Calibration indicator

• US 9,961,463 B2
• Filed: 07/07/2015
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Wilberding, Dayn, Sheen, Timothy
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaffin, Jeffrey A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Torres, Ayesha Huertas
• Application Number:
  US14/793,205
• Publication Number:
  US 20160011848A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,029 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 3/20 Automatic control H03G3/005 takes precedence; combined with volume compression or expansion H03G7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 5/005 of digital signals
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 5/16 Automatic control
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 5/165 Equalizers; Volume or gain control in limited frequency bands
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/22 for obtaining desired frequency characteristic only circuit for combining transducers having different responses H04R3/00; for hearing aids H04R25/407
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/005 Audio distribution systems for home, i.e. multi-room use
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/001 for loudspeakers H04R29/007 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/008 Visual indication of individual signal levels visual indication of stereophonic sound image H04S7/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/04 for correcting frequency response
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/12 for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/04 Circuit arrangements, e.g. for selective connection of amplifier inputs/outputs to loudspeakers, for loudspeaker detection, or for adaptation of settings to personal preferences or hearing impairments combinations of amplifiers H03F3/68; stereophonic systems H04S
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 1/007 in which the audio signals are in digital form data reduction aspects thereof based on psychoacoustics G10L19/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 7/301 Automatic calibration of stereophonic sound system, e.g. with test microphone

Abstract

An example implementation may involve a control device receiving, from a first playback device of a media playback system, a calibration state variable indicating that the first playback device is uncalibrated. The control device may cause a graphical interface to display an indication that the first playback device is uncalibrated. The control device may also cause the graphical interface to display a selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first playback device. Based on detecting selection of the selectable control, the control device may initiate calibration of the first playback device.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a control device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a calibration state variable indicating that a first zone of a media playback system is uncalibrated, wherein the first zone includes one or more first playback devices, and wherein the media playback system includes one or more zones;

detecting selection of a selectable control that, when selected, causes a graphical interface to display a zone settings interface, wherein the zone settings interface includes one or more selectable controls that, when selected, cause the graphical interface to display a respective settings interface for a zone of the media playback system;

causing the graphical interface to display, on the zone settings interface, an indication that the first zone is uncalibrated;

detecting selection of a selectable control on the zone settings interface that, when selected, causes the graphical interface to display a settings interface for the first zone; and

causing the graphical interface to display, within the settings interface for the first zone, a selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first zone;

detecting selection of the selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first zone, wherein initiating calibration of the first zone comprises;

causing the graphical interface to display one or more of;

(i) a prompt to prepare the one or more first playback devices for calibration within a given environment, (ii) a prompt to prepare the given environment for calibration of the one or more first playback devices, and (iii) a prompt to prepare the control device for calibration of the one or more first playback devices;

displaying a selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the one or more first playback devices; and

upon detecting input data indicating a selection of the selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the one or more first playback devices, initiating calibration of the one or more first playback devices.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise causing the graphical interface to display, within the settings interface for the first zone, an indication that a particular first playback device of the first zone is uncalibrated.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a calibration state variable indicating that a second zone of the media playback system is calibrated; and

causing the graphical interface to display, on the zone settings interface, an indication that the second zone is calibrated.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting selection of a selectable control on the zone settings interface that, when selected, causes the graphical interface to display a settings interface for the second zone; and

causing the graphical interface to display, within the settings interface for the second zone, a selectable control that, when selected, initiates re-calibration of the second zone.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein causes the graphical interface to display the settings interface for the first zone comprises displaying a settings interface for the first zone that includes a plurality of controls that respectively adjust operation of the first zone.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

after calibrating the first zone, causing the control device to remove the indication that the first zone is uncalibrated from the zone settings interface.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

after calibrating the first zone, sending a command that instructs a given first playback device of the first zone to update the calibration state variable to indicate that the first zone is calibrated.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein initiating calibration of the first zone comprises:

based on detecting selection of the selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first playback devices, sending a command that instructs the one or more first playback devices to emit a calibration sound.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein initiating calibration of the first zone further comprises:

