Patent ID: 11875801
Assignee: B&W GROUP LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A content playback system comprising:
a plurality of playback devices configured to:
detect voice commands from a plurality of users; and
play content,

wherein the system is configured to:
store a plurality of account conversation states, each account conversation state being associated with an account shared by the plurality of playback devices, wherein account conversation states comprise information relating to previous interactions between users from among the plurality of users and the plurality of playback devices;
in response to a voice command from a user from among the plurality of users being detected by at least one playback device from among the plurality of playback devices, perform voice recognition on the detected voice command to identify the user from among the plurality of users;
determine an account conversation state associated with the identified user;
control playback of the at least one playback device from among the plurality of playback devices on the basis of the determined account conversation state; and
wherein account conversation states further comprise information relating to whether or not an interaction is ongoing between a user from among the plurality of users and one or more of the plurality of playback devices.