Accessing radio content from a non-radio source
First Claim
1. A communications device for enabling an electronic device that is remote from the communications device to identify a non-broadcast source and play back media items retrieved from the non-broadcast source, the communications device comprising communications circuitry and a processing system, the processing system operative to:
- direct the communications circuitry to receive a media broadcast, wherein the media broadcast comprises a plurality of media items;
identify a last received media item of the media broadcast;
identify a last playback position of the last received media item; and
send identification information for the last received media item and the last playback position from the communications device to a user account of a cloud service, wherein the electronic device is to receive the identification information and the last playback position of the last received media item from the user account of the cloud service and to begin playback of the last received media item on the electronic device, from a user-selected playback position, in response to the user selecting the last received media item and selecting the playback position using the electronic device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for accessing broadcast media items and segments from non-broadcast sources. In response to detecting that a user has not finished listening to a broadcast segment (e.g., a radio segment), an electronic device can automatically identify and access an alternate, non-broadcast source for the same broadcast segment (e.g., a corresponding podcast episode). Using the electronic device, a user can play back the segment from the non-broadcast source, starting playback at the last position of the broadcast segment when the user stopped listening to the broadcast. In some embodiments, the electronic device can update library counts (e.g., play counts and new/not new tags) based on media items and segments played back as part of a media broadcast.
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27 Claims
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1. A communications device for enabling an electronic device that is remote from the communications device to identify a non-broadcast source and play back media items retrieved from the non-broadcast source, the communications device comprising communications circuitry and a processing system, the processing system operative to:
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direct the communications circuitry to receive a media broadcast, wherein the media broadcast comprises a plurality of media items; identify a last received media item of the media broadcast; identify a last playback position of the last received media item; and send identification information for the last received media item and the last playback position from the communications device to a user account of a cloud service, wherein the electronic device is to receive the identification information and the last playback position of the last received media item from the user account of the cloud service and to begin playback of the last received media item on the electronic device, from a user-selected playback position, in response to the user selecting the last received media item and selecting the playback position using the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method performed by a communications device for enabling an electronic device that is remote from the communications device to identify a nonbroadcast source and play back media items retrieved from the non-broadcast source, the communications device comprising communications circuitry and a processing system, the method comprising:
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directing the communications circuitry to receive a media broadcast, wherein the media broadcast comprises a plurality of media items; identifying a last received media item of the media broadcast; identifying a last playback position of the last received media item; and sending identification information for the last received media item and the last playback position from the communications device to a user account of a cloud service, wherein the electronic device is to receive the identification information and the last playback position of the last received media item from the user account of the cloud service and to begin playback of the last received media item on the electronic device from a user selected playback position, in response to the user selecting the last received media item and selecting the playback position using the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing instructions which when executed by a communications device cause the communications device to perform a method for enabling an electronic device that is remote from the communications device to identify a nonbroadcast source and play back media items retrieved from the non-broadcast source, the communications device comprising communications circuitry and a processing system, the method comprising:
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directing the communications circuitry to receive a media broadcast, wherein the media broadcast comprises a plurality of media items; identifying a last received media item of the media broadcast; identifying a last playback position of the last received media item; and sending identification information for the last received media item and the last playback position from the communications device to a user account of cloud service, wherein the electronic device is to receive the identification information and the last playback position of the last received media item from the user account of the cloud service and to begin playback of the last received media item on the electronic device from a user-selected playback position, in response to the user selecting the last received media item and selecting the playback position using the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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