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Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson
Also filed as: ERICSON MICHAEL · ERICSON MICHAEL DARRELL ANDERSON · ERICSON MICHAEL DARRELL ANDREW
60 granted patents·6 pending applications·1,567 citations·filing 2007–2024
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66 records- 0199US11265652B2Playback device pairingSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 1, 2022·135 cites·30 claims
- 0299US8689036B2Systems and methods for synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devices without a voltage controlled crystal oscillatorSONOS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 1, 2014·80 cites·20 claims
- 0398US9219959B2Multi-channel pairing in a media systemSONOS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 22, 2015·44 cites·22 claims
- 0498US9202509B2Controlling and grouping in a multi-zone media systemKALLAI CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 1, 2015·71 cites·32 claims
- 0598US9042556B2Shaping sound responsive to speaker orientationKALLAI CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2011·Granted May 26, 2015·445 cites·35 claims
- 0698US8938637B2Systems and methods for synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devices without a voltage controlled crystal oscillatorSONOS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 20, 2015·63 cites·23 claims
- 0798US8923997B2Method and apparatus for adjusting a speaker systemKALLAI CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 30, 2014·43 cites·20 claims
- 0898US8788080B1Multi-channel pairing in a media systemKALLAI CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·111 cites·23 claims
- 0998US8370678B2Systems and methods for synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devices without a voltage controlled crystal oscillatorSONOS INC·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 5, 2013·241 cites·20 claims
- 1097US8020023B2Systems and methods for synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devices without a voltage controlled crystal oscillatorSONOS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 13, 2011·154 cites·19 claims
- 1196US10282164B2Synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 7, 2019·5 cites·30 claims
- 1296US9348354B2Systems and methods for synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devices without a voltage controlled crystal oscillatorSONOS INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 24, 2016·24 cites·20 claims
- 1395US12167216B2Playback device pairingSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 10, 2024·3 cites·27 claims
- 1495US10555082B2Playback device pairingSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 4, 2020·9 cites·30 claims
- 1595US10303431B2Synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 28, 2019·5 cites·30 claims
- 1695US9882995B2Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to provide automatic wireless configurationVAN ERVEN NIELS·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 30, 2018·28 cites·14 claims
- 1794US11294618B2Media player systemSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 5, 2022·9 cites·19 claims
- 1894US10136218B2Playback device pairingSONOS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 20, 2018·9 cites·20 claims
- 1994US9014834B2Multi-channel pairing in a media systemKALLAI CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 21, 2015·13 cites·26 claims
- 2093US11082770B2Multi-channel pairing in a media systemSONOS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 3, 2021·7 cites·22 claims
- 2193US10120638B2Synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 6, 2018·5 cites·21 claims
- 2292US11106425B2Synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked digital data processing devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 31, 2021·8 cites·30 claims
- 2390US9729115B2Intelligently increasing the sound level of playerKALLAI CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 8, 2017·11 cites·27 claims
- 2489US12407097B2Position-based playback of multichannel audioSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·30 claims
- 2589US9756424B2Multi-channel pairing in a media systemSONOS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 5, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 2689US9748646B2Configuration based on speaker orientationSONOS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·4 cites·23 claims
- 2788US9766853B2Pair volume controlSONOS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 19, 2017·6 cites·19 claims
- 2887US11385858B2Predefined multi-channel listening environmentSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 12, 2022·5 cites·18 claims
- 2986US10965024B2Frequency routing based on orientationSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 30, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 3086US9928026B2Making and indicating a stereo pairSONOS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 27, 2018·3 cites·30 claims
- 3185US12176626B2Position-based playback of multichannel audioSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Dec 24, 2024·0 cites·30 claims
- 3285US12176625B2Position-based playback of multichannel audioSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Dec 24, 2024·0 cites·30 claims
- 3385US10448159B2Playback device pairingSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 15, 2019·2 cites·30 claims
- 3484US11625221B2Synchronizing playback by media playback devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 11, 2023·0 cites·30 claims
- 3583US2024411653A1Adjusting a Playback DeviceSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3681US10306365B2Playback device pairingSONOS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 28, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 3781US9008330B2Crossover frequency adjustments for audio speakersSHEEN TIMOTHY W·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 14, 2015·6 cites·20 claims
- 3880US12009602B2Frequency routing based on orientationSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3979US10256536B2Frequency routing based on orientationSONOS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 9, 2019·1 cites·17 claims
- 4078US11853184B2Adjusting a playback deviceSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4178US10966025B2Playback device pairingSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 30, 2021·1 cites·23 claims
- 4278US2024334128A1Playback Device GroupingSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4377US2024114289A1Playback Device PairingSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4476US12248732B2Playback device configuration and controlSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Mar 11, 2025·0 cites·33 claims
- 4575US11540050B2Playback device pairingSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 27, 2022·0 cites·30 claims
- 4675US11444375B2Frequency routing based on orientationSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 13, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4773US12457278B2Synchronizing playback by media playback devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 28, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4873US10028056B2Multi-channel pairing in a media systemSONOS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 17, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 4972US10728689B2Soundfield modeling for efficient encoding and/or retrievalQUALCOMM INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 28, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 5072US10228898B2Identification of playback device and stereo pair namesSONOS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 12, 2019·1 cites·44 claims
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