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

Claim 19:
20. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that are executable by at least one processor of a portable playback device such that the portable playback device is configured to:
establish concurrent connections to (i) at least one first source over a first network via a first network interface and (ii) a second source over a second network via a second network interface;
stream, from the at least one first source via the first network interface, a first audio stream, wherein the first audio stream is categorized as content audio having a first priority;
while the first audio stream is assigned as a now playing owner, play back the first audio stream via at least one audio transducer;
during playback of the first audio stream via the at least one audio transducer, receive, from the second source via the second network interface, a second audio stream, wherein the second audio stream is categorized as content audio having the first priority;
assign the later-received second audio stream as the now playing owner, wherein assignment of the later-received second audio stream stops playback of the earlier-received first audio stream;
while the second audio stream is assigned as the now playing owner, play back the second audio stream via the at least one audio transducer;
while the second audio stream is assigned to the now playing owner, detect a period of inactivity where audio is not played back from the second source; and
based on detection of the period of inactivity, assign the first audio stream to the now playing owner and disconnect from the second source.