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BATES PAUL ANDREW
US52 patents
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SONOS INC
46 patentsUS10499146B2Dec 3, 2019
Voice control of a media playback system
SONOS INC168 citations99
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Voice control of a media playback system
SONOS INC76 citations98
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Location based playback system control
SONOS INC35 citations98
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Display screen with icon
SONOS INC56 citations98
US9519413B2Dec 13, 2016
Lock screen media playback control
SONOS INC51 citations98
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Display screen or portion thereof with icon
SONOS INC21 citations94
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Voice control of a media playback system
SONOS INC4 citations86
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User specific context switching
SONOS INC8 citations86
USD879797SMar 31, 2020
Display screen or portion thereof with icon
SONOS INC8 citations84
US10592086B2Mar 17, 2020
Location based playback system control
SONOS INC7 citations84
US10412445B2Sep 10, 2019
Audio content playback management
SONOS INC4 citations84
US9876787B2Jan 23, 2018
Streaming music using authentication information
SONOS INC5 citations84
US9779613B2Oct 3, 2017
Display and control of pre-determined audio content playback
SONOS INC13 citations84
US9304735B2Apr 5, 2016
Audio content auditioning by playback device
SONOS INC3 citations84
US9483230B1Nov 1, 2016
Wearable device zone group control
SONOS INC7 citations83
US12513360B2Dec 30, 2025
Audio content playback management
SONOS INC1 citations75
US12192713B2Jan 7, 2025
Voice control of a media playback system
SONOS INC0 citations73
US12047752B2Jul 23, 2024
Content mixing
SONOS INC0 citations73
US11790920B2Oct 17, 2023
Guest access for voice control of playback devices
SONOS INC2 citations73
US11184645B2Nov 23, 2021
Temporary configuration of a media playback system within a place of accommodation
SONOS INC1 citations73
US10764679B2Sep 1, 2020
Voice control of a media playback system
SONOS INC1 citations73
US10698650B2Jun 30, 2020
Temporary configuration of a media playback system within a place of accommodation
SONOS INC3 citations73
US10095785B2Oct 9, 2018
Audio content search in a media playback system
SONOS INC3 citations73
US9668026B2May 30, 2017
Audio content playback management
SONOS INC3 citations73
US10303424B2May 28, 2019
Wearable device zone group control
SONOS INC3 citations72
US12476718B2Nov 18, 2025
Playback device media item replacement
SONOS INC0 citations63
US11728907B2Aug 15, 2023
Playback device media item replacement
SONOS INC0 citations63
US11316595B2Apr 26, 2022
Playback device media item replacement
SONOS INC0 citations63
US11310557B2Apr 19, 2022
Audio content playback management
SONOS INC0 citations63
US10743101B2Aug 11, 2020
Content mixing
SONOS INC0 citations63
US9432365B2Aug 30, 2016
Streaming music using authentication information
SONOS INC1 citations63
US9395950B2Jul 19, 2016
Audio content auditioning
SONOS INC2 citations63
US9395951B2Jul 19, 2016
Audio content auditioning
SONOS INC2 citations63
US9185103B2Nov 10, 2015
Streaming music using authentication information
SONOS INC3 citations63
US12334078B2Jun 17, 2025
Voice control of playback devices
SONOS INC0 citations62
US12316885B2May 27, 2025
Temporary configuration of a media playback system
SONOS INC0 citations62
US12045453B2Jul 23, 2024
Lock screen media playback control
SONOS INC0 citations62
US11877015B2Jan 16, 2024
Temporary configuration of a media playback system
SONOS INC0 citations62
US11775160B2Oct 3, 2023
Location based playback system control
SONOS INC0 citations62
US11301123B2Apr 12, 2022
Lock screen media playback control
SONOS INC0 citations62
US12519999B2Jan 6, 2026
Location based playback system control
SONOS INC0 citations52
US10749613B2Aug 18, 2020
Mobile source media content access
SONOS INC0 citations52
US10467288B2Nov 5, 2019
Audio content search of registered audio content sources in a media playback system
SONOS INC0 citations52
US10452248B2Oct 22, 2019
Lock screen media playback control
SONOS INC0 citations52
US10097601B2Oct 9, 2018
Playback device media item replacement
SONOS INC0 citations52
US9774643B2Sep 26, 2017
Mobile source media content access
SONOS INC0 citations52
BATES PAUL ANDREW
3 patentsLANG JONATHAN P
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