Patent CA-3015496-A1 (CA)
Title: Voice control of a media playback system
Inventor: JARVIS SIMON
IPC: G11B27/00
Filed: 2017-02-21
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY  (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau                                (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/147081 Al 31 August 2017 (31.08.2017)      WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification:       15/098,718              14 April 2016 (14.04.2016)    US HO4R 3/00 (2006.01)     HO4R 3/12 (2006.01)     15/098,805              14 April 2016 (14.04.2016)    US G11B 27/00 (2006.01)                            15/131,776              18 April 2016 (18.04.2016)    US 15/223,218                                                              29 July 2016 (29.07.2016)    US (21) International Application Number: PCT/U52017/018739 (71) Applicant: SONOS, INC. [US/US]; 614 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, California 93101 (US). (22) International Filing Date: 21 February 2017 (21.02.2017) (72) Inventors: JARVIS, Simon; 614 Chapala St., Santa Bar-bara, California 93101 (US). MILLINGTON, Nicholas (25) Filing Language:                      Enghsh A.J.; 614 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, California 93101 (26) Publication Language:                 English (US). CORBIN, Keith; 614 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, California 93101 (US). PLAGGE, Mark; 614 Chapala St., (30) Priority Data:                                                                  Santa Barbara, California 93101 (US). KADRI, Romi; 614 62/298,418                     22 Febmary 2016 (22.02.2016) US    Chapala St., Santa Barbara, California 93101 (US). 62/298,425                     22 Febmary 2016 (22.02.2016) US    BUTTS, Christopher; 614 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, 62/298,350                     22 Febmary 2016 (22.02.2016) US    California 93101 (US). CHEN, Yean-Nian Willy; 614 62/298,388                     22 Febmary 2016 (22.02.2016)    US    Chapala St., Santa Barbara, California 93101 (US). 62/298,410                     22 Febmary 2016 (22.02.2016)    US 62/298,433                     22 Febmary 2016 (22.02.2016) US (74) Agent: PATEL, Neilesh; Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP, 62/298,439                     22 Febmary 2016 (22.02.2016) US    224 N Desplaines St., Suite 250, Chicago, Illinois 60661 62/298,393                     22 Febmary 2016 (22.02.2016)    US    (US). 62/312,350                     23 March 2016 (23.03.2016)    US [Continued on next page] = (54) Title: VOICE CONTROL OF A MEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEM (57) Abstract: A voice input comprising a command word, one or more media variable instances, and one or more zone variable instances is received. A  media RECEIVE INDICATION                                                                   playback system command corresponding to the command word is determined. Media content corresponding to the one or more media variable instances is identi-=    OF DIRECTION OF A                                                           fied. The media playback system may execute the media playback system com-VOICE INPUT                      mand on the media content based on the one or more zone variable instances. RECEIVED BY NETWORK MICROPHONE DEVICE   ADJUST DIRECTIONALITY OF AUDIO CONTENT PLAYED BY THE PLAYBACK DEVICE       cc  _____________________ WO 2017/147081 Al lll lll 1111111111111111111110111111111111111111111111111111111111111111# OEN (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM,    kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY,    GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK,    TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH,    TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG,    DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU,    LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ,    SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT,    GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, Published: US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW.            ¨ with international search report (Art. 21(3))