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1. A playback device comprising:
- a network interface configured to communicate with a network microphone system, wherein the network microphone system comprises a network microphone device on a local area network with the playback device;
one or more processors; and
tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the playback device to perform functions comprising;
playing first audio content;
receiving, from the network microphone system, a message indicating (i) second audio content to be output by the network microphone device,. and (ii) a first volume at which the second audio content will be output by the network microphone device, wherein the second audio content comprises a response to a voice input detected by the network microphone device;
determining a second volume based on the first volume; and
adjusting playback of the first audio content to be at the second volume when the second audio content is output by the network microphone device.
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Abstract
A playback device comprises a network interface configured to communicate with a network microphone device. A processor of the playback device comprises instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to receive a message associated with the network microphone device; and adjust a volume of audio content below a volume of content associated with the network microphone device based on the message.
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1. A playback device comprising:
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a network interface configured to communicate with a network microphone system, wherein the network microphone system comprises a network microphone device on a local area network with the playback device; one or more processors; and tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the playback device to perform functions comprising; playing first audio content; receiving, from the network microphone system, a message indicating (i) second audio content to be output by the network microphone device,. and (ii) a first volume at which the second audio content will be output by the network microphone device, wherein the second audio content comprises a response to a voice input detected by the network microphone device; determining a second volume based on the first volume; and adjusting playback of the first audio content to be at the second volume when the second audio content is output by the network microphone device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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8. A method comprising:
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communicating, by a playback device, with a network microphone system, wherein the network microphone system comprises a network microphone device on a local area network with the playback device; playing, by the playback device, first audio content; receiving, by the playback device from the network microphone system, a message indicating (i) second audio content to be output by the network microphone device, and (ii) a first volume at which the second audio content will be output by the network microphone device, wherein the second audio content comprises a response to a voice input detected by the network microphone device; determining, by the playback device, a second volume based on the first volume; and adjusting, by the playback device, playback of the first audio content to be at the second volume when the second audio content is output by the network microphone device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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15. A tangible, non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by by one or more processors, cause a playback device to perform functions comprising:
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communicating with a network microphone system, wherein the network microphone system comprises a network microphone device on a local area network with the playback device; playing first audio content; receiving from the network microphone system, a message indicating (i) second audio content to be output by the network microphone device, and (ii) a first volume at which the second audio content will be output by the network microphone device, wherein the second audio content comprises a response to a voice input detected by the network microphone device; determining a second volume based on the first volume; and adjusting playback of the first audio content to be at the second volume when the second audio content is output by the network microphone device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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