Paul Andrew Bates

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Santa Barbara, CA, US

People

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Music discovery
- Patent number 12,067,049
- Issue date Aug 20, 2024
- SONOS, INC.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Content mixing
- Patent number 12,047,752
- Issue date Jul 23, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Simon Jarvis
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Playback modification based on proximity
- Patent number 12,045,452
- Issue date Jul 23, 2024
- SONOS, INC.
- Luis Vega
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Lock screen media playback control
- Patent number 12,045,453
- Issue date Jul 23, 2024
- SONOS, INC.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Guess access to a media playback system
- Patent number 11,907,610
- Issue date Feb 20, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Audio content auditioning by playback device
- Patent number 11,893,306
- Issue date Feb 6, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Temporary configuration of a media playback system
- Patent number 11,877,015
- Issue date Jan 16, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Multi-household support
- Patent number 11,829,590
- Issue date Nov 28, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Associating playback devices with playback queues
- Patent number 11,825,152
- Issue date Nov 21, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Luis R. Vega-Zayas
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Voice assistant persistence across multiple network microphone devices
- Patent number 11,798,553
- Issue date Oct 24, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Connor Kristopher Smith
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for voice-assisted media content selection
- Patent number 11,797,263
- Issue date Oct 24, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Sherwin Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Guest access for voice control of playback devices
- Patent number 11,790,920
- Issue date Oct 17, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Location based playback system control
- Patent number 11,775,160
- Issue date Oct 3, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Playing media content in response to detecting items having corresp...
- Patent number 11,740,854
- Issue date Aug 29, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Jeffrey Torgerson
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Voice control of a media playback system
- Patent number 11,736,860
- Issue date Aug 22, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Jonathan P. Lang
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Playback device media item replacement
- Patent number 11,728,907
- Issue date Aug 15, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Context-based user music menu systems and methods
- Patent number 11,729,457
- Issue date Aug 15, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Robert Reimann
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Music discovery
- Patent number 11,625,430
- Issue date Apr 11, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Multi-household support
- Patent number 11,494,060
- Issue date Nov 8, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Room association based on name
- Patent number 11,481,182
- Issue date Oct 25, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Dayn Wilberding
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Guest access to a media playback system
- Patent number 11,467,799
- Issue date Oct 11, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
User specific context switching
- Patent number 11,393,478
- Issue date Jul 19, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Playback device media item replacement
- Patent number 11,316,595
- Issue date Apr 26, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Audio content playback management
- Patent number 11,310,557
- Issue date Apr 19, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Lock screen media playback control
- Patent number 11,301,123
- Issue date Apr 12, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Voice control of a media playback system
- Patent number 11,212,612
- Issue date Dec 28, 2021
- Sonos, Inc.
- Jonathan P. Lang
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Temporary configuration of a media playback system within a place o...
- Patent number 11,184,645
- Issue date Nov 23, 2021
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Playback modification based on proximity
- Patent number 11,175,815
- Issue date Nov 16, 2021
- Sonos, Inc.
- Luis Vega
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for voice-assisted media content selection
- Patent number 11,175,880
- Issue date Nov 16, 2021
- Sonos, Inc.
- Sherwin Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Voice assistant persistence across multiple network microphone devices
- Patent number 11,120,794
- Issue date Sep 14, 2021
- Sonos, Inc.
- Connor Kristopher Smith
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
Voice Control of Playback Devices
- Publication number 20240296845
- Publication date Sep 5, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
ASSOCIATING PLAYBACK DEVICES WITH PLAYBACK QUEUES
- Publication number 20240276061
- Publication date Aug 15, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Luis R. Vega-Zayas
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Temporary Configuration of A Media Playback System
- Publication number 20240259609
- Publication date Aug 1, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Voice Control of a Media Playback System
- Publication number 20240244368
- Publication date Jul 18, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Jonathan P. Lang
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Multi-Household Support
- Publication number 20240231575
- Publication date Jul 11, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Guess Access to a Media Playback System
- Publication number 20240184509
- Publication date Jun 6, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Audio Content Auditioning by Playback Device
- Publication number 20240176575
- Publication date May 30, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE-ASSISTED MEDIA CONTENT SELECTION
- Publication number 20240078082
- Publication date Mar 7, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Sherwin Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Location Based Playback System Control
- Publication number 20240045584
- Publication date Feb 8, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Playing Media Content in Response to Detecting Items Having Corresp...
- Publication number 20240036810
- Publication date Feb 1, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Jeffrey Torgerson
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Context-Based User Music Menu Systems and Methods
- Publication number 20240031640
- Publication date Jan 25, 2024
- Sonos, Inc.
- Robert Reimann
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
VOICE ASSISTANT PERSISTENCE ACROSS MULTIPLE NETWORK MICROPHONE DEVICES
- Publication number 20230410813
- Publication date Dec 21, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Connor Kristopher Smith
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Application
PLAYBACK DEVICE MEDIA ITEM REPLACEMENT
- Publication number 20230403084
- Publication date Dec 14, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
WIRELESS STREAMING OF AUDIO/VISUAL CONTENT AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS...
- Publication number 20230403424
- Publication date Dec 14, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Audio Content Search in a Media Playback System
- Publication number 20230273955
- Publication date Aug 31, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Multi-Household Support
- Publication number 20230266866
- Publication date Aug 24, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
MUSIC DISCOVERY
- Publication number 20230244714
- Publication date Aug 3, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Guess Access to a Media Playback System
- Publication number 20230125193
- Publication date Apr 27, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Room Association Based on Name
- Publication number 20230126124
- Publication date Apr 27, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Dayn Wilberding
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Voice Control of a Media Playback System
- Publication number 20230054164
- Publication date Feb 23, 2023
- Sonos, Inc.
- Jonathan P. Lang
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
PLAYBACK DEVICE MEDIA ITEM REPLACEMENT
- Publication number 20220377123
- Publication date Nov 24, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Guest Access for Voice Control of Playback Devices
- Publication number 20220351733
- Publication date Nov 3, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Playback Modification Based On Proximity
- Publication number 20220353556
- Publication date Nov 3, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Luis Vega
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
ROOM SOUNDS MODES
- Publication number 20220343935
- Publication date Oct 27, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Jonathan Cole Harris
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Audio Content Playback Management
- Publication number 20220345771
- Publication date Oct 27, 2022
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
LOCK SCREEN MEDIA PLAYBACK CONTROL
- Publication number 20220308744
- Publication date Sep 29, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew BATES
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Temporary Configuration of A Media Playback System
- Publication number 20220224949
- Publication date Jul 14, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Andrew Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
INTENT INFERENCE IN AUDIOVISUAL COMMUNICATION SESSIONS
- Publication number 20220122583
- Publication date Apr 21, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE-ASSISTED MEDIA CONTENT SELECTION
- Publication number 20220121418
- Publication date Apr 21, 2022
- Sonos, Inc.
- Sherwin Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Guest Access to a Media Playback System
- Publication number 20210373841
- Publication date Dec 2, 2021
- Sonos, Inc.
- Paul Bates
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING

