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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:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Spotify Ab, Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Souheil Medaghri Alaoui, New York City, NY (US);
Miles Lennon, New York City, NY (US);
Kieran Del Pasqua, New York City, NY (US);
Assignee:
SPOTIFY AB, Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06F 17/30772 (2013.01); H04L 65/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure concerns the playback of audio content, e.g. in the form of music. More particularly, the disclosure concerns the playback of streamed audio. In one example embodiment, there is a method of operating an electronic device for dynamically controlling a playlist including one or several audio items. A request to adjust an energy level (e.g. a tempo) associated with the playlist is received. In response to receiving this request, the playlist is adjusted in accordance with the requested energy level (e.g., the tempo).