Displaying data related to media content

• US 10,002,005 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Issued: 06/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Corbin, Keith
• Primary Examiner(s): Blaufeld, Justin R.
• Application Number:
  US14/502,736
• Publication Number:
  US 20160092075A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,358 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/64 Browsing; Visualisation therefor generation of a list or set of audio data G06F16/638
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring

Abstract

Examples described herein may include a computing device of a media playback system receiving a display map corresponding to a media service provider. The display map may associate a data field with a location within a display of the computing device. The computing device may further receive a data item associated with a media item of the media service provider. The received data item may correspond to the data field. The computing device may display an indication of the received data item at the location in accordance with the display map.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying, via a graphical display of a control device, a graphical control interface corresponding to a media playback system, the media playback system including one or more playback devices that are connected via a local area network to the control device;

receiving, via an input interface of the control device within the displayed graphical control interface, input data indicating a selection of a first media item, the selected first media item being either (a) a first container that includes a set of first audio tracks or (b) a particular first audio track within the set of first audio tracks included in the first container;

determining, via one or more processors of the control device, that a metadata tag of the first container indicates that the first container is a first type of container, the first type of container corresponding to a first display map of the particular streaming media service, the first display map defining at least (i) at a first template location within the graphical control interface, a first data field that corresponds to a set of first media attributes and (ii) at a second template location within the graphical control interface, a second data field that corresponds to a set of second media attributes, wherein the first type of container is one of;

(a) an album, (b) a playlist, or (c) an Internet radio station;

in response to determining that the metadata tag of the first container indicates that the first container is the first type of container, displaying, via the graphical display of the control device in accordance with the first display map, first metadata of the particular first audio track representing the first set of media attributes in the first data field and second metadata of the particular first audio track representing the second set of media attributes in the second data field;

receiving, via the input interface of the control device within the displayed graphical control interface, input data indicating a selection of a second media item, the selected second media item being either (a) a second container that includes a set of second audio tracks or (b) a particular second audio track within the set of second audio tracks included in the second container;

determining, via the one or more processors of the control device, that a metadata tag of the second container indicates that the second container is a second type of container, the second type of container corresponding to a second display map of the particular streaming media service, the second display map defining at least (i) at the first template location within the graphical control interface, a first data field that corresponds to a third set of media attributes and (ii) at the second template location within the graphical control interface, a second data field that corresponds to a fourth set of media attributes, wherein at least one of the third set of media attributes and the fourth set of media attributes are a distinct set of attributes as compared with the first set of media attributes and the second set of media attributes, and wherein the second type of container is any one of the two remaining types of containers other than the first type of container; and

in response to determining that the metadata tag of the second container indicates that the second container is the second type of container, displaying, via the graphical display of the control device in accordance with the second display map, metadata of the particular second audio track representing the third set of media attributes in the first data field and metadata of the particular second audio track representing the fourth set of media attributes in the second data field.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first type of container is an album and wherein the second type of container is an Internet radio station.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first type of container is a playlist and wherein the second type of container is an Internet radio station.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first type of container is a playlist and wherein the second type of container is an album.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of media attributes consists of track title, the second set of media attributes consists of track artist, the third set of media attributes consists of track album, and the fourth set of media attributes consists of track title and track artist.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the sets of media attributes is defined by a text string template consisting of one or character sets and two or more media attribute tags, each media attribute tag defining a respective media attribute.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to receiving the input data indicating the selection of the first media item, causing, via a network interface of the control device, at least one playback device of the media playback system to initiate playback of the selected first media item, wherein when the selected first media item is the first container, the control device causes the set of first audio tracks to be queued in a queue on the at least one playback device for playback and when the selected first media item is the particular first audio track, the control device causes only the particular first audio track to be queued in the queue on the at least one playback device for playback.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, via the input interface of the control device within the displayed graphical control interface, input data indicating a selection of a third media item, the selected third media item being either (a) a third container that includes a set of third audio tracks or (b) a particular third audio track within the set of third audio tracks included in the third container;

determining, via the one or more processors of the control device, that a metadata tag of the third container indicates that third first container is a third type of container, the third type of container corresponding to a default display map of the media playback system, the default display map defining at least (i) at the first template location within the graphical control interface, a first data field that corresponds to a fifth set of media attributes and (ii) at the second template location within the graphical control interface, a second data field that corresponds to a sixth set of media attributes, wherein at least one of the fifth set of media attributes and the sixth set of media attributes are a distinct set of attributes as compared with the first set of media attributes, the second set of media attributes, the third set of media attributes, and the fourth set of media attributes; and

in response to determining that the metadata tag of the third container indicates that the third container is the third type of container, displaying, via the graphical display of the control device in accordance with the default display map, metadata of the particular third audio track representing the fifth set of media attributes in the first data field and metadata of the particular third audio track representing the sixth set of media attributes in the second data field.

9. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a control device of a media playback system, cause the control device to perform functions comprising:

displaying, via a graphical display of the control device, a graphical control interface corresponding to a media playback system, the media playback system including one or more playback devices that are connected via a local area network to the control device;

receiving, via an input interface of the control device within the displayed graphical control interface, input data indicating a selection of a first media item, the selected first media item being either (a) a first container that includes a set of first audio tracks or (b) a particular first audio track within the set of first audio tracks included in the first container;

determining, via one or more processors of the control device, that a metadata tag of the first container indicates that the first container is a first type of container, the first type of container corresponding to a first display map of the particular streaming media service, the first display map defining at least (i) at a first template location within the graphical control interface, a first data field that corresponds to a set of first media attributes and (ii) at a second template location within the graphical control interface, a second data field that corresponds to a set of second media attributes, wherein the first type of container is one of;

(a) an album, (b) a playlist, or (c) an Internet radio station;

in response to determining that the metadata tag of the first container indicates that the first container is the first type of container, displaying, via the graphical display of the control device in accordance with the first display map, first metadata of the particular first audio track representing the first set of media attributes in the first data field and second metadata of the particular first audio track representing the second set of media attributes in the second data field;

receiving, via the input interface of the control device within the displayed graphical control interface, input data indicating a selection of a second media item, the selected second media item being either (a) a second container that includes a set of second audio tracks or (b) a particular second audio track within the set of second audio tracks included in the second container;

determining, via the one or more processors of the control device, that a metadata tag of the second container indicates that the second container is a second type of container, the second type of container corresponding to a second display map of the particular streaming media service, the second display map defining at least (i) at the first template location within the graphical control interface, a first data field that corresponds to a third set of media attributes and (ii) at the second template location within the graphical control interface, a second data field that corresponds to a fourth set of media attributes, wherein at least one of the third set of media attributes and the fourth set of media attributes are a distinct set of attributes as compared with the first set of media attributes and the second set of media attributes, and wherein the second type of container is any one of the two remaining types of containers other than the first type of container; and

in response to determining that the metadata tag of the second container indicates that the second container is the second type of container, displaying, via the graphical display of the control device in accordance with the second display map, metadata of the particular second audio track representing the third set of media attributes in the first data field and metadata of the particular second audio track representing the fourth set of media attributes in the second data field.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first type of container is an album and wherein the second type of container is an Internet radio station.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first type of container is a playlist and wherein the second type of container is an Internet radio station.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first type of container is a playlist and wherein the second type of container is an album.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first set of media attributes consists of track title, the second set of media attributes consists of track artist, the third set of media attributes consists of track album, and the fourth set of media attributes consists of track title and track artist.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein at least one of the sets of media attributes is defined by a text string template consisting of one or character sets and two or more media attribute tags, each media attribute tag defining a respective media attribute.

15. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the functions further comprise:

in response to receiving the input data indicating the selection of the first media item, causing, via a network interface of the control device, at least one playback device of the media playback system to initiate playback of the selected first media item, wherein when the selected first media item is the first container, the control device causes the set of first audio tracks to be queued in a queue on the at least one playback device for playback and when the selected first media item is the particular first audio track, the control device causes only the particular first audio track to be queued in the queue on the at least one playback device for playback.

16. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the functions further comprise:

receiving, via the input interface of the control device within the displayed graphical control interface, input data indicating a selection of a third media item, the selected third media item being either (a) a third container that includes a set of third audio tracks or (b) a particular third audio track within the set of third audio tracks included in the third container;

determining, via the one or more processors of the control device, that a metadata tag of the third container indicates that third first container is a third type of container, the third type of container corresponding to a default display map of the media playback system, the default display map defining at least (i) at the first template location within the graphical control interface, a first data field that corresponds to a fifth set of media attributes and (ii) at the second template location within the graphical control interface, a second data field that corresponds to a sixth set of media attributes, wherein at least one of the fifth set of media attributes and the sixth set of media attributes are a distinct set of attributes as compared with the first set of media attributes, the second set of media attributes, the third set of media attributes, and the fourth set of media attributes; and

in response to determining that the metadata tag of the third container indicates that the third container is the third type of container, displaying, via the graphical display of the control device in accordance with the default display map, metadata of the particular third audio track representing the fifth set of media attributes in the first data field and metadata of the particular third audio track representing the sixth set of media attributes in the second data field.

