Patent ID: 9264839
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: G06F,H04R,H04S

Claim Text:
1. A playback device comprising: one or more proximity sensors that comprise one or more of: (i) a microphone; (ii) a capacitive sensor; (iii) an infrared (IR) sensor; or (iv) a camera; one or more processors; and tangible, computer-readable media having instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the playback device to perform a method comprising: receiving, via the one or more proximity sensors, proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device; detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to a first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier that is proximate to the playback device; based on the detecting, setting a playback configuration of the playback device; and causing the playback device to play an audio content according to the playback configuration.