Accessibility management system for media content items

• US 9,448,763 B1
• Filed: 10/14/2015
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Original Assignee: Spotify AB (Spotify Technology SA)
• Inventors: Sen, Rahul, Hanns, Matilda, Toumpelis, Nikolaos, Dziuk, Dariusz
• Primary Examiner(s): Choi, Yuk Ting
• Application Number:
  US14/883,323
• Time in Patent Office: 342 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/12 Absolute positions, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/20 Distances or displacements
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/062 used as a control parameter for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/634 Query by example, e.g. query by humming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/636 by using biological or physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path

Abstract

A system operates to manage accessibility of media content items based on a user'"'"'s performance of a repetitive motion activity. The system can generate rule data based on a rule designed to permit access to certain media content items. The rule data can include information about various conditions to be satisfied to make the media content items accessible for playback. Such conditions can be associated with a user'"'"'s performance or status of a repetitive motion activity.

Claims

1. A method of managing accessibility of media content items based on a user'"'"'s performance of a repetitive motion activity, the method comprising:

acquiring, using at least one computing device, a user'"'"'s performance of a repetitive motion activity;

obtaining, using the at least one computing device, rule data, the rule data containing an accessibility condition associated with a media content item, the media content item being inaccessible for a user to select and play back on the at least one computing device before the accessibility condition is satisfied by the user'"'"'s performance of the repetitive motion activity;

determining, using the at least one computing device, that the user'"'"'s performance of the repetitive motion activity satisfies the accessibility condition; and

when the user'"'"'s performance of the repetitive motion activity satisfies the accessibility condition, permitting, using the at least one computing device, the user to select the media content item to play back on the at least one computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving, using the at least one computing device, the media content item upon user'"'"'s selection; and

playing back the media content item on the at least one computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining rule data comprises:

obtaining a rule from a rule provider; and

generating the rule data containing the rule.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

prompting the rule provider to input the rule through a rule management interface.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the rule management interface is configured to enable the rule provider to manage the rule data.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating, using the at least one computing device, a notification to the user, the notification adapted to inform the user of accessibility of the media content item.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the condition includes one or more criteria relating to a repetitive motion activity.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the criteria include at least one of the user'"'"'s cadence, speed, distance, duration, heart rate, location, and out-performance.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, using the at least one computing device, information about the media content item in a first manner when the media content item is inaccessible; and

displaying, using the at least one computing device, information about the media content item in a second manner different from the first manner when the media content item becomes accessible.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying, using the at least one computing device, a message is accompanied with the media content item when the media content item is inaccessible.

11. A computer-readable storage medium comprising software instructions that, when executed, cause at least one computing device to:

acquire a user'"'"'s performance of a repetitive motion activity;

obtain rule data, the rule data containing an accessibility condition associated with a media content item, the media content item being inaccessible for a user to select and play back on the at least one computing device before the accessibility condition is satisfied by the user'"'"'s performance of the repetitive motion activity;

determine that the user'"'"'s performance of the repetitive motion activity satisfies the accessibility condition; and

when the user'"'"'s performance of the repetitive motion activity satisfies the accessibility condition, permit the user to select the media content item to play back on the at least one computing device.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the software instructions cause the at least one computing device to:

retrieve the media content item upon user'"'"'s selection; and

play back the media content item on the at least one computing device.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the software instructions cause the at least one computing device to:

obtain a rule from a rule provider; and

generate the rule data containing the rule.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the software instructions cause the at least one computing device to:

prompt the rule provider to input the rule through a rule management interface.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the rule management interface is configured to enable the rule provider to manage the rule data.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the software instructions cause the at least one computing device to:

generate a notification to the user, the notification adapted to inform the user of accessibility of the media content item.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the condition includes one or more criteria relating to a repetitive motion activity.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the criteria include at least one of the user'"'"'s cadence, speed, distance, duration, heart rate, location, and out-performance.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the software instructions cause the at least one computing device to:

display information about the media content item in a first manner when the media content item is inaccessible; and

display information about the media content item in a second manner different from the first manner when the media content item becomes accessible.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the software instructions cause the at least one computing device to:

display a message is accompanied with the media content item when the media content item is inaccessible.