Metadata exchange involving a networked playback system and a networked microphone system
AssigneeSonos, Inc.
InventorsMark Plagge, Simon Jarvis, Christopher Butts
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for establishing a metadata exchange channel between a media playback system and a networked microphone system, wherein the networked microphone system comprises a networked microphone device and a networked microphone server. After establishing the metadata exchange channel, the media playback system experiences a metadata exchange triggering event. In response to experiencing the metadata exchange triggering event, the media playback system provides metadata to the networked microphone system via the metadata exchange channel.
Claims20
A method performed by a networked microphone system, the method comprising:
- receiving a voice input comprising a context-specific request relating to a media playback system comprising at least one media player configured on a local area network, wherein the voice input is received via a networked microphone device of the networked microphone system, and wherein the networked microphone device is configured on the local area network with the at least one media player of the media playback system;
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- after receiving the voice input comprising the context-specific request relating to the media playback system, (i) obtaining metadata associated with a configuration of the media playback system and (ii) generating a control instruction for controlling operation of the at least one media player of the media playback system, wherein the control instruction is based at least in part on the metadata associated with the configuration of the media playback system.
Tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause a networked microphone system to perform functions comprising:
- receiving a voice input comprising a context-specific request relating to a media playback system comprising at least one media player configured on a local area network, wherein the voice input is received via a networked microphone device of the networked microphone system, and wherein the networked microphone device is configured on the local area network with the at least one media player of the media playback system;
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- after receiving the voice input comprising the context-specific request relating to the media playback system, (i) obtaining metadata associated with a configuration of the media playback system and (ii) generating a control instruction for controlling operation of the at least one media player of the media playback system, wherein the control instruction is based at least in part on the metadata associated with the configuration of the media playback system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.