MEDIA PLAYLISTS WITH SELECTIVE MEDIA EXPIRATION
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1. A system, comprising:
- a media server configured to;
receive a request for a playlist from a client computing device, the playlist being associated with expiration information indicative of when the playlist becomes obsolete;
provide the requested playlist to the client computing device;
revise the playlist to generate a refreshed version of the playlist; and
receive from the client computing device a request for the refreshed version of the requested playlist according to the expiration information.
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Abstract
A media server may receive a request for a playlist from a client computing device, the playlist being associated with expiration information indicative of when the playlist becomes obsolete. The media server may provide the requested playlist to the client computing device. The media server may revise the playlist to generate a refreshed version of the playlist and the client computing device may request the refreshed version of the playlist according to the expiration information.
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25 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
a media server configured to; receive a request for a playlist from a client computing device, the playlist being associated with expiration information indicative of when the playlist becomes obsolete; provide the requested playlist to the client computing device; revise the playlist to generate a refreshed version of the playlist; and receive from the client computing device a request for the refreshed version of the requested playlist according to the expiration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request for a playlist from a client by a media server, the requested playlist being associated with an expiration information, the expiration information indicating when the playlist becomes obsolete; providing the requested playlist to the client; and revising the playlist by the media server to generate a refreshed version of the playlist; and receiving a request for the refreshed version of the requested playlist according to the expiration information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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sending, to a server by a client computing device, a request for a playlist, the requested playlist being associated with an expiration information, the expiration information indicating when the playlist becomes obsolete; receiving the requested playlist from the server by the client computing device; determining according to the expiration information when the requested playlist will expire; and when the playlist is determined to expire, sending to the server by the client computing device, a request for a refreshed version of the playlist. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a media application software program, the media application being executable to provide operations comprising:
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sending, to a server, a request for a playlist, the requested playlist being associated with an expiration information, the expiration information indicating when the playlist becomes obsolete; receiving the requested playlist from the server; determining according to the expiration information when the requested playlist will expire; and when the playlist is determined to expire, sending to the server a request for a refreshed version of the playlist.
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