Patents by Inventor Jonathan Paul Lang
Jonathan Paul Lang 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).
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Publication number: 20230379653Abstract: An example implementation may involve a group of wearable playback devices including a first wearable playback device and a second wearable playback device. The wearable playback devices render multi-channel audio content according to particular playback responsibilities in the group. When a failure or other issue with the second wearable playback device occurs, the first playback device assumes at least part of the playback responsibility of the second playback device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Steven Beckhardt, Jonathan Paul Lang, Jonathon Reilly
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Patent number: 11743675Abstract: An example implementation may involve a group of wearable playback devices including a first wearable playback device and a second wearable playback device. The wearable playback devices render multi-channel audio content according to particular playback responsibilities in the group. When a failure or other issue with the second wearable playback device occurs, the first playback device assumes at least part of the playback responsibility of the second playback device.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Steven Beckhardt, Jonathan Paul Lang, Jonathon Reilly
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Publication number: 20230025553Abstract: Examples disclosed herein include a social-media computing system receiving, from a first computing device, a first message indicating that a media playback system is associated with a first social-media account; and based on the received first message, sending, to a second computing device associated with a second social-media account, a second message indicating that the media playback system is associated with the first social-media account. The examples may also include the second computing device receiving, from the social-media computing system, the second message; and based on the received second message, causing display of an indication of the association between the media playback system and the second social-media account.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventor: Jonathan Paul Lang
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Publication number: 20220279308Abstract: An example implementation may involve a group of wearable playback devices including a first wearable playback device and a second wearable playback device. The wearable playback devices render multi-channel audio content according to particular playback responsibilities in the group. When a failure or other issue with the second wearable playback device occurs, the first playback device assumes at least part of the playback responsibility of the second playback device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Steven Beckhardt, Jonathan Paul Lang, Jonathon Reilly
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Patent number: 11431771Abstract: Examples disclosed herein include a social-media computing system receiving, from a first computing device, a first message indicating that a media playback system is associated with a first social-media account; and based on the received first message, sending, to a second computing device associated with a second social-media account, a second message indicating that the media playback system is associated with the first social-media account. The examples may also include the second computing device receiving, from the social-media computing system, the second message; and based on the received second message, causing display of an indication of the association between the media playback system and the second social-media account.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventor: Jonathan Paul Lang
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Patent number: 11284214Abstract: An example implementation may involve a group of wearable playback devices including a first wearable playback device and a second wearable playback device. The wearable playback devices render multi-channel audio content according to particular playback responsibilities in the group. When a failure or other issue with the second wearable playback device occurs, the first playback device assumes at least part of the playback responsibility of the second playback device.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Steven Beckhardt, Jonathan Paul Lang, Jonathon Reilly
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Publication number: 20210289012Abstract: Examples disclosed herein include a social-media computing system receiving, from a first computing device, a first message indicating that a media playback system is associated with a first social-media account; and based on the received first message, sending, to a second computing device associated with a second social-media account, a second message indicating that the media playback system is associated with the first social-media account. The examples may also include the second computing device receiving, from the social-media computing system, the second message; and based on the received second message, causing display of an indication of the association between the media playback system and the second social-media account.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventor: Jonathan Paul Lang
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Patent number: 10873612Abstract: Examples disclosed herein include a social-media computing system receiving, from a first computing device, a first message indicating that a media playback system is associated with a first social-media account; and based on the received first message, sending, to a second computing device associated with a second social-media account, a second message indicating that the media playback system is associated with the first social-media account. The examples may also include the second computing device receiving, from the social-media computing system, the second message; and based on the received second message, causing display of an indication of the association between the media playback system and the second social-media account.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: SONOS, INC.Inventor: Jonathan Paul Lang
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Publication number: 20200178019Abstract: An example implementation may involve a group of wearable playback devices including a first wearable playback device and a second wearable playback device. The wearable playback devices render multi-channel audio content according to particular playback responsibilities in the group. When a failure or other issue with the second wearable playback device occurs, the first playback device assumes at least part of the playback responsibility of the second playback device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Steven Beckhardt, Jonathan Paul Lang, Jonathon Reilly
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Patent number: 10560796Abstract: An example implementation may involve a first playback device rendering audio content. The example implementation may also involve the first playback device detecting that a second playback device has been connected to a playback system. After detecting that the second playback device has been connected to the playback system, the first playback device may determine a playback responsibility associated with the second playback device. The determined playback responsibility may include a grouping with the first playback device. After determining the playback responsibility associated with the second playback device, the first playback device may direct the second playback device to render the audio content.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Steven Beckhardt, Jonathan Paul Lang, Jonathon Reilly
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Publication number: 20180329674Abstract: An example implementation may involve a first playback device rendering audio content. The example implementation may also involve the first playback device detecting that a second playback device has been connected to a playback system. After detecting that the second playback device has been connected to the playback system, the first playback device may determine a playback responsibility associated with the second playback device. The determined playback responsibility may include a grouping with the first playback device. After determining the playback responsibility associated with the second playback device, the first playback device may direct the second playback device to render the audio content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Steven Beckhardt, Jonathan Paul Lang, Jonathon Reilly
