Systems and methods for pre-fetching media content

• US 9,319,445 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2013
• Issued: 04/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Original Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Inventors: Garmark, Sten, Cook, Quenton, Sderstrm, Gustav, Silva, Ivo, Kadir, Michelle, Strmberg, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Zarni
• Application Number:
  US14/060,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20140115114A1
• Time in Patent Office: 910 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709223-229, 709217-219, 709/250
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• 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 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6377 directed to server one-way streaming services wherein the source is controlled by the destination H04L65/613
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors. The one or more programs include instructions for detecting a display change associated with media content item represented on a display, transmitting a request (e.g., to a server) for at least a portion of the media content item, receiving the requested portion of the media content item, storing the received portion of the media content item in a local cache, receiving a user input indicative of the selection of the media content item, and presenting the received portion of the media content item in response to receiving the user input indicative of the selection of the media content item.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

presenting a first song that includes a sample of a second song, different from the first song;

identifying the second song that is sampled in the first song;

while presenting the first song, displaying a preview control on a display, wherein the preview control corresponds to the second song;

determining whether the preview control remains visible on the display for a first threshold duration;

in accordance with a determination that the preview control remains visible on the display for the first threshold duration, transmitting a request for a portion of the second song;

in response to the request, receiving the portion of the second song;

receiving selection of the preview control; and

in response to receiving the selection of the preview control, playing a preview of the second song using the received portion of the second song.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the preview control is a preview icon associated with the second song.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the portion of the second song is a preview version of the second song and the one or more programs further include instructions for:

receiving a request to add the second song to a playlist; and

in response to receiving the request to add the second song to the playlist, converting the preview version of the second song into a full version of the second song.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

after transmitting the request for the portion of the second song, storing the portion of the second song at a media presentation system distinct from the electronic device.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein playing the preview of the second song using the portion of the media content item second song includes playing the preview of the second song at the media presentation system using the stored portion of the second song.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

before receiving the selection of the preview control, flagging the portion of the second song for deletion based on a determination that a user selection of the preview control has not been received within a second threshold duration.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with receiving the selection of the preview control, unflagging the portion of the second song.

8. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory;

presenting a first song that includes a sample of a second song, different from the first song;

identifying the second song that is sampled in the first song;

while presenting the first song, displaying a preview control on a display, wherein the preview control corresponds to the second song;

determining whether the preview control remains visible on the display for a first threshold duration;

in accordance with a determination that the preview control remains visible on the display for the first threshold duration, transmitting a request for a portion of the second song;

in response to the request, receiving the portion of the second song;

receiving selection of the preview control; and

in response to receiving the selection of the preview control, playing a preview of the second song using the received portion of the second song.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the preview control is a preview icon associated with the second song.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the portion of the second song is a preview version of the second song and the method further comprises:

receiving a request to add the second song to a playlist; and

in response to receiving the request to add the second song to the playlist, converting the preview version of the second song into a full version of the second song.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

after transmitting the request for the portion of the second song, storing the portion of the second song at a media presentation system distinct from the electronic device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein playing the preview of the second song using the portion of the second song includes playing the preview of the second song at the media presentation system using the stored portion of the second song.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by one or more processors of an electronic device, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

presenting a first song that includes a sample of a second song, different from the first song;

identifying the second song that is sampled in the first song;

while presenting the first song, displaying a preview control on a display, wherein the preview control corresponds to the second song;

determining whether the preview control remains visible on the display for a first threshold duration;

in accordance with a determination that the preview control remains visible on the display for the first threshold duration, transmitting a request for a portion of the second song;

in response to the request, receiving the portion of the second song;

receiving selection of the preview control; and

in response to receiving the selection of the preview control, playing a preview of the second song using the received portion of the second song.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the preview control is a preview icon associated with the second song.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the portion of the second song is a preview version of the second song and the one or more programs further include instructions for:

receiving a request to add the second song to a playlist; and

in response to receiving the request to add the second song to the playlist, converting the preview version of the second song into a full version of the second song.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

after transmitting the request for the portion of the second song, storing the portion of the second song at a media presentation system distinct from the electronic device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein playing the preview of the second song using the portion of the second song includes playing the preview of the second song at the media presentation system using the stored portion of the second song.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

before receiving the selection of the preview control, flagging the portion of the second song for deletion based on a determination that a user selection of the preview control has not been received within a second threshold duration.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with receiving the selection of the preview control, unflagging the portion of the second song.