Patents by Inventor Jason Yore

Jason Yore 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).

  • Patent number: 12327556
    Abstract: An example playback device may include at least one microphone and a capacitive control disposed on a housing of the playback device. The playback device may be configured to receive information that causes the playback device to operate in a first state where the playback device is configured to (i) capture audio data via the at least one microphone and (ii) perform voice assistant wake word detection on audio data captured by the at least one microphone. While the playback device is operating in the first state, it may detect a selection of the capacitive control and based on the selection, transition to operate in a second state where the playback device is (i) configured to capture audio data via the at least one microphone and (ii) not configured to perform voice assistant wake word detection on audio data captured by the at least one microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Kate Wojogbe, Jason Yore, Edwin Joseph Fitzpatrick, III, Arthur Gordon, Mark S. Viscusi
  • Publication number: 20250044894
    Abstract: A playback device detects, with one or more onboard sensors, that the playback device is in motion. The playback device activates a command bypass mode. The command bypass mode causes the playback device to not execute commands applied to a touch-sensitive user interface integrated into the playback device. The playback device then detects, with the one or more onboard sensors, that the playback device is stationary. After detecting that it is stationary, the playback device deactivates the command bypass mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jason YORE, Arthur WU, Ryan PURDY
  • Publication number: 20250004707
    Abstract: A playback device is configured to (i) detect, while a graphical display is in a sleep state, that a user is proximate to the playback device, (ii) cause the graphical display to exit the sleep state and present a GUI including a list of selectable quick start icons, each quick start icon corresponding to a respective command to begin playback of respective media content, where the list does not include information identifying the respective media content, (iii) determine that a predetermined period of time has passed after causing the graphical display to exit the sleep state, (iv) update the graphical display to include information identifying the respective media content corresponding to each quick start icon, (v) detect an input selecting one of the quick start icons via the graphical display, and (vi) based on the input, begin to play back the media content corresponding to the selected quick start icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Brandon Lynne, Jodi Vautrin, Edwin Joseph Fitzpatrick, III, Jason Yore
  • Patent number: 12124649
    Abstract: A playback device detects, with one or more onboard sensors, that the playback device is in motion. The playback device activates a command bypass mode. The command bypass mode causes the playback device to not execute commands applied to a touch-sensitive user interface integrated into the playback device. The playback device then detects, with the one or more onboard sensors, that the playback device is stationary. After detecting that it is stationary, the playback device deactivates the command bypass mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SONOS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Yore, Arthur Wu, Ryan Purdy
  • Publication number: 20240334144
    Abstract: In one example, a playback device includes one or more speakers, one or more amplifiers configured to drive the one or more speakers, a line-in port configured to receive a line-in connector to couple the playback device to an audio source, and at least one visual context indicator configured to display, during an initialization period of the line-in connector following the audio source being coupled to the playback device via the line-in connector and the line-in port, visual feedback indicating connection of the audio source to the playback device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Yore, James Park
  • Publication number: 20240298265
    Abstract: In one aspect, a playback device is configured to: (i) after receiving an indication that the presence of one or more first wireless networks is detected, transition from a second power state to a first power state; (ii) update, while in the first power state, a state variable from a first value indicating that a connection via at least one of one or more second wireless networks should be established to a second value indicating that a connection via at least one of the one or more first wireless networks should be established; and (iii) after updating the state variable, enter the second power state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Cheng Lu, Matthew T. Pandina, Jason Yore
  • Publication number: 20240284526
    Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring a media playback device to connect to a local area network (LAN) and be controlled by a mobile device also configured to connect to the LAN are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes displaying screens on a graphical user interface on the mobile device indicating the status, scanning for Bluetooth low energy (BLE) devices using the mobile device, detecting a media playback device as a BLE device, connecting the mobile device to the media playback device using BLE, obtaining LAN connection information, configuring the media playback device to connect to the LAN using the BLE connection from the mobile device, and setting speaker configuration information for the media playback device using the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Jason YORE, William SHOESMITH
