公开(公告)号：US20210136054A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US17146141

申请日：2021-01-11

申请人： Sonos, Inc.

发明人： Ron Kuper ,  Sherwin Liu ,  Emilio Arce ,  Arthur L. Coburn, IV

IPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04N21/835 ,  H04L29/08

摘要： Examples provided herein are directed to a computing device and media playback system sharing access to a media service corresponding to a media application installed on the computing device. In one example, a media playback system may be configured to (i) receive from the computing device an authorization code that corresponds to a media application installed on the computing device that is authorized to access media from a media service, (ii) transmit to the media service an authorization request with the authorization code, (iii) receive from the media service an authorization token that facilitates obtaining media from the media service, and (iv) transmit to the media service a request for media for playback by the media playback system, where the request for media includes the authorization token.

公开(公告)号：US10972784B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-06

申请号：US16657807

申请日：2019-10-18

申请人： Sonos, Inc.

发明人： Arthur L. Coburn, IV ,  Sherwin Liu

IPC分类号： H04N21/436 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/81

摘要： Example techniques relate to a loss of control of a playback queue. An example implementation involves a playback device receiving, from a native controller, an instruction to add audio tracks to a queue, where, in a first mode associated with the native controller, the playback device is configured to play back from the queue. While the audio tracks are in the queue, the playback device receives, from a media player application associated with a particular wireless protocol, an instruction to play back a media item. In response, the playback device is configured to play back in a second mode associated with the particular wireless protocol, where, in the second mode, the queue is not in use. While playing back the media item, the playback device detects a loss of control by the media player application and configures the playback device to play back in the first mode.

公开(公告)号：US10547608B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US16142895

申请日：2018-09-26

申请人： SONOS, INC.

发明人： Ron Kuper ,  Sherwin Liu ,  Emilio Arce ,  Arthur L. Coburn, IV

IPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04N21/835 ,  H04L29/08

摘要： Examples provided herein are directed to a computing device and media playback system sharing access to a media service corresponding to a media application installed on the computing device. In one example, a media playback system may be configured to (i) receive from the computing device an authorization code that corresponds to a media application installed on the computing device that is authorized to access media from a media service, (ii) transmit to the media service an authorization request with the authorization code, (iii) receive from the media service an authorization token that facilitates obtaining media from the media service, and (iv) transmit to the media service a request for media for playback by the media playback system, where the request for media includes the authorization token.

公开(公告)号：US10116652B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US15876928

申请日：2018-01-22

申请人： SONOS, INC.

发明人： Ron Kuper ,  Sherwin Liu ,  Emilio Arce ,  Arthur L. Coburn, IV

IPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04N21/835

摘要： Examples provided herein are directed to a computing device and media playback system sharing access to a media service corresponding to a media application installed on the computing device. In one example, a media playback system may be configured to (i) receive from the computing device an authorization code that corresponds to a media application installed on the computing device that is authorized to access media from a media service, (ii) transmit to the media service an authorization request with the authorization code, (iii) receive from the media service an authorization token that facilitates obtaining media from the media service, and (iv) transmit to the media service a request for media for playback by the media playback system, where the request for media includes the authorization token.

公开(公告)号：US20140324203A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-30

申请号：US14330871

申请日：2014-07-14

申请人： Sonos, Inc.

发明人： Arthur Coburn, IV ,  Sherwin Liu

IPC分类号： G11B20/10

CPC分类号： H04N21/43615 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/8113

摘要： Method and systems are provided for detecting and handling, by a controller device, a loss of control of a playback queue of a zone group of a media playback system. Detection of loss of control of the playback queue of the zone group may involve one or more of determining (i) that the zone group no longer exists, (ii) that a queue identifier is no longer assigned to a playback queue of the zone group, and (iii) that the controller device is no longer in communication with the media playback system, among others. Handling of the loss of control may involve one or more of (i) unsubscribing from messages relating to the zone group, (ii) ceasing to send commands to the zone group, and (iii) updating a user interface to indicate that the controller device no longer has control of the playback queue of the zone group, among others.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法和系统，用于通过控制器设备检测和处理媒体播放系统的区域组的播放队列的丢失。 对区域组的重放队列的丢失的控制的检测可能涉及确定（i）区域组不再存在的一个或多个，（ii）不再将队列标识符分配给区域组的重放队列 ，和（iii）控制器设备不再与媒体播放系统通信，等等。 处理丢失控制可能涉及（i）从与区域组相关的消息取消订阅的一个或多个，（ii）停止向区域组发送命令，以及（iii）更新用户界面以指示控制器设备 不再具有对区域组的播放队列的控制等。

公开(公告)号：US11539688B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US17581187

申请日：2022-01-21

申请人： Sonos, Inc.

