Vehicle detection for media content player connected to vehicle media content player

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10063608-B2
Application number	US-201715858863-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2017
Priority date	Dec 31, 2016
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

A system for automatically initiating a travel mode of a media playback device is disclosed. The system operates to determine that the media playback device is connected to a vehicle media playback system based on an identifier provided from the vehicle media playback system. Upon determining presence of the media playback device in a vehicle, the travel mode is performed using the media playback device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for automatically initiating a travel mode of a media playback device, the method comprising:
receiving, at a first media playback device, an identifier from a second media playback device identifier via a wireless communications interface, the identifier for identifying the second media playback device to the first media playback device;
comparing the identifier with a plurality of vehicle media playback device identifiers, the vehicle media playback device identifiers for identifying a plurality of vehicle media playback devices connectable to the first media playback device;
determining that the first media playback device is in a vehicle based on the comparison; and
initiating a travel mode using the first media playback device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of vehicle media playback device identifiers is stored in the first media playback device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein comparing includes:
determining whether the identifier matches one of the plurality of vehicle media playback device identifiers.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein determining includes:
upon determining that the identifier matches one of the plurality of vehicle media playback device identifiers, determining that the second media playback device is a vehicle media playback device.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
upon determining that the identifier fails to match any of the plurality of vehicle media playback identifiers, sending a request to a server computing device, the request for the server computing device to verify the identifier; and
receiving a response from the server computing device, the response including information indicative of whether the identifier is verified.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the request is configured to enable the server computing device to compare the identifier with a plurality of identifiers stored in the server computing device, the plurality of identifiers for media playback systems verified to be incorporated in vehicles.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
storing the identifier in the first media playback device.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
storing the identifier in the server computing device.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a user interface for enabling a user to identify that the first media playback device is in the vehicle.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
evaluating at least one vehicle presence factor;
determining that the at least one vehicle presence factor indicates that the first media playback device is in a vehicle; and
initiating the travel mode using the first media playback device.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one vehicle presence factor includes at least one of motion factor, user interaction factor, and environmental factor.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the motion factor includes at least one of an arrangement, movement, acceleration, vibration, and orientation of the media playback device.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the user interaction factor includes at least one of a pattern of using the media playback device, a pattern of playing media content items, and a pattern of using one or more software applications in the media playback device.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the environment factor includes at least one of sound, image, and temperature around the media playback device.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
prior to evaluating at least one vehicle presence factor, detecting the at least one vehicle presence factor using the media playback device.

16. A media playback device comprising:
a processing device; and
at least one non-transitory computer readable data storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the media delivery system to:
receive an identifier from a connectable media playback device identifier via a wireless communications interface, the identifier for identifying the connectable media playback device to the media playback device;
compare the identifier with a plurality of vehicle media playback device identifiers, the vehicle media playback device identifiers for identifying a plurality of vehicle media playback devices connectable to the media playback device;
determine that the media playback device is in a vehicle based on the comparison;
initiate a travel mode; and
play back media content items.

17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of vehicle media playback device identifiers is stored in the first media playback device.

18. The device of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the media playback device to:
determine whether the identifier matches one of the plurality of vehicle media playback device identifiers; and
upon determining that the identifier matches one of the plurality of vehicle media playback device identifiers, determine that the connectable media playback device is a vehicle media playback device.

19. The device of claim 18 , wherein the instructions further cause the media playback device to:
upon determining that the identifier fails to match any of the plurality of vehicle media playback identifiers, send a request to a server computing device, the request for the server computing device to verify the identifier; and
receive a response from the server computing device, the response including information indicative of whether the identifier is verified,
wherein the request is configured to enable the server computing device to compare the identifier with a plurality of identifiers stored in the server computing device, the plurality of identifiers for media playback systems verified to be incorporated in vehicles.

20. The device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions further cause the media playback device to store the identifier in the media playback device.

Assignees

• Spotify Ab

Inventors

• Oskarsson Johan
• Schmidt Fredrik
• Kennedy Lawrence
• Johansson Peter
• Price Adam
• Choe Daniel

Classifications

• H04L65/60 Primary

  Network streaming of media packets · CPC title

• H04L67/306

  User profiles · CPC title

• G06F17/30864

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/30495

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04W4/48 Primary

  for in-vehicle communication · CPC title