Mobile source media content access

• US 10,749,613 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2018
• Issued: 08/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Bates, Paul Andrew, Beckhardt, Steven, Reilly, Jonathon
• Primary Examiner(s): Chea, Philip J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ahmed, Mohammed
• Application Number:
  US16/143,336
• Publication Number:
  US 20190052372A1
• Time in Patent Office: 692 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/00 Monitoring; Testing of line transmission systems H04B3/46; arrangements for monitoring or testing transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio waves H04B10/07
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26258 for generating a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlist, or scheduling item distribution according to such list retrieval of multimedia data based on playlists G06F16/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format

Abstract

Embodiments are provided for replacing media items in a queue of a playback device. An example implementation involves receiving, at the playback device, first data indicating an addition of a first media item to a queue. The playback device determines that the first media item is no longer accessible to the playback device at a later second time. The playback device initiates a query for a media item similar to the first media item and receives second data indicating that a second media item has replaced the first media item in the queue, the second media item being similar to the first media item. In response, the playback device initiates playback of the second media item on the playback device.

Claims

1. A method to be performed by a media playback system, the method comprising:

receiving, via a network interface of a playback device from a first controller interface on a first mobile device, data representing one or more commands to (i) add a streaming library of a streaming audio service to media available for playback by the media playback system and (ii) designate a personal library of the streaming audio service as private, the personal library including a subset of the streaming library;

in response to receiving the data representing the one or more commands to add the streaming library of the streaming audio service to the media available for playback by the media playback system, adding the streaming library of a streaming audio service to the media available for playback by the media playback system;

sending, via the network interface to the first mobile device, first media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, the media available for playback by the media playback system including the streaming library of the streaming audio service, wherein the first media availability data populates a library control of the first controller interface with the media available for playback by the media playback system, wherein the subset of the streaming library is designated within the library control as the personal library of the streaming audio service;

sending, via the network interface to one or more second mobile devices, second media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, the media available for playback by the media playback system including the streaming library of the streaming audio service, wherein the second media availability data populates respective library controls of the second controller interfaces on the one or more second mobile devices with the media available for playback by the media playback system, wherein the subset of the streaming library is not designated within the library control as the personal library of the streaming audio service;

receiving, via the network interface from the first mobile device, one or more commands to queue one or more audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system;

in response to the one or more commands to queue the one or more audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system, adding the one or more audio tracks to the queue; and

playing back the queue via one or more speakers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the streaming audio service is a first streaming audio service, and wherein the media available for playback by the media playback system includes a streaming library of a second streaming audio service.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system are one or more first audio tracks, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, via the network interface from a given second mobile device, one or more commands to queue one or more second audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system; and

in response in response to the one or more commands to queue the one or more second audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system, adding the one or more second audio tracks to the queue.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, via a network interface of a playback device from a first controller interface on a first mobile device, data representing one or more commands to (i) add a local library of audio tracks stored in data storage of the first mobile device to the media available for playback by the media playback system and (ii) designate a subset of the local library of audio tracks as private;

in response to receiving the data representing the one or more commands to add the local library of audio tracks stored in data storage of the first mobile device to the media available for playback by the media playback system, adding the local library of audio tracks to the media available for playback to the media available for playback by the media playback system;

sending, via the network interface to the first mobile device, updated first media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, the media available for playback by the media playback system including the streaming library of the streaming audio service and the local library of audio tracks; and

sending, via the network interface to the one or more second mobile devices, second media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, the media available for playback by the media playback system including the streaming library of the streaming audio service and the local library of audio tracks other the subset of audio tracks designated as private.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that a particular audio track of the queue is inaccessible to the playback device, wherein the particular audio track is stored in data storage of the first mobile device;

in response to determining that the particular audio track of the queue is inaccessible to the playback device, determining, within the media available to the media playback system, a replacement audio track similar to the particular audio track; and

replacing the particular audio track in the queue with the replacement audio track.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

sending, via the network interface to the first mobile device, the second media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, wherein the second media availability data populates a library controls of a given second controller interface on the first mobile device with the media available for playback by the media playback system, wherein the subset of the streaming library is not designated within the library control as the personal library of the streaming audio service.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to adding the streaming library of the streaming audio service to the media available for playback by the media playback system updating one or more additional playback devices with data representing the media available to the media playback system.

8. A playback device of a media playback system, the playback device comprising:

a network interface;

one or more processors; and

data storage storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the playback device to perform a method comprising;

receiving, via the network interface from a first controller interface on a first mobile device, data representing one or more commands to (i) add a streaming library of a streaming audio service to media available for playback by the media playback system and (ii) designate a personal library of the streaming audio service as private, the personal library including a subset of the streaming library;

in response to receiving the data representing the one or more commands to add the streaming library of the streaming audio service to the media available for playback by the media playback system, adding the streaming library of a streaming audio service to the media available for playback by the media playback system;

sending, via the network interface to the first mobile device, first media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, the media available for playback by the media playback system including the streaming library of the streaming audio service, wherein the first media availability data populates a library control of the first controller interface with the media available for playback by the media playback system, wherein the subset of the streaming library is designated within the library control as the personal library of the streaming audio service;

sending, via the network interface to one or more second mobile devices, second media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, the media available for playback by the media playback system including the streaming library of the streaming audio service, wherein the second media availability data populates respective library controls of the second controller interfaces on the one or more second mobile devices with the media available for playback by the media playback system, wherein the subset of the streaming library is not designated within the library control as the personal library of the streaming audio service;

receiving, via the network interface from the first mobile device, one or more commands to queue one or more audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system;

in response to the one or more commands to queue the one or more audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system, adding the one or more audio tracks to the queue; and

playing back the queue via one or more speakers.

