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User perceived gapless playback

  • US 9,282,403 B1
  • Filed: 05/31/2013
  • Issued: 03/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a computing device in communication with one or more cloud services, the computing device comprising;

    at least one speaker to output audio to a user;

    one or more communication interfaces to communicate with the one or more cloud services;

    one or more processors; and

    computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors cause the processors to;

    receive a first instruction from a content scheduling service to obtain a first content item;

    request the first content item from a content delivery service;

    receive the first content item from the content delivery service;

    output the first content item from the speaker;

    detect an event related to outputting the first content item from the speaker;

    cause the communication interface to provide a notification related to the event to the content scheduling service;

    receive a second instruction from the content scheduling service to obtain a second content item;

    request the second content item from a content delivery service;

    receive the second content item from the content delivery service;

    buffer the second content item while the speaker outputs the first content item;

    determine an end time of the first content item; and

    output the second content item so that a beginning of the second content item is output substantially immediately after the end of the first content item.

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