发明人： Ron Kuper ,  Sherwin Liu ,  Emilio Arce ,  Arthur L. Coburn, IV

IPC分类号： H04L9/40 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04L67/60 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/835 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04L65/75

摘要： An example system is configured to (i) generate an authorization code that has an expiration time, (ii) transmit at least one first message including the authorization code over a WAN, (iii) receive at least one second message including the authorization code from a playback device over the WAN, (iv) determine that the received authorization code is valid based at least on the expiration time, (v) after determining that the authorization code is valid, generate a first authorization token, (vi) transmit at least one third message including the first authorization token to the playback device over the WAN, (vii) receive at least one fourth message including a second authorization token and a request from the playback device over the WAN, (viii) determine that the second authorization token is valid, and (ix) after determining that the second authorization token is valid, provide the playback device with audio content based on the request.

公开(公告)号：US11175880B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16109375

申请日：2018-08-22

申请人： Sonos, Inc.

发明人： Sherwin Liu ,  Paul Bates

IPC分类号： G10L15/30 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G10L15/22

摘要： Systems and methods for media playback via a media playback system include (i) capturing a voice input comprising a request for media content, (ii) receiving information derived at least from the request for media content, (iii) requesting and receiving information from at least one remote computing device associated with a first media content service and at least one remote computing device associated with a second media content service, wherein (a) the information identifies first media content available via the first media content service for playback and identifies second media content available via the second media content service for playback, and (b) the first and second media content are related to the requested media content, and (iv) after receiving at least one of the first information and the second information, (a) selecting the first media content instead of the second media content, and (b) playing back the first media content.

公开(公告)号：US20200059682A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-20

申请号：US16665810

申请日：2019-10-28

申请人： Sonos, Inc.

发明人： Arthur Coburn, IV ,  Ron Kuper ,  Ted M. Lin ,  Sherwin Liu ,  Luis Vega

IPC分类号： H04N21/254 ,  G06F16/438 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/436

摘要： Example techniques related to polices for media playback systems. An example implementation involves a computing system receiving data representing a request to play back first audio tracks on one or more first playback devices of a first media playback system. The first media playback system is associated with a first subscriber to a streaming media service and the first media playback system is physically located in a first commercial establishment. The computing system determines that the first subscriber is associated with one or more first subscriber policies of the streaming media service and sends instructions to play back the first audio tracks on the one or more first playback devices according to the one or more first subscriber policies of the streaming media service.

公开(公告)号：US10462505B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US14330825

申请日：2014-07-14

申请人： Sonos, Inc.

发明人： Arthur Coburn, IV ,  Ron Kuper ,  Ted M. Lin ,  Sherwin Liu ,  Luis Vega

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/436 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G06F16/438

摘要： Embodiments are described herein that help allow for applying policies during playback of media. In one aspect, a method is provided that involves a computing device of a media playback system (a) receiving a request to playback one or more media items that are from a playlist associated with a controller application, (b) applying to the one or more media items one or more playback policies that are associated with the controller application, where a given playback policy restricts at least one aspect of playback of at least one of the one or more media items, and (c) causing playback of the one or more media items in accordance with the one or more playback policies.

公开(公告)号：US10455278B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US15925299

申请日：2018-03-19

申请人： Sonos, Inc.

发明人： Arthur L. Coburn, IV ,  Sherwin Liu

IPC分类号： H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04L12/28

摘要： Method and systems are provided for detecting and handling, by a controller device, a loss of control of a playback queue of a zone group of a media playback system. Detection of loss of control of the playback queue of the zone group may involve one or more of determining (i) that the zone group no longer exists, (ii) that a queue identifier is no longer assigned to a playback queue of the zone group, and (iii) that the controller device is no longer in communication with the media playback system, among others. Handling of the loss of control may involve one or more of (i) unsubscribing from messages relating to the zone group, (ii) ceasing to send commands to the zone group, and (iii) updating a user interface to indicate that the controller device no longer has control of the playback queue of the zone group, among others.