Audio response playback
US11513763B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S7/303
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing device is configured to perform functions comprising: receiving via a network microphone device of a media playback system, a voice command detected by at least one microphone of the network microphone device, wherein the media playback system comprises a plurality of zones, and the network microphone device may be a member of a default playback zone. The computing device may be further configured to perform functions comprising: dynamically selecting an audio response zone from the plurality of zones to play an audio response to the voice input and foregoing selection of the default playback zone. The selected zone may comprise a playback device, and the dynamically selecting may comprise determining that the network microphone device is paired with the playback device. The computing device may cause the playback device of the selected zone to play the audio response.
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