Patents by Inventor Sein Woo

Sein Woo 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: 20190354337
    Abstract: Example techniques relate to calibration interfaces that facilitate calibration of a playback device. An example implementation may involve displaying, on a graphical display, a sequence of control interfaces to guide calibration of a playback device during a calibration sequence comprising (i) a spatial calibration component and (ii) a spectral calibration component. Displaying the sequence of control interfaces includes displaying one or more spatial calibration interfaces comprising a guide to perform the spatial calibration component of the calibration sequence. The spatial calibration component involves calibration of the playback device for a particular location within an environment. Displaying the sequence of control interfaces also includes displaying one or more spectral calibration interfaces comprising a guide to perform the spectral calibration component of the calibration sequence. The spectral calibration component involves calibration of the playback device for the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Dayn Wilberding, Sein Woo
  • Publication number: 20190281387
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include networked microphone devices (NMD) determining whether a Do Not Disturb (DND) feature should be activated, in response to determining that the DND feature should be activated, activating the DND feature. In some embodiments, the NMD determines whether to activate the DND feature based on various configuration and operational states. And in some embodiments, activating the DND feature includes activating the DND feature includes activating the DND feature at one or more additional NMDs based on the configuration and operational state of the NMD and the one or more additional NMDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Sein Woo, Ryan Myers, Chuck Freedman
  • Patent number: 10372406
    Abstract: An example implementation may involve a control device displaying a prompt to initiate a calibration sequence that involves calibration of a playback device for particular location within a given environment. The example implementation may also involve the control device displaying (i) a prompt to initiate a calibration sequence that includes a spectral calibration component and a spatial calibration component, and (ii) a sequence of one or more prompts to prepare the particular location within the given environment for the spatial calibration component. The example implementation may also involve a control device displaying a selectable control, that, when selected, initiates spatial calibration of the playback device within the particular location of the given environment, causing the spatial calibration component to be initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Dayn Wilberding, Sein Woo
  • Patent number: 10303422
    Abstract: An example implementation may involve a media playback system detecting two or more playback devices of a given type. The implementation may further involve transmitting, to a particular playback device of the detected playback devices, an instruction that causes the particular playback device to emit a given sound. The implementation may also involve receiving an identification of the particular playback device and displaying, via a graphical interface, one or more prompts to join the particular playback device into the media playback system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Sein Woo, Liesbeth van den Berg, Roy Pollock
  • Patent number: 10284980
    Abstract: An example implementation may involve a media playback system receiving message(s) indicating that a first playback device is available for configuration into a zone of a media playback system. The implementation may further involve identifying one or more second playback devices and determining that the first playback device and the one or more second playback devices are compatible with certain bonded zone configurations. The implementation may also involve detecting selection of a bonded zone configuration from among the compatible bonded zone configurations and displaying an indication of one or more particular second playback devices that are compatible with the selected bonded zone configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Sein Woo, Roy Pollock, Liesbeth van den Berg
  • Publication number: 20180024808
    Abstract: An example implementation may involve a control device displaying a prompt to initiate a calibration sequence that involves calibration of a playback device for particular location within a given environment. The example implementation may also involve the control device displaying (i) a prompt to initiate a calibration sequence that includes a spectral calibration component and a spatial calibration component, and (ii) a sequence of one or more prompts to prepare the particular location within the given environment for the spatial calibration component. The example implementation may also involve a control device displaying a selectable control, that, when selected, initiates spatial calibration of the playback device within the particular location of the given environment, causing the spatial calibration component to be initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Dayn Wilberding, Sein Woo
  • Patent number: D810124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Dayn Wilberding, Sein Woo
  • Patent number: D821441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Dayn Wilberding, Sein Woo