Location-Based Tagging and Retrieving of Media Content

• US 20160191599A1
• Filed: 10/14/2015
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Original Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Inventors: Stridsman, Fredrik
• Granted Patent: US 10,587,667 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/65 Network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1021 based on client or server locations
• 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 21/2585 Generation of a revocation list, e.g. of client devices involved in piracy acts
• 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 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for location-based tagging and retrieving of media content are provided. Some embodiments include a media-playback device. The media-playback device includes a location-determining device that determines a geographical location of the media-playback device, a media-output device that plays media content items, at least one computer readable data storage device. The media-playback device operates to receive a selection of a location-based media playlist, the location-based media playlist including playlist data that identifies a set of media content items and defines a route. A geographic location of the media-playback device is determined using the location-determining device. A media content item of the location-based playlist is identified based on the determined geographic location and the route. The media-playback device plays the media content item.

Claims

1. A media-playback device comprising:

a location-determining device that determines a geographical location of the media-playback device;

a media-output device that plays media content items;

at least one computer readable data storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the media-playback device to;

receive a selection of a location-based media playlist, wherein the location-based media playlist comprises playlist data that identify a set of media content items and define a route;

determine a geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device;

identify a media content item of the location-based playlist based on the determined geographic location and the route; and

play the media content item.

2. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the playlist data defining a route comprise at least one route-based rule, wherein the route-based rule is based at least in part on at least one of:

a movement direction, a velocity, an order, and an activity type.

3. The media-playback device of claim 2, wherein identifying a media content item further comprises determining that the media content item is associated with the geographic location and that the at least one route-based rule is satisfied.

4. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the media content item is a voice-over audio file.

5. The media-playback device of claim 4, wherein the voice-over audio file is a user generated audio file recorded using the media-playback device.

6. The media-playback device of claim 1, further comprising a network communication device that communicates with a media server, wherein playing the media content item comprises streaming the media content item from the media server using the network communication device and wherein the instructions further cause the media-playback device to receive the media playlist from the media server using the network communication device.

7. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the media-playback device to:

receive a tag input;

in response to receiving the tag input, determine a geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device; and

transmit a location tag to a media server, wherein the location tag includes the geographic location of the media-playback device and is usable by the media server to associate a media content item with the geographic location.

8. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the media-playback device to:

receive a first tag input;

in response to receiving the first tag input, determine a first geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device;

transmit a first location tag to a media server, wherein the first location tag includes the first geographic location and is usable by the media server to associate a media content item with the first geographic location;

receive a second tag input;

in response to receiving the second tag input, determine a second geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device;

transmit a second location tag to the media server, wherein the second location tag includes the second geographic location and is usable by the media server to associate a media content item with the second geographic location; and

define the route, wherein the route includes the first and the second geographic locations.

9. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the media-playback device to:

receive a voice-over tag input;

in response to receiving the voice-over tag input;

determine a geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device; and

record an audio file using the audio recording device; and

transmit a location tag and the audio file to a media server, wherein the location tag includes the geographic location and is usable by the media server to associate the audio file with the geographic location.

10. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the playlist data defining a route include trajectory data.

11. The media-playback device of claim 10, wherein the trajectory data include at least one of a velocity value, and a direction of travel value.

12. The media-playback device of claim 10, wherein the instructions further cause the media-playback device to:

determine trajectory information for the media-playback device based on location data from the location-determining device; and

wherein the media content item in the location-based playlist is identified based on the determined geographic location and the determined trajectory information.

13. The media-playback device of claim 10, wherein determining the trajectory information comprises determining using the location-determining device a second location of the media-playback device and calculating a change in the location of the media-playback device.

14. The media-playback device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the media-playback device to:

play a current media content item from the location-based playlist;

determine a geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device;

determine a distance from the determined geographic location and a geographic location associated with a destination media content item in the location-based playlist; and

adjust the playback of the current media content item based on the distance.

15. The media-playback device of claim 14, where in the playback of the current media content item is adjusted by changing the tempo of the current media content item.

16. A media server comprising:

a media data store encoded on at least one computer readable data storage device, the data store comprising;

a plurality of media content items;

location data identifying geographical locations; and

at least one location-based playlist comprising playlist data, wherein the playlist data identifies a subset of the media content items of the plurality of media content items and defines a route; and

a computing device in data communication with the media data store, wherein the computing device is programmed to transmit a location-based playlist to a media-playback device.

17. The media server of claim 16, wherein the computing device in data communication with the media data store is further programmed to:

receive a location tag; and

in response to receiving the location tag, associate a media content item identified by the location-based playlist with a geographic location.

18. The media server of claim 16, wherein the computing device in data communication with the media data store is further programmed to:

receive a voice-over tag and a voice-over audio file;

in response to receiving the voice-over tag and voice-over audio file, store the voice-over audio file in the data store and associate the voice-over audio file with a geographic location.

19. A method of media item playback on a media-playback device, the method comprising:

displaying at least one location-based media playlist on a media-playback device, the media-playback device comprising;

a processing device;

a display device;

a location-determining device; and

a content output device;

receiving by the media-playback device a selection of the location-based media playlist, wherein the location-based media playlist comprises playlist data that identifies a set of media content items and defines a route, wherein the playlist data defining a route comprise at least one route-based rule;

determining a geographic location of the media-playback device using the location-determining device;

identifying a media content item of the location-based playlist based on the determined geographic location and the route, wherein identifying a media content item further comprises determining that the media content item is associated with the geographic location and that the at least one route-based rule is satisfied; and

playing the media content item using the content output device.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein playing the media content item comprises streaming the media content item from a media server using a network communication device.