17. A control device comprising:

a network interface;

a graphical display;

an input interface;

one or more processors;

a housing, the housing carrying at least the network interface, the one or more processors, and a computer-readable media having stored therein instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the control device to perform operations comprising;

displaying, via the graphical display, a graphical control interface corresponding to a media playback system, the media playback system including one or more playback devices that are connected via a local area network to the control device;

receiving, via the input interface within the displayed graphical control interface, input data indicating a selection of a first media item, the selected first media item being either (a) a first container that includes a set of first audio tracks or (b) a particular first audio track within the set of first audio tracks included in the first container;

determining, via the one or more processors, that a metadata tag of the first container indicates that the first container is a first type of container, the first type of container corresponding to a first display map of the particular streaming media service, the first display map defining at least (i) at a first template location within the graphical control interface, a first data field that corresponds to a set of first media attributes and (ii) at a second template location within the graphical control interface, a second data field that corresponds to a set of second media attributes, wherein the first type of container is one of;

(a) an album, (b) a playlist, or (c) an Internet radio station;

in response to determining that the metadata tag of the first container indicates that the first container is the first type of container, displaying, via the graphical display in accordance with the first display map, first metadata of the particular first audio track representing the first set of media attributes in the first data field and second metadata of the particular first audio track representing the second set of media attributes in the second data field;

receiving, via the input interface within the displayed graphical control interface, input data indicating a selection of a second media item, the selected second media item being either (a) a second container that includes a set of second audio tracks or (b) a particular second audio track within the set of second audio tracks included in the second container;

determining, via the one or more processors, that a metadata tag of the second container indicates that the second container is a second type of container, the second type of container corresponding to a second display map of the particular streaming media service, the second display map defining at least (i) at the first template location within the graphical control interface, a first data field that corresponds to a third set of media attributes and (ii) at the second template location within the graphical control interface, a second data field that corresponds to a fourth set of media attributes, wherein at least one of the third set of media attributes and the fourth set of media attributes are a distinct set of attributes as compared with the first set of media attributes and the second set of media attributes and wherein the second type of container is any one of the two remaining types of containers other than the first type of container; and

in response to determining that the metadata tag of the second container indicates that the second container is the second type of container, displaying, via the graphical display in accordance with the second display map, metadata of the particular second audio track representing the third set of media attributes in the first data field and metadata of the particular second audio track representing the fourth set of media attributes in the second data field.

18. The control device of claim 17, wherein the first type of container is an album or a playlist and wherein the second type of container is an Internet radio station.

19. The control device of claim 17, wherein at least one of the sets of media attributes is defined by a text string template consisting of one or character sets and two or more media attribute tags, each media attribute tag defining a respective media attribute.

20. The control device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to receiving the input data indicating the selection of the first media item, causing, via the network interface, at least one playback device of the media playback system to initiate playback of the selected first media item, wherein when the selected first media item is the first container, the control device causes the set of first audio tracks to be queued in a queue on the at least one playback device for playback and when the selected first media item is the particular first audio track, the control device causes only the particular first audio track to be queued in the queue on the at least one playback device for playback.

21. The control device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, via the input interface within the displayed graphical control interface, input data indicating a selection of a third media item, the selected third media item being either (a) a third container that includes a set of third audio tracks or (b) a particular third audio track within the set of third audio tracks included in the third container;

determining, via the one or more processors, that a metadata tag of the third container indicates that third first container is a third type of container, the third type of container corresponding to a default display map of the media playback system, the default display map defining at least (i) at the first template location within the graphical control interface, a first data field that corresponds to a fifth set of media attributes and (ii) at the second template location within the graphical control interface, a second data field that corresponds to a sixth set of media attributes, wherein at least one of the fifth set of media attributes and the sixth set of media attributes are a distinct set of attributes as compared with the first set of media attributes, the second set of media attributes, the third set of media attributes, and the fourth set of media attributes; and

in response to determining that the metadata tag of the third container indicates that the third container is the third type of container, displaying, via the graphical display in accordance with the default display map, metadata of the particular third audio track representing the fifth set of media attributes in the first data field and metadata of the particular third audio track representing the sixth set of media attributes in the second data field.