Google Infringed on Speaker Technology Owned by Sonos, Trade Court Rulesnytimes.com 7 pointssuddenexample4 years ago4 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−yccs274ySonos seems to patented the concept of "paired" speakers itself, and the protocol used to synchronize speaker's clocks for synchronous playback.I wonder how Bose manages to produce their own multiroom system. Do they license the patents or do they somehow work around them?−yccs274yThe official document is at https://www.usitc.gov/system/files/secretary/fed_reg_notices...−suddenexampleOP4yAdditional coverage: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/google-must-halt-some-d...−metadat4yDupe, main discussion is here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29831929#29832293
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Sonos seems to patented the concept of "paired" speakers itself, and the protocol used to synchronize speaker's clocks for synchronous playback.
I wonder how Bose manages to produce their own multiroom system. Do they license the patents or do they somehow work around them?
The official document is at https://www.usitc.gov/system/files/secretary/fed_reg_notices...
Additional coverage: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/google-must-halt-some-d...
Dupe, main discussion is here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29831929#29832293