- Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 10,757,499
- Filed: 25 September 2019
- In the name of: Sonos Inc
- Title: Systems And Methods For Controlling Playback And Other Features Of A Wireless Headphone
- What’s claimed: “A wireless headphone with user controls, the headphone comprising: a left earcup comprising a left speaker driver and a left earcup housing; and a right earcup comprising a right speaker driver and a right earcup housing; a processor; a microphone; user controls comprising: a voice assistant activator control; a volume slider; a play control slider; a play-pause control; non-volatile memory containing instructions that when executed direct the processor to: maintain a wireless data connection to a computing device; process sound received by the microphone when the voice assistant activator control is actuated; commence a voice assistant recognition routine when sound received by the microphone matches a wake word associated with one of a plurality of voice assistants, where each of the plurality of voice assistants has a different wake word, listen for a voice command after the match to a wake word, provide sound captured by the microphone after the wake word match to the corresponding voice assistant, and perform an action based on instructions returned from the voice assistant; update a current volume of the headphone to a higher volume when the volume slider receives a swipe in a first direction and then play an indicator sound at the current volume; update a current volume of the headphone to a lower volume when the volume slider receives a swipe in a second direction opposite of the first direction and then play an indicator sound at the current volume; skip to a next track of a current media content when the play control slider receives a swipe in a first direction; skip to a previous track of the current media content when the play control slider receives a swipe in a second direction opposite of the first direction; and toggle playback of the current media content between play and pause states when the play-pause control is activated.”
- Why this patent rocks: This patent relates to Sonos Inc’s wireless headphones, which, according to the patent, can include two speaker drivers in each side, a processor, microphone, voice assistant activator control, volume slider, play control slider and play-pause control. For information on what this technology might mean for Sonos Inc, see here.
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