9. The playback device of claim 8, wherein the streaming audio service is a first streaming audio service, and wherein the media available for playback by the media playback system includes a streaming library of a second streaming audio service.

10. The playback device of claim 8, wherein the one or more audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system are one or more first audio tracks, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, via the network interface from a given second mobile device, one or more commands to queue one or more second audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system; and

in response in response to the one or more commands to queue the one or more second audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system, adding the one or more second audio tracks to the queue.

11. The playback device of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, via a network interface of a playback device from a first controller interface on a first mobile device, data representing one or more commands to (i) add a local library of audio tracks stored in data storage of the first mobile device to the media available for playback by the media playback system and (ii) designate a subset of the local library of audio tracks as private;

in response to receiving the data representing the one or more commands to add the local library of audio tracks stored in data storage of the first mobile device to the media available for playback by the media playback system, adding the local library of audio tracks to the media available for playback to the media available for playback by the media playback system;

sending, via the network interface to the first mobile device, updated first media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, the media available for playback by the media playback system including the streaming library of the streaming audio service and the local library of audio tracks; and

sending, via the network interface to the one or more second mobile devices, second media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, the media available for playback by the media playback system including the streaming library of the streaming audio service and the local library of audio tracks other the subset of audio tracks designated as private.

12. The playback device of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that a particular audio track of the queue is inaccessible to the playback device, wherein the particular audio track is stored in data storage of the first mobile device;

in response to determining that the particular audio track of the queue is inaccessible to the playback device, determining, within the media available to the media playback system, a replacement audio track similar to the particular audio track; and

replacing the particular audio track in the queue with the replacement audio track.

13. The playback device of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

sending, via the network interface to the first mobile device, the second media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, wherein the second media availability data populates a library controls of a given second controller interface on the first mobile device with the media available for playback by the media playback system, wherein the subset of the streaming library is not designated within the library control as the personal library of the streaming audio service.

14. The playback device of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to adding the streaming library of the streaming audio service to the media available for playback by the media playback system updating one or more additional playback devices with data representing the media available to the media playback system.

15. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a playback device of a media playback system to cause the playback device to perform a method comprising:

receiving, via a network interface of the playback device from a first controller interface on a first mobile device, data representing one or more commands to (i) add a streaming library of a streaming audio service to media available for playback by the media playback system and (ii) designate a personal library of the streaming audio service as private, the personal library including a subset of the streaming library;

in response to receiving the data representing the one or more commands to add the streaming library of the streaming audio service to the media available for playback by the media playback system, adding the streaming library of a streaming audio service to the media available for playback by the media playback system;

sending, via the network interface to the first mobile device, first media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, the media available for playback by the media playback system including the streaming library of the streaming audio service, wherein the first media availability data populates a library control of the first controller interface with the media available for playback by the media playback system, wherein the subset of the streaming library is designated within the library control as the personal library of the streaming audio service;

sending, via the network interface to one or more second mobile devices, second media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, the media available for playback by the media playback system including the streaming library of the streaming audio service, wherein the second media availability data populates respective library controls of the second controller interfaces on the one or more second mobile devices with the media available for playback by the media playback system, wherein the subset of the streaming library is not designated within the library control as the personal library of the streaming audio service;

receiving, via the network interface from the first mobile device, one or more commands to queue one or more audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system;

in response to the one or more commands to queue the one or more audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system, adding the one or more audio tracks to the queue; and

playing back the queue via one or more speakers.

16. The tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the streaming audio service is a first streaming audio service, and wherein the media available for playback by the media playback system includes a streaming library of a second streaming audio service.

17. The tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system are one or more first audio tracks, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, via the network interface from a given second mobile device, one or more commands to queue one or more second audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system; and

in response in response to the one or more commands to queue the one or more second audio tracks of the media available for playback by the media playback system, adding the one or more second audio tracks to the queue.

18. The tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, via a network interface of a playback device from a first controller interface on a first mobile device, data representing one or more commands to (i) add a local library of audio tracks stored in data storage of the first mobile device to the media available for playback by the media playback system and (ii) designate a subset of the local library of audio tracks as private;

in response to receiving the data representing the one or more commands to add the local library of audio tracks stored in data storage of the first mobile device to the media available for playback by the media playback system, adding the local library of audio tracks to the media available for playback to the media available for playback by the media playback system;

sending, via the network interface to the first mobile device, updated first media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, the media available for playback by the media playback system including the streaming library of the streaming audio service and the local library of audio tracks; and

sending, via the network interface to the one or more second mobile devices, second media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, the media available for playback by the media playback system including the streaming library of the streaming audio service and the local library of audio tracks other the subset of audio tracks designated as private.

19. The tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that a particular audio track of the queue is inaccessible to the playback device, wherein the particular audio track is stored in data storage of the first mobile device;

in response to determining that the particular audio track of the queue is inaccessible to the playback device, determining, within the media available to the media playback system, a replacement audio track similar to the particular audio track; and

replacing the particular audio track in the queue with the replacement audio track.

20. The tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

sending, via the network interface to the first mobile device, the second media availability data indicating the media available for playback by the media playback system, wherein the second media availability data populates a library controls of a given second controller interface on the first mobile device with the media available for playback by the media playback system, wherein the subset of the streaming library is not designated within the library control as the personal library of the streaming audio service.