Intelligent Amplifier Activation
AssigneeSonos, Inc.
InventorsJonathon Reilly, Jonathan Lang
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Abstract
Example implementations described herein may involve activating an amplifier in a playback device based on an anticipated command. An example implementation involves a first playback device determining that a command associated with the first playback device is anticipated. Based on the determination that that the command is anticipated, the first playback device identifies one or more second playback devices of a zone group that is associated with the playback device and causes the one or more second playback devices of the zone group to activate respective amplifiers.
Claims20
A first playback device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- tangible, computer-readable media having instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the playback device to perform a method comprising:
- determining that a command associated with the first playback device is anticipated;
- based on the determination that that the command is anticipated, identifying one or more second playback devices of a zone group that is associated with the playback device;
- and
- causing the one or more second playback devices of the zone group to activate respective amplifiers.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a first playback device to perform a method comprising:
- determining that a command associated with the first playback device is anticipated;
- based on the determination that that the command is anticipated, identifying one or more second playback devices of a zone group that is associated with the playback device;
- and
- causing the one or more second playback devices of the zone group to activate respective amplifiers.
A method comprising:
- determining, via a first playback device, that a command associated with the first playback device is anticipated;
- based on the determination that that the command is anticipated, identifying one or more second playback devices of a zone group that is associated with the playback device;
- and
- causing the one or more second playback devices of the zone group to activate respective amplifiers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.