Patent ID: 11875801
Assignee: B&W GROUP LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. A content playback system comprising:
a plurality of playback devices configured to:
detect voice commands from users; and
play content,

wherein the system is configured to:
store a plurality of account conversation states, each account conversation state being associated with an account shared by the plurality of playback devices, wherein account conversation states comprise information relating to previous interactions between users and the plurality of playback devices, at least one playback device from among the plurality of playback devices being associated with an account conversation state from among the plurality of account conversation states;
detect a voice command from a user at a first playback device from among the plurality of playback devices;
determine whether the first playback device from among the plurality of playback devices has an associated account conversation state;
in response to a positive determination, control playback of the first playback device on the basis of the account conversation state associated with the first playback device; and
wherein account conversation states further comprise information relating to whether or not an interaction is ongoing between at least one user and one or more of the plurality of playback devices.