Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to control audio playback devices
AssigneeSonos, Inc.
InventorsNicholas A.J. Millington, Craig Wisneski, Steven Beckhardt, Neil Griffiths
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Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to control audio playback devices are disclosed. An example audio playback device includes an audio output device to generate audio signals based on a signal source, a device interface to receive a first message from a first audio information source, and a source selector to change the signal source from a second audio information source to the first audio information source based on the first message.
Claims20
An audio playback device, comprising:
- an audio output device to generate audio signals based on a signal source;
- a device interface to receive a first message from a first audio information source;
- and
- a source selector to change the signal source from a second audio information source to the first audio information source based on the first message.
A system comprising an audio output device in communication with a television, the audio output device to selectively receive first audio information from the television, to generate first audio signals at a first volume setting based on the first audio information, to receive a first message from the television based on a user input to the television, and to generate second audio signals at a second volume setting different from the first volume setting based on the first audio information and based on the first message.
A method, comprising:
- receiving first audio information from a first audio source;
- generating first audio signals based on the first audio information via a playback device;
- receiving a first message from a second audio source;
- and
- generating second audio signals based on second audio information from the second audio source in response to receiving the first message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.