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Audio content playback management

  • US 9,078,010 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2012
  • Issued: 07/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a request to add automated streaming audio content to a playback queue, the playback queue indicating a plurality of audio content and a corresponding playback position associated with each of the plurality of audio content, wherein the automated streaming audio content comprises one or more discrete audio contents;

    determining a playback duration for the automated streaming audio content;

    adding the automated streaming audio content to the playback queue at a particular playback position; and

    causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered at the particular playback position in the playback queue for the determined playback duration, wherein causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered comprises;

    before rendering a given discrete audio content, comparing a duration of the given discrete audio content to a remaining time of the playback duration; and

    (i) if the duration of the given discrete audio content is greater than the remaining time of the playback duration, terminating playback of the automated streaming audio content before an end of the playback duration, and (ii) otherwise, rendering the given discrete audio content.

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