Patents by Inventor Deborah DUBOIS

Deborah DUBOIS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automatic discovery and control of a remotely controllable system
    Patent number: 11818225
    Abstract: Example techniques relate to discovery and control of a remote controllable system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Lang, Deborah DuBois
  • Discovery and Media Control at a Point-of-Sale Display
    Publication number: 20230135262
    Abstract: Example techniques relate to discovery and media control at a point-of-sale display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan Lang, Deborah DuBois
  • Discovery and media control at a point-of-sale display
    Patent number: 11481744
    Abstract: Example techniques relate to discovery and media control at a point-of-sale display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Lang, Deborah DuBois
  • Discovery and Media Control at a Point-of-Sale Display
    Publication number: 20190340593
    Abstract: Example techniques relate to discovery and media control at a point-of-sale display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Lang, Deborah DuBois
  • Personalized media playback at a discovered point-of-sale display
    Patent number: 10296884
    Abstract: Embodiments are described herein that allow for personalized media playback at a discovered point-of-sale display. In one aspect, a method is provided that involves discovering a point-of-sale display by a portable computing device. The point-of-sale display comprises at least one media playback device. The method further involves receiving, over a wireless network by the portable computing device, a software application and a system identifier of the point-of-sale display. The system identifier to automatically configure the software application to control the at least one media playback device at the discovered point-of-sale display. The method further involves joining the software application on the portable computing device to the point-of-sale display using the system identifier. The method further involves sending from the portable computing device via the configured software application one or more commands to control the at least one media playback device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Lang, Deborah Dubois
  • Personalized Media Playback at a Discovered Point-of-Sale Display
    Publication number: 20150095170
    Abstract: Embodiments are described herein that allow for personalized media playback at a discovered point-of-sale display. In one aspect, a method is provided that involves discovering a point-of-sale display by a portable computing device. The point-of-sale display comprises at least one media playback device. The method further involves receiving, over a wireless network by the portable computing device, a software application and a system identifier of the point-of-sale display. The system identifier to automatically configure the software application to control the at least one media playback device at the discovered point-of-sale display. The method further involves joining the software application on the portable computing device to the point-of-sale display using the system identifier. The method further involves sending from the portable computing device via the configured software application one or more commands to control the at least one media playback device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan LANG, Deborah DUBOIS