Nicholas M Maniskas

US Patent:

20170139670, May 18, 2017

Filed:

Nov 23, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/359722

Inventors:

- Santa Barbara CA, US
Nicholas Maniskas - Somerville MA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/16
H03G 7/00

Abstract:

An example playback device may store an active volume state variable in memory, where the active volume state variable corresponds to a current playback volume. The playback device may also store a volume limit state variable in memory, where the volume limit state variable corresponds to a playback volume limit of the playback device. The playback device may detect a command to begin playback of media from a given source and then select a startup playback volume to be one of the current playback volume and the playback volume limit based on the given source of the command to begin playback. The playback device may then play back media at the startup playback volume.

US Patent:

20160313971, Oct 27, 2016

Filed:

Apr 24, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/696366

Inventors:

- Santa Barbara CA, US
Nicholas Maniskas - Somerville MA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/16

Abstract:

An example playback device may store an active volume state variable in memory, where the active volume state variable corresponds to a current playback volume. The playback device may also store a volume limit state variable in memory, where the volume limit state variable corresponds to a playback volume limit of the playback device. The playback device may detect a command to begin playback of media from a given source and then select a startup playback volume to be one of the current playback volume and the playback volume limit based on the given source of the command to begin playback. The playback device may then play back media at the startup playback volume.