Location-based tagging and retrieving of media content

• US 10,587,667 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2015
• Issued: 03/10/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Original Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Inventors: Stridsman, Fredrik
• Primary Examiner(s): Recek, Jason D
• Application Number:
  US14/883,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20160191599A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,609 Days
• Field of Search: 709219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/65 Network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1021 based on client or server locations
• 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 21/2585 Generation of a revocation list, e.g. of client devices involved in piracy acts
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26258 for generating a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlist, or scheduling item distribution according to such list retrieval of multimedia data based on playlists G06F16/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for location-based tagging and retrieving of media content are provided. Some embodiments include a media-playback device. The media-playback device includes a location-determining device that determines a geographical location of the media-playback device, a media-output device that plays media content items, at least one computer readable data storage device. The media-playback device operates to receive a selection of a location-based media playlist, the location-based media playlist including playlist data that identifies a set of media content items and defines a route. A geographic location of the media-playback device is determined using the location-determining device. A media content item of the location-based playlist is identified based on the determined geographic location and the route. The media-playback device plays the media content item.

Claims

1. A media-playback device comprising:

at least one processing device;

a location-determining device that determines a geographical location of the media-playback device;

a media-output device that plays media content items;

at least one computer readable data storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the media-playback device to;

receive a selection of an existing location-based media playlist based on user input, wherein the existing location-based media playlist comprises playlist data that identify a set of media content items, and that define a fixed route comprising an ordered list of geographic locations, and that have at least one route-based rule, wherein one or more media content items from the set of media content items are associated with a geographic location from the ordered list of geographic locations;

determine a geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device;

identify a media content item of the location-based playlist based on the determined geographic location and the fixed route;

play the media content item after using the at least one route-based rule to determine whether the media content item was previously played, and record that the media content item has been played; and

adjust the playback of the currently playing media content item by adjusting at least one of the tempo and volume of the currently playing media content item, wherein a magnitude of the adjustment is based on a distance to a geographic location associated with another media content item in the location-based playlist.

2. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the route-based rule is based at least in part on at least one of:

a movement direction, a velocity, an order, and an activity type.

3. The media-playback device of claim 2, wherein identifying a media content item further comprises determining that the media content item is associated with the geographic location and that the at least one route-based rule is satisfied.

4. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the media content item is a voice-over audio file.

5. The media-playback device of claim 4, wherein the voice-over audio file is a user generated audio file recorded using the media-playback device.

6. The media-playback device of claim 1, further comprising a network communication device that communicates with a media server, wherein playing the media content item comprises streaming the media content item from the media server using the network communication device and wherein the instructions further cause the media-playback device to receive the media playlist from the media server using the network communication device.

7. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the media-playback device to:

receive a tag input;

in response to receiving the tag input, determine a geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device; and

transmit a location tag to a media server, wherein the location tag includes the geographic location of the media-playback device and is usable by the media server to associate a media content item with the geographic location.

8. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the media-playback device to:

receive a first tag input;

in response to receiving the first tag input, determine a first geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device;

transmit a first location tag to a media server, wherein the first location tag includes the first geographic location and is usable by the media server to associate a media content item with the first geographic location;

receive a second tag input;

in response to receiving the second tag input, determine a second geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device;

transmit a second location tag to the media server, wherein the second location tag includes the second geographic location and is usable by the media server to associate a media content item with the second geographic location; and

define the route, wherein the route includes the first and the second geographic locations.

9. The media-playback device of claim 1, further comprising an audio recording device, and wherein the instructions further cause the media-playback device to:

receive a voice-over tag input;

in response to receiving the voice-over tag input;

determine a geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device; and

record an audio file using the audio recording device; and

transmit a location tag and the audio file to a media server, wherein the location tag includes the geographic location and is usable by the media server to associate the audio file with the geographic location.

10. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the playlist data defining a route include trajectory data.

11. The media-playback device of claim 10, wherein the trajectory data include at least one of a velocity value, and a direction of travel value.

12. The media-playback device of claim 10, wherein the instructions further cause the media-playback device to:

determine trajectory information for the media-playback device based on location data from the location-determining device; and

wherein the media content item in the location-based playlist is identified based on the determined geographic location and the determined trajectory information.