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Patent number: 9940091Abstract: An example implementation may involve a first playback device rendering audio content. The example implementation may also involve the first playback device detecting that a second playback device has been connected to a playback system. After detecting that the second playback device has been connected to the playback system, the first playback device may determine a playback responsibility associated with the second playback device. The determined playback responsibility may include a grouping with the first playback device. After determining the playback responsibility associated with the second playback device, the first playback device may direct the second playback device to render the audio content.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Steven Beckhardt, Jonathan Paul Lang, Jonathon Reilly
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Patent number: 9667679Abstract: Examples disclosed herein include a social-media computing system receiving, from a first computing device, a first message indicating that a media playback system is associated with a first social-media account; and based on the received first message, sending, to a second computing device associated with a second social-media account, a second message indicating that the media playback system is associated with the first social-media account. The examples may also include the second computing device receiving, from the social-media computing system, the second message; and based on the received second message, causing display of an indication of the association between the media playback system and the second social-media account.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventor: Jonathan Paul Lang
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Patent number: 9507560Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for audio device playback failure recovery and redistribution. The systems and methods may be configured to cause a plurality of playback devices to render audio content in a synchronized manner, detect a failure of a first playback device of the plurality of playback devices, determine a playback responsibility of the first playback device, and cause an adjustment of the rendering of the audio content by at least a second playback device of the plurality of playback devices. The systems and methods may further be configured to detect an addition of a new playback device to the plurality of playback devices, determine a playback responsibility of the new playback device for rendering the audio content, and cause an adjustment of the rendering of the audio content by at least a one playback device from the plurality of playback devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Steven Beckhardt, Jonathan Paul Lang, Jonathon Reilly
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Patent number: 9400632Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for audio device playback failure recovery and redistribution. The systems and methods may be configured to render an audio content according to a first playback responsibility that involves rendering both (a) a left channel of an audio content and (b) a right channel of the audio content, detect an instruction to form a stereo pair with another network device; render the audio content according to a second playback responsibility that involves rendering one of (a) the left channel of the audio content or (b) the right channel of the audio content; while rendering the audio content according to the second playback responsibility, detect a failure of the another network device; and render the audio content according to the first playback responsibility.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Steven Beckhardt, Jonathan Paul Lang, Jonathon Reilly
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Patent number: 9395950Abstract: An example method may include displaying, by a network device, an indication of a first audio content and an indication of a second audio content; receiving, by the network device, first input data indicating a request for the first audio content to be played by a group of one or more playback devices; causing, by the network device, the group of one or more playback devices to render the first audio content; receiving, by the network device, second input data indicating a request to audition the second audio content using the network device; and in response to the request to audition the second audio content, rendering, by the network device, the second audio content while the group of one or more playback devices is playing the first audio content. An example network device and an example non-transitory computer-readable medium related to the example method may also be disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: SONOS, INC.Inventors: Paul Andrew Bates, Abhishek Kumar, Jonathan Paul Lang
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Patent number: 9395951Abstract: An example implementation may include causing a group of one or more playback devices to render first audio content. The example implementation may also include displaying an indication of second audio content, the second audio content comprising two or more songs. The example implementation may further include receiving first input data indicating a request to audition the second audio content; and in response to the request to audition the second audio content, rendering at least one of the two or more songs while the group of one or more playback devices is rendering the first audio content.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: SONOS, INC.Inventors: Paul Andrew Bates, Abhishek Kumar, Jonathan Paul Lang
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Patent number: 9304735Abstract: A first playback device may include a processor and data storage including program code that, when executed by the processor, causes the first playback device to: playback a first audio content in synchrony with at least one second playback device; receive a command to play back a second audio content; stop playback of the first audio content based on the received command; and after stopping playback of the first audio content, play back the second audio content for a predefined duration of time. The program code may then cause the first playback device to: (i) after playing back the second audio content, resume playback of the first audio content in synchrony with the at least one second playback device, or (ii) play back the second audio content in synchrony with the at least one second playback device.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: SONOS, INC.Inventors: Paul Andrew Bates, Abhishek Kumar, Jonathan Paul Lang
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Publication number: 20160088037Abstract: Examples disclosed herein include a social-media computing system receiving, from a first computing device, a first message indicating that a media playback system is associated with a first social-media account; and based on the received first message, sending, to a second computing device associated with a second social-media account, a second message indicating that the media playback system is associated with the first social-media account. The examples may also include the second computing device receiving, from the social-media computing system, the second message; and based on the received second message, causing display of an indication of the association between the media playback system and the second social-media account.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: March 24, 2016Applicant: SONOS, INC.Inventor: Jonathan Paul Lang
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Patent number: 9285886Abstract: Embodiments are provided for intelligently activating an amplifier in a playback device based on proximity detection. The playback device may be in a quasi-idle state when the playback device is not rendering media content. The quasi-idle state of the playback device may involve an amplifier in the playback device being inactive, while some other components or modules of the playback devices remain active. The playback device may include a proximity sensor configured to detect movement relative to the playback device. If movement is detected indicating that a user input to cause the playback device to render media content is anticipated, the amplifier may be pre-emptively activated such that the playback device enters an active state from the quasi-idle state. In some cases, the playback device may send a message to one or more other playback devices to cause the other playback devices to enter an active state.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Jonathon Reilly, Jonathan Paul Lang