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Paul Andrew Bates
Also filed as: BATES PAUL · BATES PAUL ANDREW
99 granted patents·20 pending applications·1,457 citations·filing 2011–2025
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119 records- 0199US10499146B2Voice control of a media playback systemSONOS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 3, 2019·168 cites·20 claims
- 0298US11736860B2Voice control of a media playback systemSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 22, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 0398US11212612B2Voice control of a media playback systemSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 28, 2021·76 cites·20 claims
- 0498US11175880B2Systems and methods for voice-assisted media content selectionSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 16, 2021·79 cites·19 claims
- 0598US10771274B2Playback queue controlSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 8, 2020·31 cites·20 claims
- 0698US10055108B2Location based playback system controlSONOS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 21, 2018·35 cites·20 claims
- 0798US9977561B2Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to provide guest accessSONOS INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 22, 2018·89 cites·16 claims
- 0897US10469897B2Context-based user music menu systems and methodsREIMANN ROBERT·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 5, 2019·41 cites·24 claims
- 0997US10270612B2Playback queue control for a zone-based media playback systemSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 23, 2019·18 cites·20 claims
- 1097US9519413B2Lock screen media playback controlSONOS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 13, 2016·51 cites·22 claims
- 1197US9232277B2Associating playback devices with playback queuesSONOS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 5, 2016·54 cites·23 claims
- 1296US11829590B2Multi-household supportSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 28, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 1396US11797263B2Systems and methods for voice-assisted media content selectionSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 24, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 1496US10268357B2Playback modification based on proximitySONOS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 23, 2019·19 cites·20 claims
- 1596US9892118B2Dynamic display of filter criteriaSONOS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 13, 2018·38 cites·20 claims
- 1696US9374607B2Media playback system with guest accessBATES PAUL·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 21, 2016·217 cites·39 claims
- 1796US8910265B2Assisted registration of audio sourcesLANG JONATHAN P·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 9, 2014·120 cites·20 claims
- 1895US11625430B2Music discoverySONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 11, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 1995US10712997B2Room association based on nameSONOS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 14, 2020·121 cites·21 claims
- 2095US10275138B2Zone recognitionSONOS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 30, 2019·20 cites·8 claims
- 2195USD795887SDisplay screen with iconSONOS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·56 cites·1 claims
- 2295US9727219B2Media playback system controller having multiple graphical interfacesKUMAR ABHISHEK·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 8, 2017·47 cites·22 claims
- 2394USD959484SDisplay screen or portion thereof with iconSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 2, 2022·21 cites·1 claims
- 2494US10592086B2Location based playback system controlSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 17, 2020·7 cites·20 claims
- 2593US11893306B2Audio content auditioning by playback deviceSONOS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 6, 2024·2 cites·19 claims
- 2693US11790920B2Guest access for voice control of playback devicesSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 17, 2023·2 cites·30 claims
- 2793US11393478B2User specific context switchingSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 19, 2022·8 cites·20 claims
- 2893US8908879B2Audio content auditioningBATES PAUL ANDREW·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 9, 2014·17 cites·20 claims
- 2991US9779613B2Display and control of pre-determined audio content playbackSONOS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 3, 2017·13 cites·20 claims
- 3090US11481182B2Room association based on nameSONOS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 25, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 3190US10956118B2Audio content auditioning by playback deviceSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 3289US10412445B2Audio content playback managementSONOS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 10, 2019·4 cites·18 claims
- 3389US9876787B2Streaming music using authentication informationSONOS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 23, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 3489US9483230B1Wearable device zone group controlSONOS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 1, 2016·7 cites·20 claims
- 3589US9078010B2Audio content playback managementBATES PAUL ANDREW·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 7, 2015·9 cites·20 claims
- 3689US2025024198A1Content MixingSONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3788US12513360B2Audio content playback managementSONOS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 30, 2025·1 cites·17 claims
- 3887US9977647B2Audio content auditioning by playback deviceSONOS INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 22, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 3986US12192713B2Voice control of a media playback systemSONOS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4086US10761710B2Playback modification based on proximitySONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 1, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
- 4186US10698650B2Temporary configuration of a media playback system within a place of accommodationSONOS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 30, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 4285US10338881B2Audio content auditioning by playback deviceSONOS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 2, 2019·3 cites·15 claims
- 4385US10231010B2Associating playback devices with playback queuesSONOS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 12, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 4485US9668026B2Audio content playback managementSONOS INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 30, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 4585US9521454B2Associating playback devices with playback queuesSONOS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 13, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 4685US2025013360A1Playback Modification Based On ProximitySONOS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4784US12505157B2Music discoverySONOS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Dec 23, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4884US10764679B2Voice control of a media playback systemSONOS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 1, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 4984US9304735B2Audio content auditioning by playback deviceSONOS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 5, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 5083US9319153B2Mobile source media content accessBATES PAUL ANDREW·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 19, 2016·3 cites·25 claims
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