Patent ID: 11870475
Assignee: SONOS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the functions further comprise:
while playing back the fifth audio stream via the at least one audio transducer, receiving a sixth audio stream, wherein the sixth audio stream is categorized as alert audio having a fourth priority that is higher than the third priority of the telephony audio;
modifying playback of the earlier-received fifth audio stream based on the relative categories of the first and fifth audio streams, wherein modifying playback of the earlier-received fifth audio stream comprises mixing the fifth audio stream with the sixth audio stream when the later-received sixth audio stream is categorized as alert audio;
while the fifth audio stream is mixed with the sixth audio stream, playing back the mixed audio streams via the at least one audio transducer; and
when the later-received sixth audio stream ends, resuming the fifth audio stream.