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

Claim 17:
18. A method of controlling a plurality of playback devices, each playback device in the plurality of playback devices being configured to detect voice commands from users and to play content,
the method comprising:
storing 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;
detecting a voice command from a user at a first playback device from among the plurality of playback devices;
determining whether the first playback device has an associated account conversation state; and
in response to a positive determination, controlling playback of the first playback device on the basis of the account conversation state associated with the first playback device.