METHOD AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING PLAYBACK OF STREAMED MEDIA INCLUDING RELATED MEDIA CONTENT

• US 20160378269A1
• Filed: 06/24/2015
• Published: 12/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Original Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Inventors: CONWAY, FRANK, WOOD, ROBERT WILLIAM, SURESH, ARVIND, SCHNEIDER, TOBIAS HEINRICH
• Granted Patent: US 10,671,234 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1089 by adding media; by removing media
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4025 where none of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. downloading a file in a parallel FTP session, initiating an email or combinational services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast

Abstract

Described herein are methods and electronic devices for performing playback of streamed media, including complementing a media content item with an associated media content item. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, during playback of a first media content item, a message is sent to a computer server system, to return information that a related second media content item is selectable. The information that the second media content item is selectable is displayed at a user interface as a visual array of tiles, wherein each one of the tiles corresponds to a respective second media content item. Playback of the second media content item can be combined with the first media content item. By displaying information about selectable associated media content items to a user, the user will be enabled to individually select associated media content items to complement a currently playbacked media content item.

Claims

1. A method of operating an electronic device for performing playback of a streamed first media content item combined with a second media content item at a user interface of the electronic device, the method comprising:

performing playback of the first media content item,

during the playback of the first media content item,

sending a first data message to a computer server system, the first data message comprising instructions to the computer server system to return information that a second media content item is selectable, the second media content item being related to the first media content item, and

receiving a second data message from the computer server system, the second data message comprising the information that the second media content item is selectable, and in response thereto

displaying at the user interface, as a visual array of tiles, that the second media content item is selectable, wherein each one of the tiles corresponds to a respective second media content item according to the received information,

receiving a first request for requesting playback of the second media content item,

in response to receiving the first request, sending, to the computer server system, a third data message comprising instructions to return the second media content item,

receiving a fourth data message from the computer server system, the fourth data message comprising the second media content item, and

performing playback of the second media content item combined with the first media content item at the user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein performing playback of the second media content item combined with the first media content item comprises one of:

playing the first media content item by a speaker of the user interface, and displaying the second media content item at a display of the user interface, and

displaying the first media content item at the display of the user interface, and displaying the second media content item at the display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein performing playback of the second media content item combined with the first media content item comprises pausing the playback of the first media content item when performing playback of the second media content item.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein performing playback of the second media content item combined with the first media content item comprises proceeding the playback of the first media content item when performing playback of the second media content item.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the second data message comprises receiving the information included in a media stream comprising the first media content item.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the fourth data message comprises receiving the second media content item included in a media stream comprising the first media content item.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a touch-sensitive surface adapted to receive the first request, wherein receiving the first request comprises receiving a user input at the touch-sensitive surface, and wherein the user input comprises one or more of:

a swipe gesture, a tap gesture, and a click gesture.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising determining one of the second media content items based on the user input.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising adjusting the order of the tiles in the array, such that the tile corresponding to the determined second media content item is displayed at the display.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first media content item is a song, and the second media content item comprises one of:

lyrics, a music video, an image, a list comprising other recommended songs, an interview, information regarding an artist or information regarding the song, and a commercial offer.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first media content item is a video, and the second media content item comprises one of:

sub-titles, a song, an image, a list comprising recommended songs or videos, an interview, information regarding an artist or information regarding the video, and a commercial offer.

12. A method of operating an electronic device for performing playback of a streamed first media content item at a user interface of the electronic device, and simultaneously delivering a service at the user interface, the method comprising:

performing playback of the first media content item,

during the playback of the first media content item,

sending a first data message to a computer server system, the first data message comprising instructions to the computer server system to return information that the service is selectable, the service being related to playback of the first media content item, and

receiving a second data message from the computer server system, the second data message comprising the information that the service is selectable, and in response thereto

displaying at the user interface, as a visual array of tiles, that the service is selectable, wherein each one of the tiles corresponds to a respective service according to the received information,

receiving a first request for requesting the service,

in response to receiving the first request, sending, to the computer server system, a second request for service data of the service,

receiving, from the computer server system, the service data of the service in response to the request, and

delivering the service, by utilizing the received service data, combined with performing playback of the first media content item at the user interface.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein delivering the service comprises at least one of:

interacting with the user for playing a game at the user interface,

displaying a commercial offer at the user interface,

displaying a fill-in-form, capturing a user input in the fill-in-form, and sending the user input to a service provider, and

capturing an image with a camera of the electronic device, and uploading the image to the computer server system.

