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

Claim 16:
17. The portable playback device of claim 16, wherein the data storage further comprises instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the portable playback device is configured to:
receive, from the at least one first source via the first network interface, a seventh audio stream, wherein the seventh audio stream is categorized as alarm audio having the fourth priority;
while the seventh audio stream is assigned to the now playing owner, play back the seventh audio stream via the at least one audio transducer;
during playback of the seventh audio stream via the at least one audio transducer, receive, from the second source via the second network interface, an eighth audio stream, wherein the eighth audio stream is categorized as telephony audio having the third priority;
assign the later-received eighth audio stream to the now playing owner, wherein assignment of the later-received eighth audio stream stops playback of the earlier-received seventh audio stream; and
while the eighth audio stream is assigned to the now playing owner, play back the eighth audio stream via the at least one audio transducer.