Location-based music content identification

• US 10,362,078 B2
• Filed: 04/06/2016
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Trammell, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Duc
• Assistant Examiner(s): Eljaiek, Alexander L
• Application Number:
  US15/092,448
• Publication Number:
  US 20160234273A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,203 Days
• Field of Search: 700 94, 700236, 707769, 707E17014, 707E17018, 707E17101, 709217, 709218, 709219, 715716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• 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 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/005 Audio distribution systems for home, i.e. multi-room use
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Example techniques disclosed herein relate to location-based media content identification. In an example implementation, a first computing device transmits, over one or more networks to a second computing device, location information indicating a particular location of the first computing device at a given time. The first computing device receives, over the one or more networks from the second computing device, identification information indicating media content played by one or more playback devices at the particular location and availability information indicating that at least one media item of the media content is available for playback via a media streaming service and causes presentation of an indication of the media content played at the particular location and an indication that the at least one media item of the media content is available for playback via the media streaming service.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, via a network interface of a mobile computing device over one or more networks to one or more servers of a media streaming service, a location message including global positioning system (GPS) data indicating GPS coordinates that represent a current location of the mobile computing device;

receiving, via the network interface of the mobile computing device over the one or more networks from the one or more servers in response to the location message including the GPS data, (i) identification information indicating a particular first audio track that is currently playing on one or more playback devices at the current location of the mobile computing device and two or more recently played second audio tracks that were played back preceding the particular first audio track by the one or more playback devices and (ii) availability information indicating that the particular first audio track and the two or more recently played second audio tracks are available for streaming playback via a media streaming service, wherein the one or more playback devices are playing a playlist including the particular first audio track and the two or more recently played second audio tracks, wherein the one or more playback devices are different from the one or more servers and the mobile computing device; and

based on receiving the identification information, causing, via the mobile computing device, a graphical interface to concurrently display (i) a Now Playing region including a first graphical indication of the particular first audio track currently playing on the one or more playback devices, (ii) a second region including graphical indicators of the two or more recently played second audio tracks and (iii) a selectable third region including an graphical indication that the particular first audio track and the two or more recently played second audio tracks are available for playback via the media streaming service, wherein the selectable third region links to the playlist of the media streaming service, and wherein the audio tracks of the playlist are streamable to the mobile computing device from the media streaming service.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, via the mobile computing device, that the mobile computing device is co-located with the one or more playback devices based on at least a name of a computer network being provided at the current location of the mobile computing device, wherein the mobile computing device transmits the location message based on determining that the mobile computing device is co-located with the one or more playback devices.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, via the mobile computing device, that the mobile computing device is co-located with the one or more playback devices based on at least the current GPS coordinates of the mobile device, wherein the mobile computing device transmits the location message based on determining that the mobile computing device is co-located with the one or more playback devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the location message comprises:

transmitting, via the mobile computing device over a cellular network to the one or more servers, the location message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the identification information indicating the particular first audio track that is currently playing on the one or more playback devices comprises:

receiving playlist information indicating the playlist that is being played back by the one or more playback devices, and wherein the method further comprises causing the graphical interface to display a graphical indication of the playlist.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the identification information indicating the particular first audio track that is currently playing on the one or more playback devices comprises:

receiving at least one of artist information, track information, or album information indicating the particular first audio track currently playing on the one or more playback devices.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, via the mobile computing device, an input selecting the indication that the particular first audio track is available for playback via the media streaming service; and

in response to receiving the input, subscribing, via the mobile computing device, to the media streaming service.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed cause a mobile first computing device to perform functions comprising:

transmitting, via a network interface over one or more networks to one or more servers of a media streaming service, a location message including global positioning system (GPS) data indicating GPS coordinates that represent a current location of the mobile computing device;

receiving, via the network interface of the mobile computing device over the one or more networks from the one or more servers in response to the location message including the GPS data, (i) identification information indicating a particular first audio track that is currently playing on one or more playback devices at the current location of the mobile computing device and two or more recently played second audio tracks that were played back preceding the particular first audio track by the one or more playback devices and iii) availability information indicating that the particular first audio track and the two or more recently played second audio tracks are available for streaming playback via a media streaming service, wherein the one or more playback devices are playing a playlist including the particular first audio track and the two or more recently played second audio tracks, wherein the one or more playback devices are different from the one or more servers and the mobile computing device; and

based on receiving the identification information, causing a graphical interface to concurrently display (i) a Now Playing region including a first graphical indication of the particular first audio track currently playing on the one or more playback devices, (ii) a second region including graphical indicators of the two or more recently played second audio tracks and (iii) a selectable third region including an graphical indication that the particular first audio track and the two or more recently played second audio tracks are available for playback via the media streaming service, wherein the selectable third region links to the playlist of the media streaming service, and wherein the audio tracks of the playlist are streamable to the mobile computing device from the media streaming service.

