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Playing media content in response to detecting items having corresponding media content associated therewith

US11740854B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SONOS, INC. · US

Inventors

Jeffrey Torgerson · Stanwood, US
Paul Bates · Lompoc, US
Matt Welch · Chapel Hill, US
Sanford William Spivey · Lompoc, US
Ryan Taylor · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 19, 2020
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 19, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/8113
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein include one or more playback devices, server systems, and/or computing devices, individually or in combination determining that an item is present within an area comprising a playback device, wherein the item has corresponding media content associated therewith, and in response to determining that the item is present within the area comprising the playback device, causing the playback device to play the media content corresponding to the item, wherein the media content comprises one or both of audio content or video content.

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