Playlist modification

• US 10,013,233 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2016
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Kumar, Abhishek, Schulert, Andrew, Lambourne, Robert Andrew, Coburn, IV, Arthur L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHOWDHURY, RAYEEZ R
• Application Number:
  US15/263,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20170003932A1
• Time in Patent Office: 659 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/162 Interface to dedicated audio devices, e.g. audio drivers, interface to CODECs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/003 Digital PA systems using, e.g. LAN or internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/005 Audio distribution systems for home, i.e. multi-room use
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/007 for public address systems public address systems per se H04R27/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

A connected state is re-established between a mobile device and a playback device based on a previously established connected state with the mobile device. A message may be received via the playback device which comprises a modification to a playlist made before re-establishing the connected state with the mobile device. One or more queued media items in a playback queue may be modified based on the modification to the playlist. The playback device, for example, may then play from the modified playback queue.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, via a playback device, an indication to establish a connected state with a mobile device, wherein while the playback device is in the connected state, the playback device is configured to modify a playback queue based on one or more modifications to a playlist associated with a media service, and wherein the playback queue comprises one or more queued media items corresponding to one or more media items identified in the playlist;

determining that the connected state between the mobile device and the playback device is to be re-established based on a previously established connected state with the mobile device;

re-establishing, via the playback device over one or more networks, the connected state with the mobile device;

receiving, via the playback device, a message comprising at least one modification to the playlist to apply to the playback queue, wherein the message indicates that the at least one modification was made to the playlist before re-establishing the connected state with the mobile device;

modifying, via the playback device, at least one of the one or more queued media items in the playback queue based on the at least one modification; and

playing, via the playback device, from the modified playback queue.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an indication to establish the connected state comprises receiving, over a local area network, the indication to establish the connected state,

wherein re-establishing the connected state with the mobile device comprises re-establishing, via the playback device over the local area network, the connected state with the mobile device, and

wherein receiving the message comprises receiving, over the local area network, the message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the message comprises receiving a modified playlist associated with the media service, the modified playlist comprising one or more second media items, and

wherein modifying the playback queue comprises replacing the one or more queued media items in the playback queue with the one or more second media items identified in the modified playlist.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein while the playback device is in the connected state, the playback device is further configured to modify the playback queue according to one or more actions taken on the playlist associated with the media service, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, via the playback device from the mobile device, an indication of a first action on a first media item in the playlist; and

responsive to receiving the indication, performing the first action on a first queued media item in the playback queue, the first queued media item corresponding to the first media item in the playlist.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more actions comprises one or more of the following:

(a) playing the one or more queued media items,

(b) pausing playback of the one or more queued media items,

(c) muting playback of the one or more queued media items, and

(d) playing a next media item in the one or more queued media items in the playback queue.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified playback queue comprises identifiers of one or more queued media items in the modified playback queue, and wherein at least one of the identifiers of the one or more queued media items in the modified playback queue is stored in the playback device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, via the playback device, an indication to disconnect the connected state; and

while disconnecting the connected state, continuing playback from the modified playback queue.

8. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor cause a playback device to perform functions comprising:

receiving an indication to establish a connected state with a mobile device, wherein while the playback device is in the connected state, the playback device is configured to modify a playback queue based on one or more modifications to a playlist associated with a media service, and wherein the playback queue comprises one or more queued media items corresponding to one or more media items identified in the playlist;

determining that the connected state between the mobile device and the playback device is to be re-established based on a previously established connected state with the mobile device;

re-establishing, over one or more networks, the connected state with the mobile device;

receiving a message comprising at least one modification to the playlist to apply to the playback queue, wherein the message indicates that the at least one modification was made to the playlist before re-establishing the connected state with the mobile device;

modifying at least one of the one or more queued media items in the playback queue based on the at least one modification; and

playing from the modified playback queue.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein receiving an indication to establish the connected state comprises receiving, over a local area network, the indication to establish the connected state,

wherein re-establishing the connected state with the mobile device comprises re-establishing, over the local area network, the connected state with the mobile device, and

wherein receiving the message comprises receiving, over the local area network, the message.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein receiving the message comprises receiving a modified playlist associated with the media service, the modified playlist comprising one or more second media items, and

wherein modifying the playback queue comprises replacing the one or more queued media items in the playback queue with the one or more second media items identified in the modified playlist.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein while the playback device is in the connected state, the playback device is further configured to modify the playback queue according to one or more actions taken on the playlist associated with the media service, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from the mobile device, an indication of a first action on a first media item in the playlist; and

responsive to receiving the indication, performing the first action on a first queued media item in the playback queue, the first queued media item corresponding to the first media item in the playlist.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the one or more actions comprises one or more of the following:

(a) playing the one or more queued media items,

(b) pausing playback of the one or more queued media items,

(c) muting playback of the one or more queued media items, and

(d) playing a next media item in the one or more queued media items in the playback queue.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the modified playback queue comprises identifiers of one or more queued media items in the modified playback queue, and wherein at least one of the identifiers of the one or more queued media items in the modified playback queue is stored in the playback device.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the functions further comprise:

receiving an indication to disconnect the connected state; and

while disconnecting the connected state, continuing playback from the modified playback queue.

15. A playback device, comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the playback device to perform functions comprising;

receiving an indication to establish a connected state with a mobile device, wherein while the playback device is in the connected state, the playback device is configured to modify a playback queue based on one or more modifications to a playlist associated with a media service, and wherein the playback queue comprises one or more queued media items corresponding to one or more media items identified in the playlist;

determining that the connected state between the mobile device and the playback device is to be re-established based on a previously established connected state with the mobile device;

re-establishing, over one or more networks, the connected state with the mobile device;

receiving a message comprising at least one modification to the playlist to apply to the playback queue, wherein the message indicates that the at least one modification was made to the playlist before re-establishing the connected state with the mobile device;

modifying at least one of the one or more queued media items in the playback queue based on the at least one modification; and

playing from the modified playback queue.

16. The playback device of claim 15, wherein receiving an indication to establish the connected state comprises receiving, over a local area network, the indication to establish the connected state,

wherein re-establishing the connected state with the mobile device comprises re-establishing, over the local area network, the connected state with the mobile device, and

wherein receiving the message comprises receiving, over the local area network, the message.

17. The playback device of claim 15, wherein receiving the message comprises receiving a modified playlist associated with the media service, the modified playlist comprising one or more second media items, and

wherein modifying the playback queue comprises replacing the one or more queued media items in the playback queue with the one or more second media items identified in the modified playlist.

18. The playback device of claim 15, wherein while the playback device is in the connected state, the playback device is further configured to modify the playback queue according to one or more actions taken on the playlist associated with the media service, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from the mobile device, an indication of a first action on a first media item in the playlist; and

responsive to receiving the indication, performing the first action on a first queued media item in the playback queue, the first queued media item corresponding to the first media item in the playlist.

19. The playback device of claim 15, wherein the one or more actions comprises one or more of the following:

(a) playing the one or more queued media items,

(b) pausing playback of the one or more queued media items,

(c) muting playback of the one or more queued media items, and

(d) playing a next media item in the one or more queued media items in the playback queue.

20. The playback device of claim 15, wherein the modified playback queue comprises identifiers of one or more queued media items in the modified playback queue, and wherein at least one of the identifiers of the one or more queued media items in the modified playback queue is stored in the playback device.