Managing content quality and related characteristics of a media playback system
US12279013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8113
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example first playback device is configured to: while the first playback device is in a synchrony group with a second playback device, play back a first version of audio content in synchrony with the second playback device; in response to identifying that a quality of a connection between the second playback device and a network device is below a threshold criterion, cause the second playback device to play back a second version of the audio content in synchrony with the first version of the audio content playing back by the first playback device; and in response to detecting a change in the quality of the connection between the second playback device and the network device such that the quality of the connection meets the threshold criterion, cause the second playback device to play back the first version of the audio content in synchrony with the first playback device.
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