Patent ID: 11881223
Assignee: SONOS, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method performed by a system, the method comprising:
capturing audio input via one or more microphones of the system;
monitoring, via a first wake-word detector of the system, the captured audio input for a first wake word associated with a first voice assistant service (VAS);
monitoring, via a second wake-word detector of the system, the captured audio input for a second wake word associated with a second VAS different from the first VAS;
detecting, via the first wake-word detector, the first wake word in the captured audio input;
after detecting the first wake word, obtaining, based on the captured audio input, first content to be played back via a playback device;
playing back, via the playback device, the first content;
while playing back the first content, detecting, via the second wake-word detector, the second wake word in the captured audio input;
after detecting the second wake word:
suspending operation of the first wake-word detector;
obtaining, based on the captured audio input, second content to be played back via the playback device; and
suppressing playback of the first content;

while the playback of the first content is suppressed, playing back, via the playback device, the second content; and
after playing back the second content:
resuming playback of the first content; and
resuming monitoring the captured audio input for the first wake word.