Playback device configuration based on proximity detection
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1. A playback device comprising:
- one or more processors; and
tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the playback device to perform a method comprising;
receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device;
detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to a first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier proximate to the playback device;
based on the detecting, causing the playback device to play an alert sound;
based on the detecting, setting a playback configuration of the playback device; and
causing the playback device to play an audio content according to the playback configuration.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein involve configuring a playback device based on the detection of a barrier in proximity to the playback device. One embodiment may involve receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to a playback device; detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to a first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier proximate to the playback device; in response to the detecting, setting a playback configuration of the playback device; and causing the playback device to play an audio content according to the playback configuration.
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1. A playback device comprising:
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one or more processors; and tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the playback device to perform a method comprising; receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device; detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to a first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier proximate to the playback device; based on the detecting, causing the playback device to play an alert sound; based on the detecting, setting a playback configuration of the playback device; and causing the playback device to play an audio content according to the playback configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a playback device, proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device; detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to a first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier proximate to the playback device; based on the detecting, causing the playback device to play an alert sound; based on the detecting, setting a playback configuration of the playback device; and causing the playback device to play an audio content according to the playback configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for execution by a processor, the set of instructions, when executed, cause a playback device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device; detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to a first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier proximate to the playback device; based on the detecting, causing the playback device to play an alert sound; based on the detecting, setting a playback configuration of the playback device; and causing the playback device to play an audio content according to the playback configuration. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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