Location-Based Music Content Identification

• US 20160216940A1
• Filed: 04/05/2016
• Published: 07/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
• Inventors: Trammell, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 10,362,077 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• 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 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2227/005 Audio distribution systems for home, i.e. multi-room use
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Example techniques disclosed herein relate to location-based music content identification. In an example implementation, a first computing device receives, over one or more networks, a location message comprising location information indicating a particular location of a second computing device at a given time. Based on the location information and the given time, the first computing device determines identification information indicating media content played by one or more playback devices at the particular location and availability information indicating availability of at least one media item of the media content from a media streaming service. The first computing device transmits, over the one or more networks to the second computing device, the identification information indicating the media content and an indication that the at least one media item of the media content is available for playback via the media streaming service.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, via a first computing device over one or more networks, a location message comprising location information indicating a particular location of a second computing device at a given time;

based on the location information and the given time, determining, via the first computing device, identification information indicating media content played by one or more playback devices at the particular location and availability information indicating availability of at least one media item of the media content from a media streaming service, wherein the one or more playback devices are different from the first computing device and the second computing device; and

transmitting, via the first computing device over the one or more networks to the second computing device, the identification information indicating the media content and an indication that the at least one media item of the media content is available for playback via the media streaming service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the location message comprises receiving the location message comprising the location information indicating the particular location of the second computing device at the given time and at least one of a descriptive identifier of the particular location, a name of a computer network associated with the particular location, geolocation data corresponding to the particular location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the identification information indicating the media content played by the one or more playback devices at the particular location comprises determining playlist information indicating one or more playlists played by the one or more playback devices at the particular location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the identification information indicating the media content comprises transmitting the location information indicating the particular location of the second computing device at the given time.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first computing device is associated with a first party, and wherein receiving the location message comprises:

receiving, via the first computing device over the one or more networks from a third computing device associated with a second party, the location message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the location message comprises:

receiving, via the first computing device over the one or more networks from the second computing device, the location message.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the identification information indicating media content played by one or more playback devices at the particular location comprises:

determining the identification information of the media content played by the one or more playback devices at the particular location during a time period that encompasses the given time.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a first computing device to cause the first computing device to perform functions comprising:

receiving, over one or more networks, a location message comprising location information indicating a particular location of a second computing device at a given time;

based on the location information and the given time, determining, identification information indicating media content played by one or more playback devices at the particular location and availability information indicating availability of at least one media item of the media content from a media streaming service, wherein the one or more playback devices are different from the first computing device and the second computing device; and

transmitting, over the one or more networks to the second computing device, the identification information indicating the media content and an indication that the at least one media item of the media content is available for playback via the media streaming service.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein receiving the location message comprises receiving the location message comprising the location information indicating the particular location of the second computing device at the given time and at least one of a descriptive identifier of the particular location, a name of a computer network associated with the particular location, geolocation data corresponding to the particular location.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein determining the identification information indicating the media content played by the one or more playback devices at the particular location comprises determining playlist information indicating one or more playlists played by the one or more playback devices at the particular location.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein transmitting the identification information indicating the media content comprises transmitting the location information indicating the particular location of the second computing device at the given time.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the second computing device is associated with a first party, and wherein receiving the location message comprises:

receiving, over the one or more networks from a third computing device associated with a second party, the location message.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein receiving the location message comprises:

receiving, via the first computing device over the one or more networks from the second computing device, the location message.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein determining the identification information indicating media content played by one or more playback devices at the particular location comprises:

determining the identification information of the media content played by the one or more playback devices at the particular location during a time period that encompasses the given time.

15. A first computing device, comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing instructions executable by the processor to cause the first computing device to perform functions comprising;

receiving, over one or more networks, a location message comprising location information indicating a particular location of a second computing device at a given time;

based on the location information and the given time, determining, identification information indicating media content played by one or more playback devices at the location and availability information indicating availability of at least one media item of the media content from a media streaming service, wherein the one or more playback devices are different from the first computing device and the second computing device; and

transmitting, over the one or more networks to the second computing device, the identification information indicating the media content and an indication that the at least one media item of the media content is available for playback via the media streaming service.

16. The first computing device of claim 15, wherein receiving the location message comprises receiving the location message comprising the location information indicating the particular location of the second computing device at the given time and at least one of a descriptive identifier of the particular location, a name of a computer network associated with the particular location, geolocation data corresponding to the particular location.

17. The first computing device of claim 15, wherein determining the identification information indicating the media content played by the one or more playback devices at the particular location comprises determining playlist information indicating one or more playlists played by the one or more playback devices at the particular location.

18. The first computing device of claim 15, wherein transmitting the identification information indicating the media content comprises transmitting the location information indicating the particular location of the second computing device at the given time.

19. The first computing device of claim 15, wherein the first computing device is associated with a first party, and wherein receiving the location message comprises:

receiving, over the one or more networks from a third computing device associated with a second party, the location message.

20. The first computing device of claim 15, wherein receiving the location message comprises:

receiving, via the first computing device over the one or more networks from the second computing device, the location message.