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Social media queue

  • US 9,690,540 B2
  • Filed: 09/24/2014
  • Issued: 06/27/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing system comprising:

  • a network interface;

    at least one processor;

    a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media; and

    program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable media that are executable by the at least one processor to cause the computing system to perform a method comprising;

    receiving, via the network interface over a wide area network, an identifier of a media playback system that comprises a playback device that is distinct from the computing system;

    linking the identifier with a first social-media account of a social-media network such that the media playback system is associated with the first social-media account;

    receiving, via the network interface over the wide area network from a first computing device affiliated with the first social media account, an indication of an upcoming social-media event corresponding to the first social-media account, wherein the upcoming social-media event corresponds to a particular time of an event, and wherein the indication of the upcoming social-media event comprises data indicative of one or more second social-media accounts, wherein the first computing device is distinct from the computing system and the playback device;

    based at least on linking the identifier with the first social-media account and the indication of the upcoming social-media event, generating a social-media playback queue that is stored on the computing system;

    establishing access permissions to the social-media playback queue, wherein the access permissions indicate that the one or more second social-media accounts (a) are within a social-media network of the first social-media account and (b) have received an invite to the upcoming social-media event prior to the particular time of the social-media event;

    before the upcoming social-media event corresponding to the particular time, receiving, via the network interface over the wide area network from a second computing device affiliated with a given second social-media account of the one or more second social-media accounts, (i) an indication of a given media item to add to the social-media playback queue, and (ii) an indication of a source of the given media item at a streaming media service, wherein the second computing device is distinct from the computing system and the playback device;

    causing the given media item to be added to the social-media playback queue such that the social-media playback queue comprises one or more particular media items including the given media item; and

    at the particular time of the social-media event, causing, via the wide area network, the one or more particular media items of the social-media playback queue to be queued on the playback device of the media playback system for playback via the playback device during the social-media event.

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