US 12,706,578 B2Granted

Zone volume control

AssigneeSonos, Inc.

InventorEduardo Ahumada Apodaca

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Abstract

Example techniques involve controlling playback volumes. An example implementation includes displaying a group volume control of a synchrony group, the group volume control comprising a group volume indicator on a group volume slider and receiving, via the displayed group volume control, input data representing a selection of the group volume control. The implementation also includes displaying, concurrently with the group volume control, a first volume control comprising a first volume indicator on a first volume slider and a second volume control comprising a second volume indicator on a second volume slider. The implementation also includes receiving, via the displayed group volume control, input data representing an input to modify a first volume setting of the synchrony group to a second volume setting and transmitting instructions to cause the synchrony group to modify volume settings according to the second volume setting of the synchrony group.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

displaying, via a controller interface, a first volume control configured to control the volume of a first playback device, wherein the first volume control comprises a volume indicator on a first volume slider;
displaying, via the controller interface, a second volume control configured to control the volume of a headphone, wherein the second volume control comprises a volume indicator on a second volume slider;
after displaying the first volume control and after reception of an input to form a synchrony group between the first playback device and the headphone, causing the first playback device to form the synchrony group with the headphone and the first playback device to become muted;
and
after forming the synchrony group, displaying, via the controller interface, a group volume control configured to control volume of the synchrony group, wherein while the first playback device is muted, the group volume control is configured to indicate and control only the volume of the headphone.

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A computing device comprising:

at least one processor;
and
at least one tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor of the computing device, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:
displaying, via a controller interface, a first volume control configured to control the volume of a first playback device, wherein the first volume control comprises a volume indicator on a first volume slider;
displaying, via the controller interface, a second volume control configured to control the volume of a headphone, wherein the second volume control comprises a volume indicator on a second volume slider;
after displaying the first volume control and after reception of an input to form a synchrony group between the first playback device and the headphone, causing the first playback device to form the synchrony group with the headphone and the first playback device to become muted;
and
after forming the synchrony group, displaying, via the controller interface, a group volume control configured to control volume of the synchrony group, wherein while the first playback device is muted, the group volume control is configured to indicate and control only the volume of the headphone.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/444,717Filed 18 Feb 2024 · continuation
Priority: 7 Jun 2013
Published: US 2024/0348222 A117 Oct 2024
Granted: 11 Aug 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

H03G 3/02
Gain control in amplifiers or frequency changers: manually-operated control
G06F 3/0482
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/0488
Using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of…:…
G06F 3/165
Sound input; Sound output: management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path

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