Playback device pairing

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12167216
APP PUB NO 20230283953A1
SERIAL NO

18146214

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Technology for grouping, consolidating, and pairing individual playback devices with network capability (players) to stimulate a multi-channel listening environment is disclosed. An example method includes receiving an audio signal containing a range of audio frequencies; amplifying, according to a gain parameter, the audio signal to be reproduced by at least one speaker. The example method includes automatically increasing the gain parameter to a higher gain parameter responsive to a determination that no more than a subset of the range of audio frequencies is to be reproduced by the at least one speaker. The example method includes amplifying, according to the higher gain parameter, the audio signal containing no more than the subset of the range of audio frequencies to be reproduced by the at least one speaker.

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SONOS INC301 COROMAR DRIVE GOLETA CA 93117

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ericson, Michael Darrell Andrew Santa Barbara, US 58 1592
Kallai, Christopher Santa Barbara, US 47 1463
Lambourne, Robert A Santa Barbara, US 90 7574
Reimann, Robert Santa Barbara, US 70 2941
Triplett, Mark St. Charles, US 60 1124

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