MUSIC BOX

• US 20150026257A1
• Filed: 10/15/2013
• Published: 01/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
• Inventors: Balakrishnan, Ramesh, Nayak, Rajeev, Knutson, Morgan
• Application Number:
  US14/054,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20150026257A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/61 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/233 Processing of audio elementary streams monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4332 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. local EPG data repository interfaces, Database management systems or updating for information retrieval G06F16/23; details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video database G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format

Abstract

Embodiments are provided for a media player. In some embodiments, locally stored media player data is obtained from a first device on at least one of a device setting, a media player setting, and a media player state of a media player module of a web application, the data is stored in a data store of a content management system for a first account, and based on the media player data, locally stored data is selectively synchronized on a second device associated with the first account to provide a continued experience with media on the second device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

obtaining, from a first device, locally stored media player data on at least one of a device setting, a media player setting, and a media player state of a media player module of a web application;

storing the media player data in a data store of a content management system for a first account; and

selectively synchronizing, based on the media player data, locally stored data on a second device associated with the first account to provide a continued experience with media on the second device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein synchronizing comprises updating content items at two or more locations to ensure that the content items are identical.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the media player data comprises at least one of a volume setting, a treble setting, a position within a media file, a position within a queue of media files, a queue of media files, a selected playlist, an equalization setting, a cross fade setting, a playhead, a sort order, a shuffle setting, a beats per minute calculation for a content item, a search query on content items, a set of selected content items for a view, and a log for execution of the media player module.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sharing the media player data with a second account and selectively synchronizing the media player data with locally stored media player data on a device associated with the second account to allow for at least one of;

(1) continued execution of media and (2) presentation of media as established for the first account.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining the media player data from at least one of a file stored locally on the first device, a cache on the first device, a file with HTML5 local stored data on the first device, a file with session data on the first device, and a log for execution of the media player; and

obtaining a device setting using at least one of an operating system interface and a device interface.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving synchronization rules for the second device, wherein the rules are based on at least one of a user preference for a device, a type of device, a time of day, a location, and a type of media recording; and

selectively synchronizing the locally stored data on the second device in accordance with the rules.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the media player data comprises transient locally stored data for a client application on the first device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selectively synchronizing content items stored on the first device with the second device based upon a queue of music indicated in the media player data.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a plurality of media content items for a virtual collection and a location for each media content item from the plurality within a file system hierarchy on the first device;

identifying at least one modified media content item from the plurality and updating at a data store by associating with a content identifier for the at least one modified media content item at least one of;

(1) a modified location within the file system hierarchy and (2) a modification to a media content item; and

selectively providing the at least one modified media content item on a second device based on the media player data.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein selectively providing comprises at least one of:

(1) caching the at least one modified media content item, and (2) synchronizing the at least one modified media content item stored locally on the second device based on updates to the media content item.

11. A method, comprising:

obtaining, from a first device, locally stored media player data on a media player state of a media player module of a web application;

storing the media player data in a data store of a content management system for a first account; and

selectively providing at least a portion of a content item to a second device associated with the first account to synchronize cached data based on the media player data.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the media player data comprises transient locally stored data for a client application on the first device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the media player data comprises at least one of a position within a media file, a position within a queue of media files, a queue of media files, a selected playlist, a playhead, a sort order for a virtual collection view, a shuffle setting, and a log for execution of the media player module.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

obtain, from a first device, locally stored media player data on at least one of a device setting, a media player setting, and a media player state of a media player module of a web application;

store the data in a data store of a content management system for a first account; and

selectively synchronize, based on the media player data, locally stored data on a second device associated with the first account to provide a continued experience with media on the second device.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the media player data comprises at least one of a volume setting, a treble setting, a position within a media file, a position within a queue of media files, a queue of media files, a selected playlist, an equalization setting, a cross fade setting, a playhead, a sort order, a shuffle setting, a beats per minute calculation for a content item, a search query on content items, a set of selected content items for a view, and a log for execution of the media player module.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the computing device is further caused to:

share the media player data with a second account and selectively synchronizing the media player data with locally stored media player data on a device associated with the second account to allow for at least one of (1) continued execution of media and (2) presentation of media as established for the first account.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the computing device is further caused to:

obtain the media player data from at least one of a file stored locally on the first device, a cache on the first device, a file with HTML5 local stored data on the first device, a file with session data on the first device, and a log for execution of the media player; and

obtain a device setting using at least one of an operating system interface and a device interface.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the computing device is further caused to:

retrieve synchronization rules for the second device, wherein the rules are based on at least one of a user preference for a device, a type of device, a time of day, a location, and a type of media recording; and

selectively synchronize the locally stored data on the second device in accordance with the rules.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the media player data comprises transient locally stored data for a client application on the first device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the computing device is further caused to:

selectively synchronize content items stored on the first device with the second device based upon a queue of music indicated in the media player data.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the computing device is further caused to:

identify a plurality of media content items for a virtual collection and a location for each media content item from the plurality within a file system hierarchy on the first device;

identify at least one modified media content item from the plurality and updating at a data store by associating with a content identifier for the at least one modified media content item at least one of;

(1) a modified location within the file system hierarchy, and (2) a modification to a media content item; and

selectively provide the at least one modified media content item on a second device based on the media player data.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein selectively providing comprises at least one of:

(1) caching the at least one modified media content item, and (2) synchronizing the at least one modified media content item stored locally on the second device based on updates to the media content item.

23. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

obtain, from a first device, locally stored media player data on a media player state of a media player module of a web application;

store the media player data in a data store of a content management system for a first account; and

selectively provide at least a portion of a content item to a second device associated with the first account to synchronize cached data based on the media player data.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the media player data comprises transient locally stored data for a client application on the first device.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the media player data comprises at least one of a position within a media file, a position within a queue of media files, a queue of media files, a selected playlist, a playhead, a sort order for a virtual collection view, a shuffle setting, and a log for execution of the media player module.

26. A system, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory containing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to;

obtain, from a first device, locally stored media player data on at least one of a device setting, a media player setting, and a media player state of a media player module of a web application;

store the data in a data store of a content management system for a first account; and

selectively synchronize, based on the media player data, locally stored data on a second device associated with the first account to provide a continued experience with media on the second device.

27. A system, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory containing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to;

obtain, from a first device, locally stored media player data on a media player state of a media player module of a web application;

store the media player data in a data store of a content management system for a first account; and

selectively provide at least a portion of a content item to a second device associated with the first account to synchronize cached data based on the media player data.