Media playback based on sensor data
AssigneeSonos, Inc.
InventorsJonathon Reilly, Niels Van Erven
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Abstract
Example techniques relate to playback based on acoustic signals in a system including a first network device and a second network device. A first network device may detect a presence of a user using a camera and/or infrared sensors. The first network device sends, in response to detecting the presence of the user, a particular signal via the first network interface. The second network device receives data corresponding to the particular signal and plays back an audio output corresponding to the particular signal.
Claims24
A system comprising a first network device and a second network device, the first network device comprising:
- a first network interface;
- an audio transducer;
- a radio frequency (RF) sensor;
- at least one first processor;
- and
- at least one first non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that are executable by the at least one first processor such that the first network device is configured to perform first functions comprising:
- receiving, via the RF sensor, one or more RF signals;
- detecting, based on the received one or more RF signals, an indication of user movement;
- adjusting, based on the detected indication of user movement, a sound field characteristic of the first network device;
- and
- causing first data corresponding to the detected indication of user movement to be displayed via the second network device, wherein causing the first data to be displayed via the second network device comprises transmitting, via the first network interface, a signal associated with the first data, and
- the second network device comprising:
- a graphical display;
- a second network interface;
- at least one second processor;
- and
- at least one second non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that are executable by the at least one second processor such that the second network device is configured to perform second functions comprising:
- receiving, via the second network interface, the signal associated with the first data;
- and
- displaying, via the graphical display, the first data corresponding to the detected indication of user movement to be displayed.
A first network device comprising:
- an audio transducer;
- a radio frequency (RF) sensor;
- a network interface;
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the first network device is configured to perform functions comprising:
- receiving, via the RF sensor, one or more RF signals;
- detecting, based on the received one or more RF signals, an indication of user movement;
- adjusting, based on the detected indication of user movement, a sound field characteristic of the first network device;
- and
- causing first data corresponding to the detected indication of user movement to be displayed via a second network device, wherein causing the first data to be displayed via the second network device comprises transmitting, via the network interface, a signal associated with the first data.
A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program instructions that are executable by at least one processor to configure a first network device to:
- receive, via an RF sensor, one or more RF signals;
- detect, based on the received one or more RF signals, an indication of user movement;
- adjust, based on the detected indication of user movement, a sound field characteristic of the first network device;
- and
- cause first data corresponding to the detected indication of user movement to be displayed via a second network device, wherein causing the first data to be displayed via the second network device comprises transmitting, via the network interface, a signal associated with the first data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.