Patents Examined by A. Siegel
  • Patent number: 11736860
    Abstract: Multiple aspects of systems and methods for voice control and related features and functionality for various embodiments of media playback devices, networked microphone devices, microphone-equipped media playback devices, and speaker-equipped networked microphone devices are disclosed and described herein, including but not limited to designating and managing default networked devices, audio response playback, room-corrected voice detection, content mixing, music service selection, metadata exchange between networked playback systems and networked microphone systems, handling loss of pairing between networked devices, actions based on user identification, and other voice control of networked devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Lang, Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis, Romi Kadri, Yean-Nian Willy Chen, Paul Andrew Bates, Luis Vega-Zayas, Christopher Butts, Nicholas A. J. Millington, Keith Corbin
  • Patent number: 11726739
    Abstract: Devices, system, and methods are disclosed for provisioning devices over a cloud network in accordance with modifications to operational settings of a media playback system. In example embodiments, a first playback device is configured to identify a change to a property of an operational setting of the media playback system at a first geographic location of the media playback system, and based on the identified change, (i) locally provision itself in accordance with the identified change to the property of the operational setting, (ii) cause a cloud computing device located outside of the media playback system to be provisioned in accordance with the identified change to the property of the operational setting, and (iii) cause the cloud computing device to initiate provisioning of a second playback device at a second geographic location in accordance with the identified change to the property of the operational setting at the first geographic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Thoresz, Daniel Casimiro, Sachin Lad, Steven Beckhardt
  • Patent number: D995671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Travis D. Milleman, David A. Higdon
  • Patent number: D995672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventor: Ty Atkins
  • Patent number: D995674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventor: Caleb S. Kroloff
  • Patent number: D995675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventor: Caleb S. Kroloff
  • Patent number: D995676
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventor: Thomas Vu
  • Patent number: D995680
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: On Point Ball Marker LLC
    Inventors: Briston Peterson, James Joseph Verna
  • Patent number: D995686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventor: Bingyang Gao
  • Patent number: D995687
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: HONGKONG EIWO CO., LIMITED
    Inventor: Yong Wu
  • Patent number: D996542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Stix Golf Co.
    Inventors: Kyle Buzzard, Gabe Coyne
  • Patent number: D996543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventors: Travis Downing, Robert Lang, Chad Skelton
  • Patent number: D996544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Stix Golf Co.
    Inventors: Kyle Buzzard, Gabe Coyne
  • Patent number: D996545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Satoko Tsuchihashi
  • Patent number: D996546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventors: Travis Downing, Robert Lang, Chad Skelton
  • Patent number: D996547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
  • Patent number: D996548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Zhihao Feng
  • Patent number: D996553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Jimmy Chen
  • Patent number: D997274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventors: Travis Downing, Robert Lang, Chad Skelton
  • Patent number: D997276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Jimmy Kuan