Mobile Source Media Content Access

• US 20140154993A1
• Filed: 12/04/2012
• Published: 06/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jonathan Reilly, Paul Andrew Bates
• Inventors: BATES, Paul Andrew, BECKHARDT, Stephen, REILLY, Jonathon
• Granted Patent: US 9,319,153 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/66.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/00 Monitoring; Testing of line transmission systems H04B3/46; arrangements for monitoring or testing transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio waves H04B10/07
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• 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 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• 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 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format

Abstract

Embodiments are provided for accessing media content on a mobile device. In one embodiment, a user may add media from a mobile device carried by the user to a queue of media that may be rendered by a media system in communication with the mobile device. In one example, the user may select a subset of media from the mobile device to add to the queue, such that only the subset of media is accessible to the media system while the non-selected media on the mobile device remains private. In one case, the mobile device may become disconnected from the media system such that the added subset of media is no longer accessible by the media system. In this case, the media system may search for media equivalent to the subset of media, and replace the subset of media in the queue with the equivalent media.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing first media availability data, wherein the first media availability data indicates first media available for access by a first device;

receiving from a second device having access to a first subset of media and a second subset of media, data indicating an addition of the first subset of media to a queue accessible by the first device; and

providing second media availability data indicating second media available for access by the first device, wherein the second media comprises the first subset of media and does not comprise the second subset of media.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first media and the second media available for access by the first device comprises media available for rendering by the first device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first subset of media and the second subset of media are stored on the second device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving data indicating the addition of the first subset of media to the queue further comprises:

receiving a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with each media in the first subset of media.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device is a component device of a media system, and the second device is a device in communication with the media system.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating a query for equivalent media of the first subset of media on media sources accessible by the first device; and

replacing the first subset of media in the queue with the equivalent media.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein initiating a query for equivalent media of the first subset of media on media sources other than the second device further comprises:

determining that a strength of communication with the second device is below a threshold.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that a strength of communication with the second device is below a threshold; and

causing a notification to be sent to the second device indicating that the strength of communication is below the threshold.

9. A device comprising:

a processor; and

memory having instructions stored therein executable by the processor to perform functions comprising;

providing first media availability data, wherein the first media availability data indicates first media available for access by a first device;

receiving from a second device having access to a first subset of media and a second subset of media, data indicating an addition of the first subset of media to a queue accessible by the first device; and

providing second media availability data indicating second media available for access by the first device, wherein the second media comprises the first subset of media and does not comprise the second subset of media.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the first media and the second media available for access by the first device comprises media available for rendering by the first device.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein the first subset of media and the second subset of media are stored on the second device.

12. The device of claim 9, further comprising instructions in the memory executable by the processor to perform functions comprising:

initiating a query for equivalent media of the first subset of media on media sources accessible by the first device; and

replacing the first subset of media in the queue with the equivalent media.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein instructions executable by the processor to perform the function of initiating a query for equivalent media of the first subset of media on media sources other than the second device further comprises instructions executable by the processor to perform functions further comprising:

determining that a strength of communication with the second device is below a threshold.

14. The device of claim 9, further comprising instructions in the memory executable by the processor to perform functions comprising:

determining that a strength of communication with the second device is below a threshold; and

causing a notification to be sent to the second device indicating that the strength of communication is below the threshold.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon executable by a computing device to perform functions comprising:

providing first media availability data, wherein the first media availability data indicates first media available for access by a first device;

receiving from a second device having access to a first subset of media and a second subset of media, data indicating an addition of the first subset of media to a queue accessible by the first device; and

providing second media availability data indicating second media available for access by the first device, wherein the second media comprises the first subset of media and does not comprise the second subset of media.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein instructions executable by the computing device to perform the function of receiving data indicating the addition of the first subset of media to the queue further comprises instructions executable by the computing device to perform functions comprising:

receiving a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with each media in the first subset of media.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first device is a component device of a media system, and the second device is a device in communication with the media system.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable by the computing device to perform functions further comprising:

initiating a query for equivalent media of the first subset of media on media sources accessible by the first device; and

replacing the first subset of media in the queue with the equivalent media.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein instructions executable by the computing device to perform the function of initiating a query for equivalent media of the first subset of media on media sources other than the second device further comprises instructions executable by the computing device to perform functions comprising:

determining that a strength of communication with the second device is below a threshold.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable by the computing device to perform functions further comprising:

determining that a strength of communication with the second device is below a threshold; and

causing a notification to be sent to the second device indicating that the strength of communication is below the threshold.