Patent ID: 11943594
Assignee: SONOS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method performed by a first playback device, the method comprising:
reproducing one or more first audio channels of the audio content in synchrony with reproduction of one or more second audio channels of the audio content by a second playback device, wherein the audio content comprises a plurality of channels, and wherein reproducing the one or more first channels comprises reproducing a first subset of the plurality of channels in synchrony with reproduction of a second subset of the plurality of channels that is non-overlapping with the first subset of the plurality of channels by the second playback device;
detecting a trigger event indicating that the first playback device is no longer in proximity of the second playback device, wherein the trigger event comprises detection of a change in position of the playback device relative to the second playback device;
after detecting of the trigger event:
retrieving configuration information related to the first playback device and the second playback device;
based on the retrieved configuration information, causing an allocation of the audio content between the first playback device and the second playback device to be updated; and
reproducing one or more third audio channels of the audio content based on the updated allocation of the audio channels.