US 12,170,805 B2
Networked devices, systems, and methods for associating playback devices based on sound codes
Connor Kristopher Smith, New Hudson, MI (US); Charles Conor Sleith, Waltham, MA (US); and John Tolomei, Renton, WA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/478,241.
Application 18/478,241 is a continuation of application No. 17/896,129, filed on Aug. 26, 2022, granted, now 11,778,259.
Application 17/896,129 is a continuation of application No. 16/813,643, filed on Mar. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,432,030, issued on Aug. 30, 2022.
Application 16/813,643 is a continuation of application No. 16/131,392, filed on Sep. 14, 2018, granted, now 10,587,430, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0114192 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 21/41 (2011.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC H04N 21/41265 (2020.08) [G06F 9/542 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04L 12/2809 (2013.01); H04L 12/282 (2013.01); H04N 21/43076 (2020.08); H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
18. A method carried out by a first playback device, the method comprising:
detecting a command to establish an association between the first playback device and at least one playback device of a local media playback system;
based on the command, detecting a sound specimen via at least one microphone;
transmitting, to a second playback device and a third playback device of the local media playback system, a first sound object based on the sound specimen;
based on a comparison between the first sound object and (i) a second sound object produced by the second playback device and (ii) a third sound object produced by the third playback device, determining that the first playback device has a spatial relationship with the second playback device and does not have a spatial relationship with the third playback device;
based on determining that the first playback device has a spatial relationship with the second playback device and does not have a spatial relationship with the third playback device, determining that the first playback device is to establish the association with the second playback device, and not the third playback device; and
causing the association between the first playback device and the second playback device to be established.