Sonos had three patents in social media during Q2 2024. Sonos Inc’s patents filed in Q2 2024 involve a control device using a social networking service to register a streaming media service with a media playback system. Another patent involves mirroring a playback queue from one household’s playback device to another household’s playback device, allowing for synchronized playback between the two devices. GlobalData’s report on Sonos gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.

Sonos had no grants in social media as a theme in Q2 2024.

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Application: Social network account assisted service registration (Patent ID: US20240185365A1)

The patent filed by Sonos Inc. describes a method for a control device to use a social networking service to register a streaming media service with a media playback system. The implementation involves receiving login credentials and input data to configure the media playback system, querying the social networking service for associated streaming media services, configuring the system to play audio content from the identified service, and facilitating the exchange of data between the online service and the streaming media service on behalf of the playback devices.

The claims detail the method of operating the online service, including transmitting login credentials for the streaming media service to the controller device, configuring playback devices to play audio content from the service, and brokering data exchange between the online service and the streaming media service. The claims also specify the role of the controller device, the types of data transmitted, and the functions performed by the tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media. Overall, the patent outlines a system that leverages social networking services to streamline the registration and playback of streaming media content on media playback systems.

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