Paul Andrew Bates

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Music discovery

Content mixing

Playback modification based on proximity

Lock screen media playback control

Guess access to a media playback system

Audio content auditioning by playback device

Temporary configuration of a media playback system

Multi-household support

Associating playback devices with playback queues

Voice assistant persistence across multiple network microphone devices

Systems and methods for voice-assisted media content selection

Guest access for voice control of playback devices

Location based playback system control

Playing media content in response to detecting items having corresp...

Voice control of a media playback system

Playback device media item replacement

Context-based user music menu systems and methods

Music discovery

Multi-household support

Room association based on name

Guest access to a media playback system

User specific context switching

Playback device media item replacement

Audio content playback management

Lock screen media playback control

Voice control of a media playback system

Temporary configuration of a media playback system within a place o...

Playback modification based on proximity

Systems and methods for voice-assisted media content selection

Voice assistant persistence across multiple network microphone devices

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Voice Control of Playback Devices

ASSOCIATING PLAYBACK DEVICES WITH PLAYBACK QUEUES

Temporary Configuration of A Media Playback System

Voice Control of a Media Playback System

Multi-Household Support

Guess Access to a Media Playback System

Audio Content Auditioning by Playback Device

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE-ASSISTED MEDIA CONTENT SELECTION

Location Based Playback System Control

Playing Media Content in Response to Detecting Items Having Corresp...

Context-Based User Music Menu Systems and Methods

VOICE ASSISTANT PERSISTENCE ACROSS MULTIPLE NETWORK MICROPHONE DEVICES

PLAYBACK DEVICE MEDIA ITEM REPLACEMENT

WIRELESS STREAMING OF AUDIO/VISUAL CONTENT AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS...

Audio Content Search in a Media Playback System

Multi-Household Support

MUSIC DISCOVERY

Guess Access to a Media Playback System

Room Association Based on Name

Voice Control of a Media Playback System

PLAYBACK DEVICE MEDIA ITEM REPLACEMENT

Guest Access for Voice Control of Playback Devices

Playback Modification Based On Proximity

ROOM SOUNDS MODES

Audio Content Playback Management

LOCK SCREEN MEDIA PLAYBACK CONTROL

Temporary Configuration of A Media Playback System

INTENT INFERENCE IN AUDIOVISUAL COMMUNICATION SESSIONS

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE-ASSISTED MEDIA CONTENT SELECTION

Guest Access to a Media Playback System