Patents by Inventor Mike Lemmon

Mike Lemmon 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).

  • Publication number: 20240103689
    Abstract: An example method involves providing an interface that simultaneously displays an indication of a respective volume corresponding to each of at least two zone players and displays a respective selectable icon corresponding to each of the at least two zone players. Each respective selectable icon indicates whether the corresponding zone player has been selected for a group, and at least one of the respective selectable icons indicates that a respective zone player has been selected for the group. The interface further displays an indication of a group volume associated with the at least one selected zone player. The method further includes receiving a command to change at least one of a respective volume of one or more of the at least one selected zone player or the group volume, and transmitting an indication of the received command to one or more of the at least one selected zone player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Patent number: 11640225
    Abstract: An example method involves providing an interface that simultaneously displays an indication of a respective volume corresponding to each of at least two zone players and displays a respective selectable icon corresponding to each of the at least two zone players. Each respective selectable icon indicates whether the corresponding zone player has been selected for a group, and at least one of the respective selectable icons indicates that a respective zone player has been selected for the group. The interface further displays an indication of a group volume associated with the at least one selected zone player. The method further includes receiving a command to change at least one of a respective volume of one or more of the at least one selected zone player or the group volume, and transmitting an indication of the received command to one or more of the at least one selected zone player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20220019401
    Abstract: Method and systems are provided for displaying a control representation in a playback zone representation provided on a playback zones view interface. The playback zones view interface allows a user to view and navigate between playback zones in a media playback system, and the control representation in the playback zone representation is selectable to allow the user to control playback of media content in the corresponding playback zone from the playback zones view interface without having to navigate to a particular playback control interface corresponding to the playback zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Patent number: 11023199
    Abstract: Method and systems are provided for displaying a control representation playback zone representation provided on a playback zones view interface. The playback zones view interface allows a user to view and navigate between playback zones in a media playback system, and the control representation in the playback zone representation is selectable to allow the user to control playback of media content in the corresponding playback zone from the playback zones view interface without having to navigate to a particular playback control interface corresponding to the playback zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20210042011
    Abstract: An example method involves providing an interface that simultaneously displays an indication of a respective volume corresponding to each of at least two zone players and displays a respective selectable icon corresponding to each of the at least two zone players. Each respective selectable icon indicates whether the corresponding zone player has been selected for a group, and at least one of the respective selectable icons indicates that a respective zone player has been selected for the group. The interface further displays an indication of a group volume associated with the at least one selected zone player. The method further includes receiving a command to change at least one of a respective volume of one or more of the at least one selected zone player or the group volume, and transmitting an indication of the received command to one or more of the at least one selected zone player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Patent number: 10599287
    Abstract: An example method involves providing an interface that simultaneously displays an indication of a respective volume corresponding to each of at least two zone players and displays a respective selectable icon corresponding to each of the at least two zone players. Each respective selectable icon indicates whether the corresponding zone player has been selected for a group, and at least one of the respective selectable icons indicates that a respective zone player has been selected for the group. The interface further displays an indication of a group volume associated with the at least one selected zone player. The method further includes receiving a command to change at least one of a respective volume of one or more of the at least one selected zone player or the group volume, and transmitting an indication of the received command to one or more of the at least one selected zone player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20190286313
    Abstract: Method and systems are provided for displaying a control representation playback zone representation provided on a playback zones view interface. The playback zones view interface allows a user to view and navigate between playback zones in a media playback system, and the control representation in the playback zone representation is selectable to allow the user to control playback of media content in the corresponding playback zone from the playback zones view interface without having to navigate to a particular playback control interface corresponding to the playback zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20150261410
    Abstract: An example method involves providing an interface that simultaneously displays an indication of a respective volume corresponding to each of at least two zone players and displays a respective selectable icon corresponding to each of the at least two zone players. Each respective selectable icon indicates whether the corresponding zone player has been selected for a group, and at least one of the respective selectable icons indicates that a respective zone player has been selected for the group. The interface further displays an indication of a group volume associated with the at least one selected zone player. The method further includes receiving a command to change at least one of a respective volume of one or more of the at least one selected zone player or the group volume, and transmitting an indication of the received command to one or more of the at least one selected zone player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: SONOS, INC.
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20150261493
    Abstract: Method and systems are provided for displaying a control representation in a playback zone representation provided on a playback zones view interface. The playback zones view interface allows a user to view and navigate between playback zones in a media playback system, and the control representation in the playback zone representation is selectable to allow the user to control playback of media content in the corresponding playback zone from the playback zones view interface without having to navigate to a particular playback control interface corresponding to the playback zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: SONOS, INC.
    Inventors: Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes