Patents by Inventor Ryan Kitson

Ryan Kitson 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: 20240143153
    Abstract: Example techniques involve selection of playback devices within a media playback system for outputting a media stream based on user input. An example implementation involves a controller causing a plurality of first representations of at least some of a plurality of playback devices to be displayed on a first portion of a display. The controller causes a plurality of second representations of at least some of one or more groups playback devices to be displayed on a second portion of the display, each group having at least two associated playback devices of the plurality of playback devices. The controller receives an input indicative of a particular group of the one or more groups and adjusts a selected status of the particular group. The controller also determines which playback devices are associated with the particular group, and adjusts a selected status of the playback devices that associated with the particular group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan Kitson, Michael Nuzzolo, Brandon Lynne, G. Oliver Young
  • Publication number: 20240126498
    Abstract: Systems and methods for podcast playback in a system including a playback device and a mobile device as a system controller are disclosed. In one embodiment, a playback system comprising a first playback device and a mobile device, the mobile device comprising computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable to perform a method comprising capturing user input selecting an alarm function, capturing user input selecting a time for playing an alarm on the first playback device, capturing user input selecting a podcast channel, updating the graphical user interface to reflect the selected podcast channel, capturing user input specifying what order to play podcast episodes from the selected podcast channel, and starting playback of a first podcast episode on the first playback device according to the specified order to play podcast episodes by the previous user input and the selected time for playing an alarm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Marisa MCKENTLY, Brandon LYNNE, Ryan KITSON
  • Patent number: 11900014
    Abstract: Systems and methods for podcast playback in a system including a playback device and a mobile device as a system controller are disclosed. In one embodiment, a playback system comprising a first playback device and a mobile device, the mobile device comprising computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable to perform a method comprising capturing user input selecting an alarm function, capturing user input selecting a time for playing an alarm on the first playback device, capturing user input selecting a podcast channel, updating the graphical user interface to reflect the selected podcast channel, capturing user input specifying what order to play podcast episodes from the selected podcast channel, and starting playback of a first podcast episode on the first playback device according to the specified order to play podcast episodes by the previous user input and the selected time for playing an alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventors: Marisa McKently, Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
  • Publication number: 20210357176
    Abstract: Systems and methods for podcast playback in a system including a playback device and a mobile device as a system controller are disclosed. In one embodiment, a playback system comprising a first playback device and a mobile device, the mobile device comprising computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable to perform a method comprising capturing user input selecting an alarm function, capturing user input selecting a time for playing an alarm on the first playback device, capturing user input selecting a podcast channel, updating the graphical user interface to reflect the selected podcast channel, capturing user input specifying what order to play podcast episodes from the selected podcast channel, and starting playback of a first podcast episode on the first playback device according to the specified order to play podcast episodes by the previous user input and the selected time for playing an alarm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Marisa McKently, Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
  • Patent number: 11086589
    Abstract: Systems and methods for podcast playback in a system including a playback device and a mobile device as a system controller are disclosed. In one embodiment, a playback system comprising a first playback device and a mobile device, the mobile device comprising computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable to perform a method comprising capturing user input selecting an alarm function, capturing user input selecting a time for playing an alarm on the first playback device, capturing user input selecting a podcast channel, updating the graphical user interface to reflect the selected podcast channel, capturing user input specifying what order to play podcast episodes from the selected podcast channel, and starting playback of a first podcast episode on the first playback device according to the specified order to play podcast episodes by the previous user input and the selected time for playing an alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Marisa McKently, Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
  • Publication number: 20200257490
    Abstract: Systems and methods for podcast playback in a system including a playback device and a mobile device as a system controller are disclosed. In one embodiment, a playback system comprising a first playback device and a mobile device, the mobile device comprising computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable to perform a method comprising capturing user input selecting an alarm function, capturing user input selecting a time for playing an alarm on the first playback device, capturing user input selecting a podcast channel, updating the graphical user interface to reflect the selected podcast channel, capturing user input specifying what order to play podcast episodes from the selected podcast channel, and starting playback of a first podcast episode on the first playback device according to the specified order to play podcast episodes by the previous user input and the selected time for playing an alarm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Marisa McKently, Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
  • Publication number: 20200183545
    Abstract: Example techniques involve selection of playback devices within a media playback system for outputting a media stream based on user input. An example implementation involves a controller causing a plurality of first representations of at least some of a plurality of playback devices to be displayed on a first portion of a display. The controller causes a plurality of second representations of at least some of one or more groups playback devices to be displayed on a second portion of the display, each group having at least two associated playback devices of the plurality of playback devices. The controller receives an input indicative of a particular group of the one or more groups and adjusts a selected status of the particular group. The controller also determines which playback devices are associated with the particular group, and adjusts a selected status of the playback devices that associated with the particular group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Ryan Kitson, Michael Nuzzolo, Brandon Lynne, G. Oliver Young
  • Publication number: 20200183640
    Abstract: Example techniques involve selection of playback devices within a media playback system for outputting a media stream based on user input. An example implementation involves a controller causing a plurality of first representations of at least some of a plurality of playback devices to be displayed on a first portion of a display. The controller causes a plurality of second representations of at least some of one or more groups playback devices to be displayed on a second portion of the display, each group having at least two associated playback devices of the plurality of playback devices. The controller receives an input indicative of a particular group of the one or more groups and adjusts a selected status of the particular group. The controller also determines which playback devices are associated with the particular group, and adjusts a selected status of the playback devices that associated with the particular group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Ryan Kitson, Michael Nuzzolo, Brandon Lynne, G. Oliver Young
  • Patent number: D854043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan-Louis van Zyl, Agnes Won, Ryan Kitson
  • Patent number: D882623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan-Louis van Zyl, Agnes Won, Ryan Kitson
  • Patent number: D886142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson, Agnes Won, Nikolai Kutateladze, Christine Oh
  • Patent number: D902234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Marisa McKently, Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
  • Patent number: D922419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
  • Patent number: D936688
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Marisa McKently, Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
  • Patent number: D963685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
  • Patent number: D975126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
  • Patent number: D994694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Marisa McKently, Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
  • Patent number: D1003910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
  • Patent number: D1008306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson