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

Claim 6:
7. The system of claim 5, wherein the functions further comprise:
receiving, 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, playing back the seventh audio stream via the at least one audio transducer;
while playing back the seventh audio stream via the at least one audio transducer, receiving, 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;
assigning the later-received eighth audio stream to the now playing owner, wherein assigning 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, playing back the eighth audio stream via the at least one audio transducer.