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

determining that the mobile computing device is co-located with the one or more playback devices based on at least a name of a computer network being provided at the current location of the mobile computing device, wherein the mobile computing device transmits the location message based on determining that the mobile computing device is co-located with the one or more playback devices.

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

determining that the mobile computing device is co-located with the one or more playback devices based on at least the current GPS coordinates of the mobile device, wherein the mobile computing device transmits the location message based on determining that the mobile computing device is co-located with the one or more playback devices.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein transmitting the location message comprises:

transmitting, over a cellular network to the one or more servers, the location message.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein receiving the identification information indicating the particular first audio track that is currently playing on the one or more playback devices comprises:

receiving playlist information indicating the playlist that is being played back by the one or more playback devices, and wherein the functions further comprise causing the graphical interface to display a graphical indication of the playlist.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein receiving the identification information indicating the particular first audio track that is currently playing on the one or more playback devices comprises:

receiving at least one of artist information, track information, or album information indicating the particular first audio track currently playing on the one or more playback devices.

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

receiving, via the mobile computing device, an input selecting the indication that the particular first audio track is available for playback via the media streaming service; and

in response to receiving the input, subscribing to the media streaming service.

15. A mobile computing device comprising:

a network interface;

a processor; and

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

transmitting, via the network interface over one or more networks to one or more servers of a media streaming service, a location message including global positioning system (GPS) data indicating GPS coordinates that represent a current location of the mobile computing device;

receiving, via the network interface of the mobile over the one or more networks from the one or more servers in response to the location message including the GPS data, (i) identification information indicating a particular first audio track that is currently playing on one or more playback devices at the current location of the mobile computing device and two or more recently played second audio tracks that were played back preceding the particular first audio track by the one or more playback devices and (ii) availability information indicating that the particular first audio track and the two or more recently played second audio tracks are available for streaming playback via a media streaming service, wherein the one or more playback devices are playing a playlist including the particular first audio track and the two or more recently played second audio tracks, wherein the one or more playback devices are different from the one or more servers and the mobile computing device; and

based on receiving the identification information, causing a graphical interface to concurrently display of (i) a Now Playing region including a first graphical indication of the particular first audio track currently playing on the one or more playback devices, (ii) a second region including graphical indicators of the two or more recently played second audio tracks and (iii) a selectable third region including an graphical indication that the particular first audio track and the two or more recently played second audio tracks are available for playback via the media streaming service, wherein the selectable third region links to the playlist of the media streaming service, and wherein the audio tracks of the playlist are streamable to the mobile computing device from the media streaming service.

16. The mobile computing device of claim 15, wherein the functions further comprise:

determining, via the mobile computing device, that the mobile computing device is co-located with the one or more playback devices based on at least a name of a computer network being provided at the current location of the mobile computing device, wherein the mobile computing device transmits the location message based on determining that the mobile computing device is co-located with the one or more playback devices.

17. The mobile computing device of claim 15, wherein the functions further comprise:

determining, via the mobile computing device, that the mobile computing device is co-located with the one or more playback devices based on at least the current GPS coordinates of the mobile device, wherein the mobile computing device transmits the location message based on determining that the mobile computing device is co-located with the one or more playback devices.

18. The mobile computing device of claim 15, wherein transmitting the location message comprises:

transmitting, via the mobile computing device over a cellular network to the one or more servers, the location message.

19. The mobile computing device of claim 15, wherein receiving the identification information indicating the particular first audio track that is currently playing on the one or more playback devices comprises:

receiving playlist information indicating the playlist that is being played back by the one or more playback devices, and wherein the functions further comprise causing the graphical interface to display a graphical indication of the playlist.

20. The mobile computing device of claim 15, wherein the functions further comprise:

receiving an input selecting the indication that the particular first audio track is available for playback via the media streaming service; and

in response to receiving the input, subscribing to the media streaming service.