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US 12,333,209 B2Granted
Control based on proximity
AssigneeSonos, Inc.
InventorsJonathon Reilly, Neil Griffiths
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide for detecting presence of an object in proximity to a playback device and responsively performing one or more operations. In an example implementation, a playback device detects, via a proximity detector of the playback device, presence of an object in proximity to the playback device. In response to detecting the presence of the object, the playback device performs one or more operations.
Claims30
A playback device comprising:
- a sensor;
- a network interface;
- at least one audio transducer;
- at least one processor;
- a housing carrying the sensor, the network interface, the at least one audio transducer, and the at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the playback device is configured to:
- emit, via the sensor, an electromagnetic beam;
- detect, via the sensor, at least one return signal comprising reflections of the emitted electromagnetic beam;
- determine that a first portion of the at least one return signal includes first changes representing a first user hand movement;
- modify audio output of the playback device based on the determination that the first portion of the at least one return signal includes the first changes representing the first user hand movement;
- determine that a second portion of the at least one return signal includes second changes representing a second user hand movement;
- and
- perform one or more functions based on the determination that the second portion of the at least one return signal includes the second changes representing the second user hand movement.
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Circuitry integrable into a playback device, the circuitry comprising:
- at least one circuit board;
- a sensor attached to the at least one circuit board, the sensor comprising an electromagnetic beam transmitter and an electromagnetic beam receiver;
- at least one processor attached to the at least one circuit board;
- at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium attached to the at least one circuit board, the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that, when the circuitry is integrated into the playback device, the playback device is configured to:
- emit, via the electromagnetic beam transmitter, an electromagnetic beam;
- detect, via the electromagnetic beam receiver, at least one return signal comprising reflections of the emitted electromagnetic beam;
- determine that a first portion of the at least one return signal includes first changes representing a first user hand movement;
- perform one or more first functions based on the determination that the first portion of the at least one return signal includes the first changes representing the first user hand movement;
- determine that a second portion of the at least one return signal includes second changes representing a second user hand movement;
- and
- perform one or more second functions based on the determination that the second portion of the at least one return signal includes the second changes representing the second user hand movement.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by at least one processor such that a playback device is configured to:
- emit, via a sensor, an electromagnetic beam;
- detect, via the sensor, at least one return signal comprising reflections of the emitted electromagnetic beam;
- determine that a first portion of the at least one return signal includes first changes representing a first user hand movement;
- perform one or more first functions based on the determination that the first portion of the at least one return signal includes the first changes representing the first user hand movement;
- determine that a second portion of the at least one return signal includes second changes representing a second user hand movement;
- and
- perform one or more second functions based on the determination that the second portion of the at least one return signal includes the second changes representing the second user hand movement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.