Audio output control
US10157042B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2420/07
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for audio output control are disclosed. Audio may be output via a speaker of a communal device associated with a first portion of an environment. A user may provide a user utterance indicating an intent to add another device in a second portion of the environment to the audio-output session, and/or an intent to move the audio-output session from the first device to the second device, and/or an intent to remove a device from an audio-output session. Based on this determined intent, audio-session queues may be associated and dissociated from devices and device states may be altered to effectuate the intent of the user utterance.
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