Audio streaming based on in-automobile detection
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a profile server device and from a client device, references to one or more audio files, wherein the references to the one or more audio files are provided as part of a save to automobile operation on the client device;
storing, by the profile server device, the references to the one or more audio files in a profile of a user, and wherein the profile is associated with the client device;
receiving, by the profile server device and from an automobile, a request for a playlist associated with the profile, wherein the user is associated with the automobile;
generating, by the profile server device, a playlist containing the references to the one or more audio files that were provided as part of the save to automobile operation; and
transmitting, by the profile server device and to the automobile, the playlist.
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Abstract
An example embodiment may involve determining that a client device (such as a smartphone, tablet, or in-automobile audio device) is in an automobile and that the client device has access to a playlist of audio content. Possibly based on the client device being in the automobile and having access to the playlist of audio content, the client device may request a stream of the audio content. As a consequence of making the request, the client device may receive the stream of the audio content and begin audible playout of the audio content.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a profile server device and from a client device, references to one or more audio files, wherein the references to the one or more audio files are provided as part of a save to automobile operation on the client device; storing, by the profile server device, the references to the one or more audio files in a profile of a user, and wherein the profile is associated with the client device; receiving, by the profile server device and from an automobile, a request for a playlist associated with the profile, wherein the user is associated with the automobile; generating, by the profile server device, a playlist containing the references to the one or more audio files that were provided as part of the save to automobile operation; and transmitting, by the profile server device and to the automobile, the playlist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from a client device, references to one or more audio files, wherein the references to the one or more audio files are provided as part of a save to automobile operation on the client device; storing the references to the one or more audio files in a profile of a user, and wherein the profile is associated with the client device; receiving, from an automobile, a request for a playlist associated with the profile, wherein the user is associated with the automobile; generating a playlist containing the references to the one or more audio files that were provided as part of the save to automobile operation; and transmitting, to the automobile, the playlist. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computing device comprising:
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a processor; memory; and program instructions, stored in the memory, that upon execution by the processor cause the computing device to perform operations comprising; receiving, from a client device, references to one or more audio files, wherein the references to the one or more audio files are provided as part of a save to automobile operation on the client device; storing the references to the one or more audio files in a profile of a user, and wherein the profile is associated with the client device; receiving, from an automobile, a request for a playlist associated with the profile, wherein the user is associated with the automobile; generating a playlist containing the references to the one or more audio files that were provided as part of the save to automobile operation; and transmitting, to the automobile, the playlist. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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