Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Providing media for playback
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Application No.: US16141846Application Date: 2018-09-25
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Publication No.: US10740061B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Neil Griffiths , Jonathan Reilly
- Applicant: Sonos, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Barbara
- Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Barbara
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/16
- IPC: G06F3/16 ; H04N21/262 ; G06F16/638 ; G11B27/10 ; H04N21/436 ; H04N21/462 ; H04N21/482 ; H04N21/81 ; H04N21/432 ; H04N21/433 ; G11B20/10 ; H04L29/06 ; H04R27/00 ; H04L12/28

Abstract:
Embodiments are disclosed for providing play/pause content. An example method includes receiving a command to play audio from a zone, the zone including one or more playback devices, wherein the zone is configured to play items from a playback queue responsive to the command to play audio. The example method also includes determining that the playback queue includes no playable items. The example method also includes automatically placing information identifying at least one playable item in the playback queue. The example method also includes, responsive to the command to play audio, causing to play the at least one playable item by the zone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190065139A1 Providing Media for Playback Public/Granted day:2019-02-28
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