Spotify Ab

Dariusz Dziuk

Rahul Sen

Sten Garmark

Nikolaos Toumpelis

Owen Smith

Lars Christian Olofsson

Tristan Jehan

Mateo Rando

Angus William Sackfield

Tetiana Karagodova

Andrea Nicole Doroja Limjoco

Roy Menahem Marmelstein

Matilda Hannäs

Nicola Montecchio

Gustav Söderström

Babar Zafar

Niklas Martin Gustavsson

Anton Kiland

A method performed by a first electronic device includes transmitting, to a server system, a first request message that includes an instruction requesting the server system to return a first audio content item selected via the first electronic device. The method includes receiving, from the server system: the first audio content item that is stored in first storage, and a located non-static media content item that is located, by the server system, in a second storage, separate and remote from the first storage. The non-static media content item associated with the first audio content item. The method includes playing back the first audio content item concurrently with presenting the non-static media content item.

Playback of audio content along with associated non-static media content

One aspect herein relates to a method performed by a server system. In response to receiving a request message from a first electronic device, an audio content item is retrieved and a non-static content item associated with the audio content item is located. The server system transmits, to the first electronic device, the audio content item, and the located non-static media content item. The server system receives a second request message from a second electronic device, the second request message including an instruction for the server system to modify the non-static media content item associated with the audio content item. In response to the second request message, the server system modifies the non-static media content item associated with the audio content item in accordance with the instruction of the second request message from the second electronic device.

A system for multi-track playback of media content includes: a media device; a user interface, provided at the media device, which displays a visual array of media options, a playback logic, provided within the media device, which is configured so that, while a selected point or region is determined by the user interface as being moved in response to user input, within the visual array of media options, the system determines media options that are proximate to the selected point or region, and adjusts playback parameters for corresponding media content items, by crossfading or otherwise combining playback to reflect the media options relative distances from the selected point or region; and a tempo logic, provided within the media device, which is configured to provide or receive a selected tempo and provide the one or more media content items associated with the selected tempo.

Multi-track playback of media content during repetitive motion activities

This disclosure concerns the provision of media, and more particularly streaming of media. In particular, one aspect herein relates to a method performed by a server system of streaming an audio content item to an electronic device. In response to receiving a request message from the electronic device, a selected audio content item is retrieved. A second storage is browsed utilizing to locate non-static media content item(s) associated with the selected audi content item. In response to finding a non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item, the selected audio content item is sent along with the located non-static media content item to the electronic device for simultaneous presentation of the audio content item and the located non static media content item.

A system for supporting a user's repetitive motion activity operates to manage cadence-based playlists identifying one or more media content items having a tempo corresponding to a user's cadence. The cadence-based playlists can be categorized by different tempi or tempo ranges that cover all likely cadences during the user's activities. A media-playback device is provided to acquire a user's cadence and retrieve a cadence-based playlist associated with a tempo or a tempo range corresponding to the cadence.

Cadence-based playlists management system

This disclosure concerns the provision of media, and more particularly streaming of media. In particular, one aspect herein relates to a method performed by a server system of streaming an audio content item to an electronic device. In response to receiving a request message from the electronic device, a selected audio content item is retrieved from a first storage. Descriptive metadata including an origin-ID associated with the retrieved audio content item is determined. A second storage is browsed utilizing said metadata including the origin-ID to locate non-static media content item(s) associated with the origin-ID. In response to finding a non-static media content item associated with the origin ID, the selected audio content item is sent along with the located non-static media content item to the electronic device for simultaneous presentation of the audio content item and the located non-static media content item.

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.

Accessibility management system for media content items

A system and methods for acquiring cadence and selecting a song version based on the acquired cadence are disclosed. If the system detects a new cadence, then a new song version that corresponds to the new cadence can be played. The new song version playback can start in a corresponding position as the location of playback in a currently-playing song version. Each related song version shares one or more characteristics, such as melody, but is different in at least one characteristic, such as tempo.

Cadence-based selection, playback, and transition between song versions

A media system includes: media-playback device including: a media-output device that plays media content items; and a tempo control engine configured to: receive a selection of a desired tempo; and suggest additional media content associated with the desired tempo.

Search media content based upon tempo

Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for cadence determination and media content selection are provided. An example media-playback device comprises a media-output device that plays media content items, a cadence-acquiring device, and a cadence-based media content selection engine. The cadence-acquiring device includes an accelerometer and a cadence-determination engine configured to determine a cadence based on acceleration data captured by the accelerometer. The cadence-based media content selection engine is configured to identify a media content item based on the cadence determined by the cadence-determining engine and cause the media-output device to playback the identified media content item.

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Dariusz Dziuk