US 10,768,771 B2Granted

Social interaction in a media streaming service

AssigneeApple Inc.

InventorsTaylor G. Carrigan, Steve S. Gedikian, Michael Trent Reznor, Brendon E. Manwaring, Shaun C. Lind, Ofer Morag, Monika E. Gromek, William Martin Bachman, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Thomas Alsina, Justin G. Wismer, Ryan D. Walsh

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Abstract

A streaming media service can permit artists or other users to create and upload “posts” to the service. Posts can include text, references to content items in the catalog of the streaming media service, and/or non-catalog media content items that are created by the artist and uploaded as part of the post. Posts can be presented to users as they browse the catalog of the streaming media service and/or in a dedicated feed. The rendering of a post on a user device can include graphical user interface controls that allow the user to access content items referenced by or included in the post.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A method implemented at a server of a media streaming service that maintains a catalog of media content, the method comprising:

receiving, at the server, posting data from a source device associated with a single user account having a posting privilege that supports posting via a first posting identity and a second posting identity, wherein the posting privilege is associated with a first posting identifier identifying the first posting identity corresponding to a first set of one or more persons and a second posting identifier identifying the second posting identity corresponding to a second set of one or more persons, wherein the second set of one or more persons is different from the first set of one or more persons, the posting data including a content item and an indication of a selection of one of the first posting identifier and the second posting identifier;
generating, at the server, a post based on the received posting data, wherein generating the post includes:
determining a background image for the post based at least in part on the selected posting identifier indicated by the posting data;
determining an author identifier for the post based at least in part on the selected posting identifier indicated by the posting data;
and
generating post body data based at least in part on information from the content item, the post body data including data defining a user-operable control operable by a user to interact with the content item;
analyzing, by the server, a media-consumption history of a user of a user device;
automatically identifying, by the server, the user as a follower of an artist that is identified by the selected posting identifier, based on the analysis of the media-consumption history of the user;
and
storing, by the server, user account information identifying the user as the follower of the artist.

7 more elements

A server system comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium that stores:
a user account data store to store user account information for a plurality of users;
a catalog data store to store a catalog of media content;
and
a social content data store to store posts generated by artists;
a network interface;
and
a processing subsystem coupled to the non-transitory storage medium and the network interface, the processing subsystem being configured to:
receive, via the network interface, posting data from a source device associated with a single user account associated with a respective user among the plurality of users having a posting privilege that supports posting via a first posting identity and a second posting identity, wherein the posting privilege is associated with a first posting identifier identifying the first posting identity corresponding to a first set of one or more persons and a second posting identifier identifying the second posting identity corresponding to a second set of one or more persons, wherein the second set of one or more persons is different from the first set of one or more persons, the posting data including a content item and an indication of a selection of one of the first posting identifier and the second posting identifier;
generate a post based on the received posting data, wherein generating the post includes:
determining a background image for the post based at least in part on the selected posting identifier indicated by the posting data;
determining an author identifier for the post based at least in part on the selected posting identifier indicated by the posting data;
and
generating post body data based at least in part on information from the content item, the post body data including data defining a user-operable control operable by a user to interact with the content item;
analyze a media-consumption history of a user of a user device;
automatically identify the user as a follower of an artist that is identified by the selected posting identifier, based on the analysis of the media-consumption history of the user;
and
store user account information identifying the user as the follower of the artist.

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A non-transitory storage medium storing a catalog of media content and one or more programs, which, when executed by one or more processors of a server of a media streaming service, cause the server to:

receive, at the server, posting data from a source device associated with a single user account having a posting privilege that supports posting via a first posting identity and a second posting identity, wherein the posting privilege is associated with a first posting identifier identifying the first posting identity corresponding to a first set of one or more persons and a second posting identifier identifying the second posting identity corresponding to a second set of one or more persons, wherein the second set of one or more persons is different from the first set of one or more persons, the posting data including a content item and an indication of a selection of one of the first posting identifier and the second posting identifier;
generate, at the server, a post based on the received posting data, wherein generating the post includes:
determining a background image for the post based at least in part on the selected posting identifier indicated by the posting data;
determining an author identifier for the post based at least in part on the selected posting identifier indicated by the posting data;
and
generating post body data based at least in part on information from the content item, the post body data including data defining a user-operable control operable by a user to interact with the content item;
analyze, by the server, a media-consumption history of a user of a user device;
automatically identify, by the server, the user as a follower of an artist that is identified by the selected posting identifier, based on the analysis of the media-consumption history of the user;
and
store, by the server, user account information identifying the user as the follower of the artist.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/871,683Filed 30 Sep 2015 · us provisional application
Priority: 5 Jun 2015
Published: US 2016/0357355 A18 Dec 2016
Granted: 8 Sep 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

G06Q 30/00
Commerce
G06F 3/0481
Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a…
G06Q 10/40
Administration; Management: business processes related to social networking or social networking services
G06Q 10/42
Business processes related to social networking or social networking services: determination of affinities or common interests between users

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Application62/171,812Us provisional application · filed 5 Jun 2015
US 2016/0357355 A1Pre-grant publication · published 8 Dec 2016
US 10,768,771 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

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