US 2019/0377545 A1Published application

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.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A computing system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions encoded thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:
obtaining metadata relating to a configuration of a media playback system comprising a first playback device and a second playback device, wherein the metadata indicates that the first playback device and the second playback device are in a group for synchronous audio playback;
receiving a voice input comprising a context-specific request;
and
after receiving the voice input,
(a) generating a response to the voice input based on (i) the context-specific request and (ii) the metadata relating to the configuration of the media playback system, wherein the response specifies a change to the configuration of the media playback system that relates to the group;
and
(b) transmitting the response and thereby (i) triggering the change to the configuration of the media playback system that relates to the group and (ii) causing at least one of the playback devices previously in the group to play back audio content.

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Tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions encoded thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause a computing system to perform a method comprising:

obtaining metadata relating to a configuration of a media playback system comprising a first playback device and a second playback device, wherein the metadata indicates that the first playback device and the second playback device are in a group for synchronous audio playback;
receiving a voice input comprising a context-specific request;
and
after receiving the voice input,
(a) generating a response to the voice input based on (i) the context-specific request and (ii) the metadata relating to the configuration of the media playback system, wherein the response specifies a change to the configuration of the media playback system that relates to the group;
and
(b) transmitting the response and thereby (i) triggering the change to the configuration of the media playback system that relates to the group and (ii) causing at least one of the playback devices previously in the group to play back audio content.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/524,306Filed 29 Jul 2019
Priority: 22 Feb 2016
Published: 12 Dec 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

G06F 3/167
Sound input; Sound output: audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
G10L 15/30
Constructional details of speech recognition systems: distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network…
H04L 12/2803
Characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]: home automation networks
H04L 12/40052
Bus networks: high-speed IEEE 1394 serial bus

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