  • Publication number: 20240275632
    Abstract: A playback device includes programming for connecting to a first wireless local area network (WLAN) and storing a first set of network configuration parameters including an identifier of the first WLAN and a first security parameter for the first WLAN. The functions also include disconnecting from the first WLAN, receiving a second set of network configuration parameters including an identifier of a second WLAN and a second security parameter for the second WLAN, and storing the second set of network configuration parameters. The functions also include reconnecting to the first WLAN using the stored first set of network configuration parameters and, after reconnecting to the first WLAN, transmitting, absent user request, the second set of network configuration parameters to at least one other playback device that is connected to the first WLAN for storage on the at least one other playback device that is connected to the first WLAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: William Shoesmith, Jason Yore, Jeffrey M. Peters
  • Patent number: 12032872
    Abstract: An example playback device is configured to (i) detect, while the graphical display is in a sleep state, that a user is proximate to the playback device, (ii) cause a graphical display to exit a sleep state and present a GUI including a list of selectable quick start icons, each quick start icon corresponding to a respective command to begin playback of respective media content, where the list does not include information identifying the respective media content, (iii) determine that a predetermined period of time has passed after causing the graphical display to exit the sleep state, (iv) update the graphical display to include information identifying the respective media content corresponding to each quick start icon, (v) detect an input selecting one of the quick start icons via the graphical display, and (vi) based on detecting the input, begin to play back the media content corresponding to the selected one of the quick start icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Lynne, Jodi Vautrin, Edwin Joseph Fitzpatrick, III, Jason Yore
  • Patent number: 12016062
    Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring a media playback device to connect to a local area network (LAN) and be controlled by a mobile device also configured to connect to the LAN are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes displaying screens on a graphical user interface on the mobile device indicating the status, scanning for Bluetooth low energy (BLE) devices using the mobile device, detecting a media playback device as a BLE device, connecting the mobile device to the media playback device using BLE, obtaining LAN connection information, configuring the media playback device to connect to the LAN using the BLE connection from the mobile device, and setting speaker configuration information for the media playback device using the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Yore, William Shoesmith
  • Publication number: 20240187791
    Abstract: Techniques for allocating audio data between a first playback device and a second playback device are disclosed. The audio data comprises a plurality of audio portions and the method comprises: detecting a trigger associated with the first playback device; responsive to detecting the trigger: retrieving configuration information related to the first playback device and the second playback device; and automatically updating an allocation of the audio portions for reproduction by at least one of the first playback device and the second playback device based on the configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Yore, Nikolai Kutateladze, Kate Wojogbe, Edwin Joseph Fitzpatrick, III, Allan Velzy
  • Publication number: 20240137060
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to management of concurrent audio streams from different sources. Portable playback devices, such as wearable wireless headphones and earbuds, as well as portable battery-powered speakers, may include multiple network interfaces for connection to different types of networks, such as an 802.11-compatible network interface for connection to wireless local area networks (e.g., Wi-Fi® networks) and an 802.15-compatible network interface for connection to a mobile device via a personal area network (Bluetooth®). Via such connections, the playback devices may receive two or more concurrent streams. By managing these streams according to playback policies, the portable playback devices may play the user's intended audio without necessarily requiring user input to explicitly select among the concurrent streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jodi Vautrin, Matt Pandina, Elizabeth Dolman, Ken Hu, Jason Yore, Matthew Moore, Ted Lin, Richard Bannon, Chris Babroski, Robert Bermani
  • Patent number: 11943594
    Abstract: Techniques for allocating audio data between a first playback device and a second playback device are disclosed. The audio data comprises a plurality of audio portions and the method comprises: detecting a trigger associated with the first playback device; responsive to detecting the trigger: retrieving configuration information related to the first playback device and the second playback device; and automatically updating an allocation of the audio portions for reproduction by at least one of the first playback device and the second playback device based on the configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Yore, Nikolai Kutateladze, Kate Wojogbe, Edwin Joseph Fitzpatrick, III, Allan Velzy
  • Patent number: 11909550
