SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEMPORARY ACCESS TO MEDIA CONTENT

• US 20160066004A1
• Filed: 08/17/2015
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Original Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Inventors: Hartwig, Erik, LIEU, Johnson
• Granted Patent: US 9,402,093 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2146 located in mass transportation means, e.g. aircraft, train or bus flight-deck installations for entertainment or communications B64D11/0015; arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62; moving wireless networks H04W84/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• 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 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• 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 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42684 Client identification by a unique number or address, e.g. serial number, MAC address, socket ID network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44204 Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; protecting generic digital content where the protection is independent of the precise nature of the content G06F21/10; arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services in broadcast systems H04H60/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224

Abstract

Methods, systems, and/or devices for providing temporary access to media content are described herein. In one aspect, a server provides authorization to a transportation service provider for accessing one or more media items associated with an account of a user for a media content provider. The server provides the authorization in response to the user reserving a vehicle through the transportation service provider. Additionally, the server receives a first request (e.g., a request initiated by a mobile device of the user) to present a first media item of the one or more media items at a media presentation system of a reserved vehicle provided by the transportation service provider. In accordance with the authorization, the server sends a portion of the first media item for presentation at the media presentation system.

Claims

1. A method of controlling media presentation in a vehicle, performed at a first server with a processor and memory storing instructions for execution by the processor, the method comprising:

providing authorization to a transportation service provider for accessing one or more media items associated with an account of a user for a media content provider, in response to the user reserving a vehicle through the transportation service provider;

receiving a first request to present a first media item of the one or more media items at a media presentation system of a reserved vehicle provided by the transportation service provider, the first request being initiated by a mobile device of the user; and

sending a portion of the first media item for presentation at the media presentation system, in accordance with the authorization.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first server is associated with the media content provider.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

authorizing a first application associated with the transportation service provider to select the one or more media items, the one or more media items being available to a second application associated with the media content provider,

wherein the first application associated with the transportation service provider and the second application associated with the media content provider are on the mobile device of the user.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising authorizing a device associated with an operator of the reserved vehicle to receive requests for presentation of the one or more media items,

wherein sending the portion of the first media item for presentation at the media presentation system includes sending the portion of the first media item to the device associated with the operator of the reserved vehicle.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein sending the portion of the first media item to the device associated with the operator of the reserved vehicle includes sending the portion of the first media item to a media control module on the device associated with the operator of the reserved vehicle, and wherein the media control module is provided by the media content provider.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

obtaining an estimated arrival time of the reserved vehicle at a location corresponding to the user;

selecting the first media item from a playlist associated with the second application, wherein the first media item is scheduled for presentation within a predefined amount of time before the estimated arrival time of the reserved vehicle; and

wherein sending the portion of the first media item includes sending a first portion of the first media item to the device associated with the operator of the reserved vehicle.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein:

the first portion of the first media item is scheduled to be played back before the estimated arrival time and a second portion of the first media item is scheduled to be played back after the estimated arrival time; and

the method further comprises sending the second portion of the first media item to the device associated with the operator of the reserved vehicle.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein authorizing the first application associated with the transportation service provider to select the one or more media items includes associating the account of the user for the media content provider with an account of the user for the transportation service provider.

9. The method of claim 3, wherein authorizing the first application associated with the transportation service provider to select the one or more media items includes granting the first application access to the one or more media items available to the second application, based on input from the user of the mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving a first identifier generated by a second application associated with the media content provider and distinct from a first application associated with the transportation service provider; and

in accordance with a determination that the first identifier is valid;

generating a second identifier; and

sending the second identifier to a second server associated with the transportation service provider.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

authorizing a device associated with the operator of the reserved vehicle to receive requests for presentation of the one or more media items, wherein authorizing the device associated with the operator of the reserved vehicle to receive the requests for presentation of the one or more media items includes;

receiving a connection request from the device associated with the operator of the reserved vehicle, wherein the connection request includes the second identifier; and

in accordance with a determination that the second identifier is valid, establishing a connection between the device associated with the operator of the reserved vehicle and the first server;

wherein sending the portion of the first media item for presentation at the media presentation system includes sending the portion of the first media item to the device associated with the operator of the reserved vehicle.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting one or more security parameters from the group consisting of a proximity parameter for monitoring a distance between the user of the mobile device and the reserved vehicle, a media-control-permission parameter for monitoring whether an operator of the reserved vehicle has agreed to allow the mobile device to control presentation of media items at the media presentation system of the reserved vehicle, and an active-ride parameter for monitoring whether provisioning of the reserved vehicle is ongoing; and

before sending the portion of the first media item for presentation at the media presentation system, verifying compliance with each of the selected one or more security parameters.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the one or more security parameters comprise the proximity parameter; and

verifying compliance with the proximity parameter comprises verifying that a distance between the user of the mobile device and the reserved vehicle satisfies a maximum distance.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the one or more security parameters comprise the proximity parameter; and

verifying compliance with the proximity parameter comprises determining that the mobile device of the user is in the reserved vehicle.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein determining that the mobile device of the user is in the reserved vehicle comprises determining that a speed of the mobile device of the user satisfies a threshold speed.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the one or more security parameters comprise the media-control-permission parameter; and

verifying compliance with the media-control-permission parameter comprises obtaining agreement from an operator of the reserved vehicle that the mobile device is allowed to control presentation of media items at the media presentation system of the reserved vehicle.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the one or more security parameters comprise the media-control-permission parameter; and

verifying compliance with the media-control-permission parameter comprises receiving an indication, from an operator of the reserved vehicle, that the operator has picked up the user.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the one or more security parameters comprise the active-ride parameter; and

verifying compliance with the active-ride parameter comprises verifying that provisioning of the reserved vehicle to the user is ongoing.

19. A server, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs, which when executed by the one or more processors cause the server to;

provide authorization to a transportation service provider for accessing one or more media items associated with an account of a user of a media content provider, in response to the user reserving a vehicle through the transportation service provider;

receive a first request to present a first media item of the one or more media items at a media presentation system of a reserved vehicle provided by the transportation service provider, the first request being initiated by a mobile device of the user; and

send a portion of the first media item for presentation at the media presentation system, in accordance with the authorization.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by one or more programs of a server, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

providing authorization to a transportation service provider for accessing one or more media items associated with an account of a user of a media content provider, in response to the user reserving a vehicle through the transportation service provider;

receiving a first request to present a first media item of the one or more media items at a media presentation system of a reserved vehicle provided by the transportation service provider, the first request being initiated by a mobile device of the user; and

sending a portion of the first media item for presentation at the media presentation system, in accordance with the authorization.