Smart music services preferences

• US 9,946,508 B1
• Filed: 09/30/2015
• Issued: 04/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Lang, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Saunders, Jr., Joseph
• Application Number:
  US14/871,609
• Time in Patent Office: 930 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path

Abstract

In an example implementation, a method may involve detecting a trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of a media playback system, sending, to one or more media services registered with the media playback system, one or more requests to suspend playback preference tracking from when the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking was detected, detecting a particular trigger that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system, and based on detecting the particular trigger, sending, to at least one of the one or more media services registered to the media playback system, one or more requests to resume playback preference tracking of the media playback system.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting a trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of a media playback system that includes one or more playback devices;

sending, to one or more media services registered with the media playback system, one or more requests to suspend playback preference tracking from when the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system was detected, wherein the playback preferences include a playback history indicating media items previously played by the media playback system from the media service;

detecting, a particular trigger that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system; and

based on detecting the particular trigger, sending, to at least one of the one or more media services registered to the media playback system, one or more requests to resume playback preference tracking of the media playback system, wherein tracking playback preferences of the media playback system comprises tracking media items played by the media playback system from the media service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting selection of a selectable control that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system, wherein the method further comprises:

displaying a control interface of the media playback system, the control interface including the selectable control that, when selected, suspends playback preferences of the media playback system.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting selection of the selectable control that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting selection of a selectable control that causes two or more zones of the media playback system to join into a zone group in which the two or more zones are configured to play back media in synchrony, wherein each zone includes at least one playback device.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting selection of the selectable control that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting selection of a selectable control that causes all zones of the media playback system to join into a zone group in which the zones are configured to play back media in synchrony, wherein each zone includes at least one playback device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein detecting the particular trigger that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises determining that at least one zone has been removed from the zone group.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting initiation of a new session between a given media service and the media playback system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting that a current day and time of the week is a particular day and time corresponding to a zone scene.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the particular trigger that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting selection of a selectable control that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a state of the media service corresponding to when the trigger suspending playback preference tracking of the media playback system was detected, wherein the state includes a playback history indicating media items previously played by the media playback system from the media service and one or more playlists of media items associated with the media playback system; and

based on detecting the particular trigger, sending, to at least one of the one or more media services registered to the media playback system, one or more requests to revert to the determined state of the media service such that the playback history excludes media items played by at least one of the one or more playback devices while playback preference tracking of the media playback system was suspended.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein determining the state of the media service corresponding to when the trigger suspending playback preference tracking of the media playback system was detected comprises determining a state of the media service that includes one or more favorite media items saved to the media service.

11. A playback device comprising:

one or more processors;

a tangible data storage having stored therein instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the playback device to perform operations comprising;

detecting a trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of a media playback system that includes the playback device;

sending, to one or more media services registered with the media playback system, one or more requests to suspend playback preference tracking from when the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking was detected, wherein the playback preferences include a playback history indicating media items previously played by the media playback system from the media service;

detecting a particular trigger that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system; and

based on detecting the particular trigger, sending, to at least one of the one or more media services registered to the media playback system, one or more requests to resume playback preference tracking of the media playback system, wherein tracking playback preferences of the media playback system comprises tracking media items played by the media playback system from the media service.

12. The playback device of claim 11, wherein detecting the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting selection of a selectable control that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system, wherein the operations further comprise:

displaying a control interface of the media playback system, the control interface including the selectable control that, when selected, suspends playback preferences of the media playback system.

13. The playback device of claim 12, wherein detecting selection of the selectable control that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting selection of a selectable control that causes two or more zones of the media playback system to join into a zone group in which the two or more zones are configured to play back media in synchrony, wherein each zone includes at least one playback device.

14. The playback device of claim 12, wherein detecting selection of the selectable control that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting selection of a selectable control that causes all zones of the media playback system to join into a zone group in which the zones are configured to play back media in synchrony, wherein each zone includes at least one playback device.

15. The playback device of claim 14, wherein detecting the particular trigger that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises determining that at least one zone has been removed from the zone group.

16. The playback device of claim 11, wherein detecting the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting initiation of a new session between a given media service and the media playback system.

17. The playback device of claim 11, wherein detecting the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting that a current day and time of the week is a particular day and time corresponding to a zone scene.

18. The playback device of claim 11, wherein detecting the particular trigger that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting selection of a selectable control that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system.

19. The playback device of claim 11, the operations further comprising:

determining a state of the media service corresponding to when the trigger suspending playback preference tracking of the media playback system was detected, wherein the state includes a playback history indicating media items previously played by the media playback system from the media service and one or more playlists of media items associated with the media playback system; and

based on detecting the particular trigger, sending, to at least one of the one or more media services registered to the media playback system, one or more requests to revert to the determined state of the media service such that the playback history excludes media items played by at least one of the one or more playback devices while playback preference tracking of the media playback system was suspended.

20. The playback device of claim 19, wherein determining the state of the media service corresponding to when the trigger suspending playback preference tracking of the media playback system was detected comprises determining a state of the media service that includes one or more favorite media items saved to the media service.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable memory having stored thereon instructions executable by one or more processors that when executed cause a control device to perform operations comprising:

detecting a trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of a media playback system that includes one or more playback devices;

sending, to one or more media services registered with the media playback system, one or more requests to suspend playback preference tracking from when the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking was detected, wherein the playback preferences include a playback history indicating media items previously played by the media playback system from the media service;

detecting a particular trigger that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system; and

based on detecting the particular trigger, sending, to at least one of the one or more media services registered to the media playback system, one or more requests to resume playback preference tracking of the media playback system, wherein tracking playback preferences of the media playback system comprises tracking media items played by the media playback system from the media service.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 21, wherein detecting the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting selection of a selectable control that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system, wherein the operations further comprise:

displaying a control interface of the media playback system, the control interface including the selectable control that, when selected, suspends playback preferences of the media playback system.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 22, wherein detecting selection of the selectable control that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting selection of a selectable control that causes two or more zones of the media playback system to join into a zone group in which the two or more zones are configured to play back media in synchrony, wherein each zone includes at least one playback device.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 22, wherein detecting selection of the selectable control that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting selection of a selectable control that causes all zones of the media playback system to join into a zone group in which the zones are configured to play back media in synchrony, wherein each zone includes at least one playback device.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 24, wherein detecting the particular trigger that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises determining that at least one zone has been removed from the zone group.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 21, wherein detecting the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting initiation of a new session between a given media service and the media playback system.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 21, wherein detecting the trigger that suspends playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting that a current day and time of the week is a particular day and time corresponding to a zone scene.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 21, wherein detecting the particular trigger that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system comprises detecting selection of a selectable control that resumes playback preference tracking of the media playback system.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a state of the media service corresponding to when the trigger suspending playback preference tracking of the media playback system was detected, wherein the state includes a playback history indicating media items previously played by the media playback system from the media service and one or more playlists of media items associated with the media playback system; and

based on detecting the particular trigger, sending, to at least one of the one or more media services registered to the media playback system, one or more requests to revert to the determined state of the media service such that the playback history excludes media items played by at least one of the one or more playback devices while playback preference tracking of the media playback system was suspended.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein determining the state of the media service corresponding to when the trigger suspending playback preference tracking of the media playback system was detected comprises determining a state of the media service that includes one or more favorite media items saved to the media service.