upon detecting input data indicating that (i) the one or more first playback devices are prepared for calibration, (ii) the given environment is prepared for calibration of the one or more first playback devices, and (iii) the control device is prepared for calibration of the one or more first playback devices, displaying the selectable control, that, when selected, initiates calibration of the one or more first playback devices.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a control device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a first playback device of a media playback system, a calibration state variable indicating that the first playback device is uncalibrated, wherein the first playback device is a member of a first zone of the media playback system;

causing a graphical interface to display an indication that the first playback device is uncalibrated;

causing the graphical interface to display a selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first playback device; and

based on detecting selection of the selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first playback device, initiating calibration of the first playback device;

detecting selection of the selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first zone, wherein initiating calibration of the first zone comprises;

causing the graphical interface to display one or more of;

(i) a prompt to prepare the first playback device for calibration within a given environment, (ii) a prompt to prepare the given environment for calibration of the first playback device, and (iii) a prompt to prepare the control device for calibration of the first playback device;

displaying a selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first playback device; and

upon detecting input data indicating a selection of the selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first playback device, initiating calibration of the first playback device.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise causing the graphical interface to display a zone control interface that indicates zones of a media playback system, the media playback system including one or more zones, and wherein causing a graphical interface to display an indication that the first playback device is uncalibrated comprises displaying, within the zone control interface, the indication that the first playback device is uncalibrated.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

causing the graphical interface to display a zone settings interface that includes one or more selectable controls, that, when selected, causing the graphical interface to display a settings interface for a respective zone, the media playback system including one or more zones, and wherein causing the graphical interface to display an indication that the first playback device is uncalibrated comprises displaying, within the zone settings interface, an indication that the first zone is uncalibrated.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the causing the graphical interface to display a selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first playback device comprises causing the graphical interface to display a settings interface for the first zone, wherein the settings interface includes the selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first playback device, and wherein the settings interface includes a plurality of controls that adjust operation of the first zone.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

after calibrating the first playback device, causing the graphical interface to display the settings interface for the first zone, wherein the settings interface includes a selectable control that, when selected, initiates re-calibration of the first playback device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

after calibrating the first zone, causing the control device to remove the indication that the first zone is uncalibrated.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

after calibrating the first playback device, sending a command that instructs the first playback device to update the calibration state variable to indicate that the first playback device is calibrated.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a control device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a calibration state variable indicating that a first zone of a media playback system is calibrated, wherein the first zone includes one or more first playback devices, and wherein the media playback system includes one or more zones;

detecting selection of a selectable control that, when selected, causes a graphical interface to display a zone settings interface, wherein the zone settings interface includes one or more selectable controls that, when selected, cause the graphical interface to display a respective settings interface for a zone of the media playback system;

detecting selection of a selectable control on the zone settings interface that, when selected, causes the graphical interface to display a settings interface for the first zone; and

causing the graphical interface to display, within the settings interface for the first zone, a selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first zone;

detecting selection of the selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the first zone, wherein initiating calibration of the first zone comprises;

causing the graphical interface to display one or more of;

(i) a prompt to prepare the one or more first playback devices for calibration within a given environment, (ii) a prompt to prepare the given environment for calibration of the one or more first playback devices, and (iii) a prompt to prepare the control device for calibration of the one or more first playback devices;

displaying a selectable control, that, when selected, initiates calibration of the one or more first playback devices; and

upon detecting input data indicating a selection of the selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the one or more first playback devices, initiating calibration of the one or more first playback devices.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

after calibrating the one or more first playback device at a particular time and date, sending a command that instructs the first zone to update the calibration state variable to indicate that the one or more first playback devices were calibrated at the particular time and date.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a calibration state variable indicating that a second zone of the media playback system is uncalibrated; and

causing the graphical interface to display, on the zone settings interface, an indication that the second zone is uncalibrated.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting selection of a selectable control on the zone settings interface that, when selected, causes the graphical interface to display a settings interface for the second zone; and

causing the graphical interface to display, within the settings interface for the first zone, a selectable control that, when selected, initiates calibration of the second zone.