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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2024
Applicant:
Spotify Ab, Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Mikael Ragnhult, Fjärås, SE;
Rifat Ordulu, Stockholm, SE;
Aron Manucheri, Gothenburg, SE;
Kenny Christer Öberg, Gothenburg, SE;
Cecilia Humlelu, Stockholm, SE;
Gustav Mattias Ovar Bergström, Gothenburg, SE;
Assignee:
Spotify AB, Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/60 (2021.12); H04W 4/80 (2017.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/60 (2012.12); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
Abstract
A system for device discovery for social playback is disclosed. The system operates to connect a host media playback device to a media output device and broadcast a social playback session to guest media playback devices. Upon joining a social playback session, a guest media playback device may control the media playback at the host media playback device. Where the media output for the social playback session is provided by the media output device.