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Granted Patent B2
US 12,432,196 · App. 18/354,622 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Accessing a cloud-based service

Inventors: Ron Kuper (Arlington, MA); Sherwin Liu (Boston, MA); Emilio Arce (Cambridge, MA); Arthur L. Coburn, IV (Lexington, MA)
Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
H04L63/083H04L63/10H04L65/762H04L67/60H04N21/25875H04N21/4126H04N21/41265H04N21/43615H04N21/4753H04N21/6334H04N21/835
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Patent No.
US 12,432,196
App. No.
18/354,622
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example system is configured to (i) receive, from a user device over a WAN, a request for an authorization code corresponding to a media application on the user device, (ii) based on the request, transmit, to the user device over the WAN, the authorization code, (iii) receive, from a media playback system over the WAN, an authorization request that includes the authorization code, (iv) determine that the authorization code in the authorization request is valid, (v) based on determining that the authorization code is valid, generate an authorization token, (vi) transmit, to the media playback system over the WAN, the authorization token, (vii) receive, from the media playback system over the WAN, a media request including the authorization token, and (viii) responsive to the media request and a determination that the authorization token is valid, transmit, over the WAN, media content to the media playback system.

Claims (42)

1. A computing device comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium; and

program instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to:

determine that the comprising device has connected to a LAN to which a media playback system is also connected;

based on determining that the computing device has connected to the LAN to which the media playback system is also connected, display, via a media application associated with a media service, a selectable option when selected causes the media playback system to play back audio content from the media service,

receive a request for the media playback system to play back audio content from the media service;

based on receiving the request, transmit, to the media playback system, an authorization code that corresponds to the media service and thereby cause the media playback system to obtain, from the media service, an authorization token that facilitates obtaining media from the media service; and

transmit, to the media playback system, an instruction to cause the media playback system to request from the media service, using the authorization token, a media item for playback by the media playback system.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to cause the media playback system to obtain, from the media service, the authorization token that facilitates obtaining media from the media service comprise program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to cause the media playback system to obtain, from the media service, identification information related to an account of a user of the computing device, wherein the account is with the media service.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is a mobile device that is configured to control the media playback system.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to transmit the authorization code to the media playback system comprise program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to transmit the authorization code to the media playback system via a local area network (LAN).

5. The computing device of claim 1 , further comprising program instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to:

transmit a media playback command to the media playback system to cause the media playback system to play back the media item based on the media playback command.

6. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the instruction transmitted to the media playback system comprises a media playback command to cause the media playback system to play back the media item based on the media playback command.

7. The computing device of claim 1 , further comprising program instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to:

transmit an authorization request to the media service; and

as a result of transmitting the authorization request, receive the authorization code from the media service.

8. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to receive the request for the media playback system to play back audio content from the media service comprise program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to detect a selection of the selectable option.

9. The computing device of claim 1 , further comprising program instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to determine that the computing device has connected to a LAN to which the media playback system is also connected; and

wherein the program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to transmit the authorization code to the media playback system comprise program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to transmit the authorization code to the media playback system in response to determining that the computing device has connected to the LAN.

10. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the authorization code comprises an expiration value that indicates a duration of time after which the authorization code is no longer valid.

11. The computing device of claim 1 , further comprising program instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the computing device is configured to:

transmit, to the media playback system, a media-service identifier associated with authorization code that identifies the media service.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium is provisioned with program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computing device to:

determine that the comprising device has connected to a LAN to which a media playback system is also connected;

based on determining that the computing device has connected to the LAN to which the media playback system is also connected, display, via a media application associated with a media service, a selectable option when selected causes the media playback system to play back audio content from the media service;

receive a request for the media playback system to play back audio content from the media service;

based on receiving the request, transmit, to the media playback system, an authorization code that corresponds to the media service and thereby cause the media playback system to obtain, from the media service, an authorization token that facilitates obtaining media from the media service; and

transmit, to the media playback system, an instruction to cause the media playback system to request from the media service, using the authorization token, a media item for playback by the media playback system.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to obtain, from the media service, the authorization token that facilitates obtaining media from the media service comprise program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to obtain, from the media service, identification information related to an account of a user of the computing device, wherein the account is with the media service.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to receive the request for the media playback system to play back audio content from the media service comprise program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to detect a selection of the selectable option.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium is also provisioned with program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to determine that the computing device has connected to a LAN to which the media playback system is also connected; and

wherein the program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to transmit the authorization code to the media playback system comprise program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to transmit the authorization code to the media playback system in response to determining that the computing device has connected to the LAN.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the computing device is a mobile device that is configured to control the media playback system.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to transmit the authorization code to the media playback system comprise program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the computing device to transmit the authorization code to the media playback system via a LAN.

18. A method implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:

determine that the comprising device has connected to a LAN to which a media playback system is also connected;

based on determining that the computing device has connected to the LAN to which the media playback system is also connected, display, via a media application associated with a media service, a selectable option when selected causes the media playback system to play back audio content from the media service,

receiving a request for the media playback system to play back audio content from the media service;

based on receiving the request, transmitting, to the media playback system, an authorization code that corresponds to the media service and thereby causing the media playback system to obtain, from the media service, an authorization token that facilitates obtaining media from the media service; and

transmitting, to the media playback system, an instruction to cause the media playback system to request from the media service, using the authorization token, a media item for playback by the media playback system.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2026
From: SONOS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074533/0615 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2024
From: KUPER, RON; LIU, SHERWIN; ARCE, EMILIO; COBURN, ARTHUR L., IV
To: SONOS, INC.
Reel/Frame 068253/0553 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 18098681 · Jan 18, 2023
Continuation 17486329 · Sep 27, 2021
Continuation 16773280 · Jan 27, 2020
Continuation 16142895 · Sep 26, 2018
Continuation 15876928 · Jan 22, 2018
Continuation 14606162 · Jan 27, 2015
Provisional Application 62083127 · Nov 21, 2014
Related Publication 20240195803A1 · Jun 13, 2024
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