14. An electronic device for performing playback of a streamed first media content item combined with a second media content item at a user interface of the electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

a user interface;

a processor; and

a memory storing computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the electronic device to;

perform playback of the first media content item,

during the playback of the first media content item,

send a first data message to a computer server system, the first data message comprising instructions to the computer server system to return information that a second media content item selectable, the second media content item being related to the first media content item, and

receive a second data message from the computer server system, the second data message comprising the information that the second media content item is selectable, and in response thereto

display at the user interface, as a visual array of tiles, that the second media content item is selectable, wherein each one of the tiles corresponds to a respective second media content item according to the received information,

receive a first request for requesting playback of the second media content item,

in response to receiving the first request, send, to the computer server system, a third data message comprising instructions to return the second media content item,

receive a fourth data message from the computer server system, the fourth data message comprising the second media content item, and

perform playback of the second media content item combined with the first media content item at the user interface.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the memory stores computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the electronic device to perform playback by performing one of:

playing the first media content item by a speaker of the user interface, and displaying the second media content item at a display of the user interface, and

displaying the first media content item at the display of the user interface, and displaying the second media content item at the display.

16. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the memory stores computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the electronic device to perform playback of the second media content item combined with the first media content item by:

pausing the playback of the first media content item when performing playback of the second media content item.

17. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the memory stores computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the electronic device to perform playback of the second media content item combined with the first media content item by:

proceeding the playback of the first media content item when performing playback of the second media content item.

18. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the memory stores computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the electronic device to receive the second data message by receiving the information included in a media stream comprising the first media content item.

19. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the memory stores computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the electronic device to receive the fourth data message by receiving the second media content item included in a media stream comprising the first media content item.

20. The electronic device of claim 14, further comprising a touch-sensitive surface adapted to receive the first request, wherein the memory stores computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the electronic device to receive the first request by receiving a user input at the touch-sensitive surface, and wherein the user input comprises one or more of:

a swipe gesture, a tap gesture, and a click gesture.

21. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the memory stores computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the electronic device to determine one of the second media content items based on the user input.

22. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the memory stores computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the electronic device to adjust the order of the tiles in the array, such that the tile corresponding to the determined second media content item is displayed at the display.

23. An electronic device for playback of a streamed first media content item at a user interface of the electronic device, and simultaneously delivering a service at the user interface, the first electronic device comprising:

a user interface;

a processor; and

a memory storing computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the first electronic device to;

perform playback of the first media content item,

during the playback of the first media content item,

sending a first data message to a computer server system, the first data message comprising instructions to the computer server system to return information that the service is selectable, the service being related to playback of the first media content item, and

receive a second data message from the computer server system, the second data message comprising the information that the service is selectable, and in response thereto

display at the user interface, as a visual array of tiles, that the service is selectable, wherein each one of the tiles corresponds to a respective service according to the received information,

receive a first request for requesting the service,

in response to receiving the first request, send, to the computer server system, a second request for service data of the service,

receive, from the computer server system, the service data of the service in response to the request, and

deliver the service, by utilizing the received service data, combined with performing playback of the first media content item at the user interface.

24. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the memory stores computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the electronic device to deliver the service by performing at least one of:

interacting with the user for playing a game at the user interface,

displaying a commercial offer at the user interface,

displaying a fill-in-form, capturing a user input, and send the user input to a service provider, and

capturing an image with a camera of the electronic device, and uploading the image to the computer server system.

25. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by an electronic device with one or more processors, cause the electronic device to perform the method of

performing playback of the first media content item,

during the playback of the first media content item,

sending a first data message to a computer server system, the first data message comprising instructions to the computer server system to return information that a second media content item is selectable, the second media content item being related to the first media content item, and

receiving a second data message from the computer server system, the second data message comprising the information that the second media content item is selectable, and in response thereto

displaying at the user interface, as a visual array of tiles, that the second media content item is selectable, wherein each one of the tiles corresponds to a respective second media content item according to the received information,

receiving a first request for requesting playback of the second media content item,

in response to receiving the first request, sending, to the computer server system, a third data message comprising instructions to return the second media content item,

receiving a fourth data message from the computer server system, the fourth data message comprising the second media content item, and

performing playback of the second media content item combined with the first media content item at the user interface.