PLAYBACK OF MEDIA STREAMS IN DEPENDENCE OF A TIME OF A DAY
First Claim
1. A method of controlling playback of streamed media content at a user interface of an electronic device in dependence of a time of a day, the method comprises:
- determining a portion of a day, by at least one of reference to a day portion time table or receipt, at a user interface of an electronic device, of a user input that is indicative of the portion of the day,sending a first data message to a computer server system, the first data message comprising instructions to the computer server system to return a stream of media content associated with the determined portion of the day,receiving a second data message from the computer server system, the second data message comprising the stream of media content associated with the determined portion of the day, and in response theretoperforming playback of the media content associated with the determined portion of the day, at the user interface of the electronic device, in dependence of the determined portion of the day, andwhile performing playback of the media content associated with the determined portion of the day, at the user interface, adjusting a visual appearance parameter of the user interface according to the determined portion of the day.
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Abstract
This disclosure concerns the providing of media, and more particularly to the streaming of media. In accordance with an example embodiment, a portion of a day is determined; a first data message is sent to a computer server system. The first data message comprises instructions to the computer server system to return media content associated with the determined portion of the day. A second data message is received from the computer server system, the second data message comprising media content associated with the determined portion of the day. In response thereto is playback performed of the media content at the user interface of the electronic device in dependence of the determined portion of the day. While performing playback is a visual appearance parameter of the user interface adjusted according the determined portion of the day.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of controlling playback of streamed media content at a user interface of an electronic device in dependence of a time of a day, the method comprises:
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determining a portion of a day, by at least one of reference to a day portion time table or receipt, at a user interface of an electronic device, of a user input that is indicative of the portion of the day, sending a first data message to a computer server system, the first data message comprising instructions to the computer server system to return a stream of media content associated with the determined portion of the day, receiving a second data message from the computer server system, the second data message comprising the stream of media content associated with the determined portion of the day, and in response thereto performing playback of the media content associated with the determined portion of the day, at the user interface of the electronic device, in dependence of the determined portion of the day, and while performing playback of the media content associated with the determined portion of the day, at the user interface, adjusting a visual appearance parameter of the user interface according to the determined portion of the day. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic device for playback of a streamed media content in dependence of a time of a day at a user interface of the electronic device, the electronic device comprising:
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a user interface; a processor; and a memory storing computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the electronic device to; determine a portion of a day, by at least one of reference to a day portion time table or receipt, at the user interface of the electronic device, of a user input that is indicative of the portion of the day, send a first data message to a computer server system, the first data message comprising instructions to the computer server system to return a stream of media content associated with the determined portion of the day, receive a second data message from the computer server system, the second data message comprising the stream of media content associated with the determined portion of the day, and in response thereto perform playback of the media content associated with the determined portion of the day, at the user interface of the electronic device, and while performing playback of the media content associated with the determined portion of the day, at the user interface, adjusting a visual appearance parameter of the user interface according to the determined portion of the day. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, having thereon a computer program comprising program instructions, the computer program being loadable into a data-processing unit and adapted to cause execution of the method comprising
determining a portion of a day by at least one of reference to a day portion time table or receipt, at a user interface of an electronic device, of a user input that is indicative of the portion of the day, sending a first data message to a computer server system, the first data message comprising instructions to the computer server system to return a stream of media content associated with the determined portion of the day, receiving a second data message from the computer server system, the second data message comprising the stream of media content associated with the determined portion of the day, and in response thereto performing playback of the media content associated with the determined portion of the day, at the user interface of the electronic device in dependence of the determined portion of the day, and while performing playback of the media content associated with the determined portion of the day, at the user interface, adjusting a visual appearance parameter of the user interface according to the determined portion of the day.
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