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

Claim 1:
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the functions further comprise:
while playing back the first audio stream via the at least one audio transducer, receiving, from the second source via the second network interface, a third audio stream, wherein the third audio stream is categorized as voice assistant audio having a second priority that is higher than the first priority of the content audio;
modifying playback of the earlier-received first audio stream based on the relative categories of the first and third audio streams, wherein modifying playback of the earlier-received first audio stream comprises ducking the first audio stream when the later-received third audio stream is categorized as voice assistant audio;
based on the third audio stream having a higher priority than the first audio stream, playing back the third audio stream concurrently with the ducked first audio stream via the at least one audio transducer; and
after the later-received third audio stream ends, stopping ducking of the first audio stream.