13. The media-playback device of claim 10, wherein determining the trajectory information comprises determining using the location-determining device a second location of the media-playback device and calculating a change in the location of the media-playback device.

14. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the media-playback device to:

play a current media content item from the location-based playlist;

determine a geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device;

determine a distance from the determined geographic location and a geographic location associated with a destination media content item in the location-based playlist; and

adjust the playback of the current media content item based on the distance.

15. The media-playback device of claim 14, wherein the playback of the current media content item is adjusted by changing the tempo of the current media content item.

16. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the playback of the media content item is adjusted by changing the volume of the media content item.

17. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the volume of the currently playing media content item is increased to indicate having moved closer to the geographic location.

18. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the adjustment to the playback of the currently playing media content item to indicate having moved closer to the geographic location is opposite the adjustment to the playback of the currently playing media content item to indicate having moved further away from the geographic location.

19. The media-playback device of claim 18, wherein the volume is increased to indicate having moved closer to the geographic location and the volume is decreased to indicate having moved further away from the geographic location.

20. The media-playback device of claim 18, wherein the tempo is increased to indicate having moved closer to the geographic location and the tempo is decreased to indicate having moved further away from the geographic location.

21. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the currently playing media content item is a visual media content item, and at least one of the brightness, contrast, or coloration of the visual media content item is adjusted to indicate having moved closer to or further away from the geographic location.

22. A media server comprising:

a media data store encoded on at least one computer readable data storage device, the data store comprising;

a plurality of media content items;

location data identifying geographical locations; and

at least one location-based playlist comprising playlist data, wherein the playlist data identifies a subset of the media content items of the plurality of media content items, defines a fixed route comprising an ordered list of at least some of the geographic locations, and has at least one route-based rule, wherein one or more media content items from the subset of media content items are associated with a geographic location from the ordered list of geographic locations; and

a computing device in data communication with the media data store, wherein the computing device is programmed to transmit a location-based playlist to a media-playback device, wherein the location-based playlist causes the media-playback device to;

play a media content item using a content output device based on the at least one route-based rule that determines whether the media content item was previously played and a geographic location of the media-playback device determined by a location-determining device;

record that the media content item has been played; and

adjust the playback of the currently playing media content item by adjusting at least one of the tempo and volume of the currently playing media content item, wherein a magnitude of the adjustment is based on a distance to a geographic location associated with another media content item in the location-based playlist.

23. The media server of claim 22, wherein the computing device in data communication with the media data store is further programmed to:

receive a location tag; and

in response to receiving the location tag, associate a media content item identified by the location-based playlist with a geographic location.

24. The media server of claim 22, wherein the computing device in data communication with the media data store is further programmed to:

receive a voice-over tag and a voice-over audio file;

in response to receiving the voice-over tag and voice-over audio file, store the voice-over audio file in the data store and associate the voice-over audio file with a geographic location.

25. A method of media item playback on a media-playback device, the method comprising:

displaying at least one existing location-based media playlist on a media-playback device, the media-playback device comprising;

a processing device;

a display device;

a location-determining device; and

a content output device;

receiving by the media-playback device a selection of an existing location-based media playlist based on user input, wherein the existing location-based media playlist comprises playlist data that identifies a set of media content items, defines a fixed route comprising an ordered list of geographic locations, wherein one or more media content items from the set of media content items are associated with a geographic location from the ordered list of geographic locations, wherein the playlist data defining a fixed route comprise at least one route-based rule;

determining a geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device;

identifying a media content item of the existing location-based media playlist based on the determined geographic location and the fixed route, wherein identifying a media content item further comprises determining that the media content item is associated with the geographic location and that the at least one route-based rule is satisfied by a determination that the media content item was not previously played;

playing the media content item using the content output device;

recording that the media content item was played; and

adjusting the playback of the currently playing media content item by adjusting at least one of the tempo and volume of the currently playing media content item, wherein a magnitude of the adjustment is based on a distance to a geographic location associated with another media content item in the location-based playlist.