Patent ID: 11910181
Assignee: SONOS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising a first network device and a second network device, the first network device comprising:
a first network interface;
at least one first processor; and
at least one first non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that are executable by the at least one first processor such that the first network device is configured to perform first functions comprising:
receiving, via the first network interface, a first signal, wherein the first signal is representative of an utterance; and
after receiving the first signal, causing a third network device to change an operating state, wherein causing the third network device to change the operating state comprises sending, to the third network device via the first network interface, a second signal; and
after sending the second signal, causing the second network device to output, via an audio transducer of the second network device, audio associated with a third signal, wherein causing the second network device to output the audio associated with the third signal comprises:
sending, via the first network interface, the third signal to the second network device, and

the second network device comprising:
one or more microphones;
a second network interface;
at least one second processor;
at least one second tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium; and
second program instructions stored on the at least one second tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by the at least one second processor, cause the second network device to perform second functions comprising:
detecting, via the one or more microphones, the utterance; and
sending, via the second network interface, the first signal.