Use of an anticipated travel duration as a basis to generate a playlist
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, by a server device, an anticipated travel duration of a client device;
based on the anticipated travel duration, selecting, by the server device, a playlist template from a plurality of playlist templates, wherein the selected playlist template includes a sequence of audio content placeholders, wherein the placeholders in the sequence are associated with respective quantity tags and respective type tags, wherein the quantity tags specify integer numbers of media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, wherein the type tags specify media content types of the media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, and wherein a duration of the playlist template is within a threshold of the anticipated travel duration;
generating, by the server device, a playlist from the playlist template, wherein generating the playlist comprises, for each placeholder in the sequence, (i) selecting one or more media files as specified by the quantity tag and the type tag, respectively, of the placeholder, and (ii) including, in the playlist, references to audible versions of the one or more media files selected; and
transmitting the generated playlist to the client device.
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Abstract
An example system may include a communication interface; a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the server to perform of a set of functions. The set of functions may include determining an anticipated travel duration of a user of a client device, using the anticipated travel duration of the user as a basis to generate a playlist of a personalized news program for the user, and transmitting data representing the generated playlist to the client device.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by a server device, an anticipated travel duration of a client device; based on the anticipated travel duration, selecting, by the server device, a playlist template from a plurality of playlist templates, wherein the selected playlist template includes a sequence of audio content placeholders, wherein the placeholders in the sequence are associated with respective quantity tags and respective type tags, wherein the quantity tags specify integer numbers of media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, wherein the type tags specify media content types of the media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, and wherein a duration of the playlist template is within a threshold of the anticipated travel duration; generating, by the server device, a playlist from the playlist template, wherein generating the playlist comprises, for each placeholder in the sequence, (i) selecting one or more media files as specified by the quantity tag and the type tag, respectively, of the placeholder, and (ii) including, in the playlist, references to audible versions of the one or more media files selected; and transmitting the generated playlist to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, when executed by a processor of a server device, cause the server device to perform a set of functions, the set of functions comprising:
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determining an anticipated travel duration of a client device; based on the anticipated travel duration, selecting a playlist template from a plurality of playlist templates, wherein the selected playlist template includes a sequence of audio content placeholders, wherein the placeholders in the sequence are associated with respective quantity tags and respective type tags, wherein the quantity tags specify integer numbers of media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, wherein the type tags specify media content types of the media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, and wherein a duration of the playlist template is within a threshold of the anticipated travel duration; generating a playlist from the playlist template, wherein generating the playlist comprises, for each placeholder in the sequence, (i) selecting one or more media files as specified by the quantity tag and the type tag, respectively, of the placeholder, and (ii) including, in the playlist, references to audible versions of the one or more media files selected; and transmitting the generated playlist to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A server device comprising:
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a communication interface; a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the server device to perform a set of functions, the set of functions comprising; determining an anticipated travel duration of a client device; based on the anticipated travel duration, selecting a playlist template from a plurality of playlist templates, wherein the selected playlist template includes a sequence of audio content placeholders, wherein the placeholders in the sequence are associated with respective quantity tags and respective type tags, wherein the quantity tags specify integer numbers of media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, wherein the type tags specify media content types of the media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, and wherein a duration of the playlist template is within a threshold of the anticipated travel duration; generating a playlist from the playlist template, wherein generating the playlist comprises, for each placeholder in the sequence, (i) selecting one or more media files as specified by the quantity tag and the type tag, respectively, of the placeholder, and (ii) including, in the playlist, references to audible versions of the one or more media files selected; transmitting the generated playlist to the client device via the communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method comprising:
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determining, by a client device, an anticipated travel duration of the client device; based on the anticipated travel duration, selecting a playlist template from a plurality of playlist templates, wherein the selected playlist template includes a sequence of audio content placeholders, wherein the placeholders in the sequence are associated with respective quantity tags and respective type tags, wherein the quantity tags specify integer numbers of media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, wherein the type tags specify media content types of the media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, and wherein a duration of the playlist template is within a threshold of the anticipated travel duration; generating a playlist from the playlist template, wherein generating the playlist comprises, for each placeholder in the sequence, (i) selecting one or more media files as specified by the quantity tag and the type tag, respectively, of the placeholder, and (ii) including, in the playlist, references to audible versions of the one or more media files selected; traversing, by the client device, the generated playlist, and for each media file referenced by the playlist, (i) retrieving data representing the media file, and (ii) using the retrieved data to play out the media file.
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