    Abstract: A playback device includes programming for connecting to a first wireless local area network (WLAN) and storing a first set of network configuration parameters including an identifier of the first WLAN and a first security parameter for the first WLAN. The functions also include disconnecting from the first WLAN, receiving a second set of network configuration parameters including an identifier of a second WLAN and a second security parameter for the second WLAN, and storing the second set of network configuration parameters. The functions also include reconnecting to the first WLAN using the stored first set of network configuration parameters and, after reconnecting to the first WLAN, transmitting, absent user request, the second set of network configuration parameters to at least one other playback device that is connected to the first WLAN for storage on the at least one other playback device that is connected to the first WLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: William Shoesmith, Jason Yore, Jeffrey M. Peters
  • Patent number: 11870475
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to management of concurrent audio streams from different sources. Portable playback devices, such as wearable wireless headphones and earbuds, as well as portable battery-powered speakers, may include multiple network interfaces for connection to different types of networks, such as an 802.11-compatible network interface for connection to wireless local area networks (e.g., Wi-Fi® networks) and an 802.15-compatible network interface for connection to a mobile device via a personal area network (Bluetooth®). Via such connections, the playback devices may receive two or more concurrent streams. By managing these streams according to playback policies, the portable playback devices may play the user's intended audio without necessarily requiring user input to explicitly select among the concurrent streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jodi Vautrin, Matt Pandina, Elizabeth Dolman, Ken Hu, Jason Yore, Matthew Moore, Ted Lin, Richard Bannon, Chris Babroski, Robert Bermani
  • Publication number: 20230418406
    Abstract: A playback device detects, with one or more onboard sensors, that the playback device is in motion. The playback device activates a command bypass mode. The command bypass mode causes the playback device to not execute commands applied to a touch-sensitive user interface integrated into the playback device. The playback device then detects, with the one or more onboard sensors, that the playback device is stationary. After detecting that it is stationary, the playback device deactivates the command bypass mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jason YORE, Arthur WU, Ryan PURDY
  • Publication number: 20230208670
    Abstract: A playback device includes programming for connecting to a first wireless local area network (WLAN) and storing a first set of network configuration parameters including an identifier of the first WLAN and a first security parameter for the first WLAN. The functions also include disconnecting from the first WLAN, receiving a second set of network configuration parameters including an identifier of a second WLAN and a second security parameter for the second WLAN, and storing the second set of network configuration parameters. The functions also include reconnecting to the first WLAN using the stored first set of network configuration parameters and, after reconnecting to the first WLAN, transmitting, absent user request, the second set of network configuration parameters to at least one other playback device that is connected to the first WLAN for storage on the at least one other playback device that is connected to the first WLAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: William Shoesmith, Jason Yore, Jeffrey M. Peters
  • Publication number: 20230108506
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to transitioning a playback session between portable playback devices such as “smart” headphones, earbuds, and handheld speakers with playback devices of a zone-based media playback system. Exemplary techniques facilitate continuity of playback when transitioning between locations (e.g., from at home to on-the-go or vice versa) or between listening paradigms (e.g., personal or out-loud playback of audio content). An example implementation includes detecting a swap trigger, determining the source playback device(s) and target playback device(s), and performing a playback session swap between the source playback device(s) and target playback device(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Dayn Wilberding, Youjin Nam, Tadeo T. Toulis, Jonathan Cole Harris, Patrick Devine, Nicholas A.J. Millington, Jason Yore, Maria-Jose Ramos, Richard Bannon, Michael Sheldon, Ted Lin, Ron Kuper, Kirsten Lewis, Jake Harwood, Jonathan Herbst, Henry Sia
  • Publication number: 20230099144
    Abstract: An example playback device may include at least one microphone and a capacitive control disposed on a housing of the playback device. The playback device may be configured to receive information that causes the playback device to operate in a first state where the playback device is configured to (i) capture audio data via the at least one microphone and (ii) perform voice assistant wake word detection on audio data captured by the at least one microphone. While the playback device is operating in the first state, it may detect a selection of the capacitive control and based on the selection, transition to operate in a second state where the playback device is (i) configured to capture audio data via the at least one microphone and (ii) not configured to perform voice assistant wake word detection on audio data captured by the at least one microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kate Wojogbe, Jason Yore, Edwin Joseph Fitzpatrick, III, Arthur Gordon, Mark S. Viscusi
  • Patent number: D987663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventor: Jason Yore