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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Spotify Ab, Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Kurt Jacobson, Stoneham, MA (US);
Marcus Daniel Better, Arlington, MA (US);
Philip Edmonds, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Spotify AB, Stockholm, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/613 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/613 (2022.05); G06F 3/167 (2013.01);
Abstract
A request to play a media content item is received. It is determined whether the play request is ambiguous. Responsive to determining that the play request is ambiguous, then it is determined whether to play a suspended media content item or an alternate media content item. The determination can be made based on a length of time that the suspended media content item has been suspended, a media content item type, or a state, among other factors. Responsive to the determination, playback of the suspended or alternate media content item is initiated.