a first version of audio content for output to a first audio device connected to the streaming media device, wherein video content being output to a video device corresponds to both the first version of the audio content and a second version of the audio content different from the first version; receiving, at the streaming media device, a second selection of the second version of the audio content for output to a second audio device connected to the streaming media device; providing, by the streaming media device, both the first version of the audio content to the first audio device and the second version of the audio content to the second audio device for simultaneous and synchronized output with the video content output to the video device; selecting a first advertisement to be output with the first version of the audio content; selecting a second advertisement to be output with the second version of the audio content; and simultaneously providing, by a network device, both the first advertisement to the first audio device and the second advertisement to the second audio device, in lieu of the network device providing the first advertisement and the second advertisement to the streaming media device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the streaming media device is configured to provide the video content that is being output to the video device and perform synchronization of the video content with both the first version of the audio content and the second version of the audio content. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an audio stream, from a content provider of a video stream, the audio stream including both the first version of the audio content and the second version of the audio content. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the providing comprises: decoding, by the streaming media device, the first version of the audio content from the audio stream for the first audio device; and decoding, by the streaming media device, the second version of the audio content from the audio stream for the second audio device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the first version of audio content comprises the audio content in a first language, and wherein the second version of audio content comprises the audio content in a second language. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first version of audio content comprises the audio content in a default language, and wherein the second version of audio content comprises an audio description track of the audio content. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a customized audio setting for the first version of the audio content; adjusting the first version of the audio content based on the customized audio setting, wherein the second version of the audio content remains unchanged; and providing the adjusted first version of the audio content to the first audio device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the customized audio setting comprises receiving a selection of a new language for the first version of the audio, wherein audio content in the new language is provided by the network device to the first audio device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first advertisement is for a different product or service relative to the second advertisement. ### Claim 10 A system, comprising at least one processor each coupled to one or more memories and configured to perform operations comprising: receiving, at a streaming media device, a first selection of a first version of audio content for output to a first audio device connected to the streaming media device, wherein video content being output to a video device corresponds to both the first version of the audio content and a second version of the audio content different from the first version; receiving, at the streaming media device, a second selection of the second version of the audio content for output to a second audio device connected to the streaming media device; providing, by the streaming media device, both the first version of the audio content to the first audio device and the second version of the audio content to the second audio device for simultaneous and synchronized output with the video content output to the video device; selecting a first advertisement to be output with the first version of the audio content; selecting a second advertisement to be output with the second version of the audio content; and simultaneously providing, by a network device, both the first advertisement to the first audio device and the second advertisement to the second audio device, in lieu of the network device providing the first advertisement and the second advertisement to the streaming media device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the streaming media device is configured to provide the video content that is being output to the video device and perform synchronization of the video content with both the first version of the audio content and the second version of the audio content. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, the operations further comprising: receiving an audio stream, from a content provider of a video stream, the audio stream including both the first version of the audio content and the second version of the audio content. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the providing comprises: decoding, by the streaming media device, the first version of the audio content from the audio stream for the first audio device; and decoding, by the streaming media device, the second version of the audio content from the audio stream for the second audio device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the first version of audio content comprises the audio content in a first language, and wherein the second version of audio content comprises the audio content in a second language. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the first version of audio content comprises the audio content in a default language, and wherein the second version of audio content comprises an audio description track of the audio content. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, the operations further comprising: receiving a customized audio setting for the first version of the audio content; adjusting the first version of the audio content based on the customized audio setting, wherein the second version of the audio content remains unchanged; and providing the adjusted first version of the audio content to the first audio device. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising: receiving, at a streaming media device, a first selection of a first version of audio content for output to a first audio device connected to the streaming media device, wherein video content being output to a video device corresponds to both the first version of the audio content and a second version of the audio content different from the first version; receiving, at the streaming media device, a second selection of the second version of the audio content for output to a second audio device connected to the streaming media device; providing, by the streaming media device, both the first version of the audio content to the first audio device and the second version of the audio content to the second audio device for simultaneous and synchronized output with the video content output to the video device; selecting a first advertisement to be output with the first version of the audio content; selecting a second advertisement to be output with the second version of the audio content; and simultaneously providing, by a network device, both the first advertisement to the first audio device and the second advertisement to the second audio device, in lieu of the network device providing the first advertisement and the second advertisement to the streaming media device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the streaming media device is configured to provide the video content that is being output to the video device and perform synchronization of the video content with both the first version of the audio content and the second version of the audio content. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the streaming media device is wirelessly connected to one or more cloud computing devices configured to provide the second version of the audio content to a second computing device in lieu of the streaming media device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, the operations further comprising: receiving an audio stream, from a content provider of a video stream, the audio stream including both the first version of the audio content and the second version of the audio content.