Spotify Ab

Oskar Werkelin Ahlin

Richard John Titmuss

Per Eckerdal

Evan Shrubsole

Jamie Kirkpatrick

Karl Sigfrids

Erik Broberg

Aron Joel Manucheri

Daniel Per Åke Lindstrand

Björn Håkan Lindberg

Oskar Kjellin

Conor Taylor

Lonneke Van Es

Charlotta Ollesdotter

Issra Amir Omer

Perttu Santeri Hernejärvi

Mattias Svala

Mikael Ragnhult

Keenan Cassidy

Richard Titmuss

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 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.

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.

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.

Methods, systems, and/or devices for controlling media presentation at a shared media presentation system are described herein. To that end, an electronic device defines a distance-related access restriction between a media presentation system and a second electronic device. The device selects one or more access control settings for the media presentation system to be controlled by the second electronic device. The device receives a request, from the second electronic device, to control playback at the media presentation system. In accordance with a determination that the second electronic device meets the distance-related access restriction, the device provides authorization for the second electronic device to access the media presentation system using media control requests that comply with the one or more access control settings selected by the electronic device.

Methods and systems for dynamic creation of hotspots for media control

Methods, systems, and/or devices for controlling media presentation at a shared media presentation system are described herein. In one aspect, a first electronic device detects user input requesting to indicate availability of a media presentation system for use by one or more other electronic devices. In response to detecting the user input, the first electronic device transmits an indication of availability of the media presentation system for use by the one or more other electronic devices. The first electronic device also receives, from a second electronic device of the one or more other electronic devices, a request for access to the media presentation system. In response to receiving the request, the first electronic device transmits, to the second electronic device, an authentication token that allows the second electronic device to access the media presentation system through submission of media control requests that include the authentication token.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores instructions for execution by a first client device, including instructions for transmitting an indication of availability of a first media presentation system and for transmitting to a second device a first authentication token for allowing the second device to access the first media presentation system, in response to a request from the second client device. The instructions also include instructions for requesting access to a second media presentation system that a third client device has indicated as being available and for sending to a server system a media control request directed to the second media presentation system. The media control request includes a second authentication token received from the third client device to allow the first client device to access the second media presentation system.

Methods, systems, and/or devices for sharing control of media presentation systems are described herein. In one aspect, a first electronic device receives, from a second electronic device, an indication of availability of a media presentation system ('MPS') for use by the first electronic device. In accordance with detecting the indication of availability of the MPS, the first electronic device sends a request for access to the MPS. In response to sending the request for access to the MPS, the first electronic device receives, from the second electronic device, an authentication token that allows the first electronic device to access the MPS through submission of media control requests that include the authentication token. The first electronic device also sends, to a server system, a media control request that includes the authentication token and causes the server system to send a command corresponding to the media control request to the MPS.

Methods, systems, and/or devices for controlling media presentation at a shared media presentation system are described herein. In one aspect, a server system authorizes a first electronic device associated with a first user to control a media presentation system. A request to indicate availability of the media presentation system for use by one or more other electronic devices is received from a first electronic device. An authentication token for the media presentation system is sent to the first electronic device. Furthermore, a media control request including the authentication token is received from a second electronic device that is one of the one or more other electronic devices. In accordance with a determination that the authentication token permits access to the media presentation system, the server system sends a command corresponding to the media control request to the media presentation system.

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Oskar Werkelin Ahlin