Systems and methods for providing song samples

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11343295-B2
Application number	US-202016920292-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2020
Priority date	Oct 22, 2012
Publication date	May 24, 2022
Grant date	May 24, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device includes one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs. The one or more programs include instructions for presenting, on a first playback component coupled with the electronic device, a first media content item and receiving an input to preview a second media content item. The one or more programs include instructions for, in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is in a first mode of operation, while the first media content item is presented on the first playback component, presenting a preview of the second media content item on a second playback component. The one or more programs include instructions for, in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not in the first mode of operation: ceasing presentation of the first media content item and presenting the preview of the second media content item.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
presenting, on a first playback device coupled with the electronic device, a first media content item;
receiving an input to preview a second media content item;
determining whether the electronic device is in a first mode of operation for shared presentation of media content;
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is in the first mode of operation for shared presentation of media content:
while the first media content item is presented on the first playback device, presenting a preview of the second media content item on a second playback device distinct from the first playback device;

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not in the first mode of operation for shared presentation of media content:
ceasing presentation of the first media content item;
presenting the preview of the second media content item; and
after presenting the preview of the second media content item, resuming presentation of the first media content item.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first mode of operation for shared presentation comprises routing a playlist that includes media content items for presentation to the first playback device.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is in the first mode of operation, continuing presentation of the first media content item while presenting the preview of the second media content item.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 wherein continuing presentation of the first media content item comprises not pausing, muting, or lowering a volume of the first media content item.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second playback device comprises a headphone jack or built-in speaker of the electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the preview is presented while receiving the input and the preview ends in accordance with the input ceasing.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first mode of operation for shared presentation is a disc jockey (DJ) mode.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the preview of the second media content item is presented on the first playback device.

9. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs that are configured to be executed by the one or more processors:
presenting, on a first playback device coupled with the electronic device, a first media content item;
receiving an input to preview a second media content item;
determining whether the electronic device is in a first mode of operation for shared presentation of media content;
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is in the first mode of operation for shared presentation of media content:
while the first media content item is presented on the first playback device, presenting a preview of the second media content item on a second playback device distinct from the first playback device;

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not in the first mode of operation for shared presentation of media content:
ceasing presentation of the first media content item;
presenting the preview of the second media content item; and

after presenting the preview of the second media content item, resuming presentation of the first media content item.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first mode of operation for shared presentation comprises routing a playlist that includes media content items for presentation to the first playback device.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is in the first mode of operation, continuing presentation of the first media content item while presenting the preview of the second media content item.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein continuing presentation of the first media content item comprises not pausing, muting, or lowering a volume of the first media content item.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second playback device comprises a headphone jack or built-in speaker of the electronic device.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the preview is presented while receiving the input and the preview ends in accordance with the input ceasing.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first mode of operation for shared presentation is a disc jockey (DJ) mode.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the preview of the second media content item is presented on the first playback device.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing at least one program configured for execution by at least one processor of an electronic device, the at least one program comprising instructions to:
present, on a first playback device coupled with the electronic device, a first media content item;
receive an input to preview a second media content item;
determine whether the electronic device is in a first mode of operation for shared presentation of media content;
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is in the first mode of operation for shared presentation of media content:
while the first media content item is presented on the first playback device, present a preview of the second media content item on a second playback device distinct from the first playback device;

in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not in the first mode of operation for shared presentation of media content:
cease presentation of the first media content item;
present the preview of the second media content item; and

after presenting the preview of the second media content item, resume presentation of the first media content item.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the first mode of operation for shared presentation comprises routing a playlist that includes media content items for presentation to the first playback device.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is in the first mode of operation, continuing presentation of the first media content item while presenting the preview of the second media content item.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein continuing presentation of the first media content item comprises not pausing, muting, or lowering a volume of the first media content item.

Assignees

• Spotify Ab

Inventors

• Garmark Sten
• Cook Quenton
• Söderström Gustav
• Silva Ivo
• Kadir Michelle
• Strömberg Peter

Classifications

• H04L65/60 Primary

  Network streaming of media packets · CPC title

• H04N21/4331 Primary

  Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback · CPC title

• H04N21/47202

  for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand · CPC title

• H04N21/44204

  Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; protecting generic digital content where the protection is independent of the precise nature of the content G06F21/10; arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services in broadcast systems H04H60/31) · CPC title

• H04L69/329

  in the application layer [OSI layer 7] · CPC title