Spotify Ab

Erik Broberg

Daniel Per Åke Lindstrand

Oskar Werkelin Ahlin

Mattias Svala

Mikael Ragnhult

Aron Joel Manucheri

Björn Håkan Lindberg

Oskar Kjellin

Lonneke Van Es

Issra Amir Omer

Conor Taylor

Charlotta Ollesdotter

Perttu Santeri Hernejärvi

Keenan Cassidy

Claes Johan Daniel Collin

Mark Obcena

Vladimir Ivankov

Celso Santa Rosa Filho

Adnan Waheed

Laura Elizabeth Knill

An electronic device receives a request, from a host user, to initiate a shared playback session. The electronic devices streams media from a playback queue for the shared playback session to the first device and to additional devices. The electronic device determines that the host user has left the shared playback session, and, in response, maintains the playback queue to be accessed by the additional devices. After the host user has left the shared playback session, the electronic device provides media from the playback queue to at least a second device of the additional devices. While providing the media the playback queue, the electronic device receives a request, from the second device, to leave the playback queue and, in response, provides a second media, that is not included in the playback queue, to the second device. The electronic device ceases to provide the playback queue to the second device.

Methods and systems for providing personalized content based on shared listening sessions

A method of integrating a playback device for use with a backend server of a media streaming platform includes the following steps: providing an application programming interface (API) command processor at a server to send and receive network communication with a cloud playback adapted system; receiving at the API command processor, from a cloud playback client associated with the cloud playback adapted system, a status of the cloud playback adapted system; receiving at the API command processor, from the cloud playback client, a playback command to control playback of a media content item; and sending a message from the API command processor to the cloud playback client in response to the playback command, the message including an identification of the media content item to permit the cloud playback adapted system to retrieve the media content item for playback of the media content item by the cloud playback adapted system.

Playback device integration

While a first media content item from a shared playback session is being presented on a set of presentation devices, each of the set of presentation devices corresponding to a respective user of a plurality of users in the shared playback session, a master device receives a request to modify playback of the shared playback session from an observer device of a set of observer devices that corresponds to a presentation device for a first user, wherein the set of observer devices is different from the set of presentation devices. In response to the request to modify playback of the shared playback session, the master device sends a command for an action selected based on the request to each of the set of presentation devices.

Systems and methods for creating a shared playback session

A method is provided for initiating a first shared playback session at a first device of a host user. The method includes, in response to receiving the request from the second device: in accordance with a determination that the second device is a first type of device, providing, to the second device, a first joining method for joining the first shared playback session and in accordance with a determination that the second device is a second type of device, providing, to the second device, a second joining method, distinct from the first joining method for joining the first shared playback session.

A server system stores a list of trusted users that are authorized to access a first electronic device's shared listening sessions. While the first electronic device is hosting a shared listening session playing back media on a second electronic device, the server system receives, from a third electronic device, a request that includes an identifier of the second electronic device. In response to the first request and in accordance with a determination that the third electronic device is associated with a user that is on the list of trusted users, the server system automatically transmits, to the third electronic device, a session identifier for the first shared listening session. The server system receives, from the third electronic device, a request to join the shared listening session, in response to the second request, provides, to the third electronic device, access to control media playback of the first listening session.

Systems and methods for joining a shared listening session

A first client device is associated with a first user hosting a shared playback session. While a first media content item from the shared playback session is being presented on a set of presentation devices, the first client device communicates with a set of observer devices for the shared playback session. The first client device receives a request to modify playback of the shared playback session from a second client device, the second client device being one observer device of the set of observer devices. In response to the request to modify playback of the shared playback session, the first client device determines an action to take with respect to the shared playback session. In response to determining the action to take with respect to the shared playback session, the first client device sends a command for the action to each of the set of presentation devices.

An electronic device receives a request, from a first device of a host user, to initiate a first shared playback session for the first device and one or more additional devices. The electronic device streams media content from a first playback queue to the first device and to the one or more additional devices, the first playback queue including one or more media content items corresponding to the first shared playback session. The electronic device determines that the first device of the host user has left the first shared playback session and, in response, maintains the first playback queue to be accessed by the one or more additional devices. After the host user has left the first shared playback session, the electronic device provides one or more media content items from the first playback queue to at least one of the one or more additional devices.

A server system receives from a first electronic device, an indication that the first electronic device has shared a first listening session playing back on a second electronic device. The server system receives, from a third electronic device, a first request for one or more shared listening sessions playing back on the second electronic device. The request includes an identifier of the second electronic device. In response to the first request, the server system transmits, to the third electronic device, a session identifier for the first listening session. The server system receives, form the third electronic device, a second request to join the first listening session using the session identifier for the first listening session. The server system then provides, to the third electronic device, access to the first listening session playing back on the second electronic device. The server system provides to the first and third electronic devices, a common set of controls for controlling media-playback of the first listening session at the second electronic device.

An electronic device stores, for a first user of a media-providing service, a listening history corresponding to media content items provided by the media-providing service that have been previously consumed by the first user. The electronic device provides a shared playback queue to a first device of the first user and a second device of a second user. The electronic device identifies a source of a first media content item of the one or more media content items in the shared playback queue. Based on the identified source of the first media content item in the shared playback queue, the electronic device determines whether to include the first media content item in the listening history of the first user. The electronic device provides information for a second media content item to the first device of the first user based on the listening history of the first user.

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Erik Broberg