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Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 25, 2023
Applicant:

Spotify Ab, Stockholm, SE;

Inventor:
Assignee:

Spotify AB, Stockholm, SE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04855 (2022.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); G06F 3/04855 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for snapping to seek positions in media content using seek guides are provided. Seek guides may be associated with a media content item. Each seek guide may have a position and a radius. When a user seeks to a reference position, a seek guide selector may select a seek guide to use in setting a new playback position. The seek guide selector may use a probabilistic distribution positioned based on the reference position to select a seek guide. Probabilities may be calculated for each seek guide using a cumulative distribution function, and a seek guide may be selected based on the calculated probabilities.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Lindström, Erik Johan Curcio. (2026). Snapping to seek positions in media content using seek guides (U.S. Patent No. 12634558). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12634558

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