Association via audio
AssigneeSpotify AB
InventorsRichard Mitic, Göran Edling
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Abstract
A source device being associated with an account uses playback of a media content item to cause a target device to become associated with the account. The target device enters an association mode and records a portion of the playing content. The target device provides the recording to a server that identifies the song (e.g., using a music fingerprint service) and uses the identification of the song to find the account that caused playback of the identified song. With the account identified, the server provides credentials of the account to target system. The target device accesses content or services using the account. As confirmation of receiving the credentials, the server causes playback of the content to transition to from the source device to the target device.
Claims14
A method for performing association via audio, comprising:
- operating a media playback appliance in a primary mode associated with a first account;
- responsive to the media playback appliance receiving a guest mode signal, creating an audio recording using a sound sensing device of the media playback appliance, wherein the audio recording contains audio associated with a media content item played by a device associated with a second account;
- providing the audio recording from the media playback appliance to a remote server;
- identifying, by the server, the media content item using the audio recording;
- identifying, by the server, credentials associated with the second account based on the identification of the media content item;
- receiving, by the media playback appliance from the server, the credentials;
- and
- operating the media playback appliance in a guest mode associated with the second account based on the identification of the media content item and the credentials associated with the second account.
A system for performing association via audio, comprising:
- one or more processing devices;
- and
- a computer-readable memory device coupled to the one or more processing devices and comprising instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to:
- operate a media playback appliance in a primary mode associated with a first account;
- responsive to the media playback appliance receiving a guest mode signal, create an audio recording using a sound sensing device of the media playback appliance, wherein the audio recording contains audio associated with a media content item played by a device associated with a second account;
- provide the audio recording from the media playback appliance to a remote server;
- identify, by the server, the media content item using the audio recording;
- identify, by the server, credentials associated with the second account based on the identification of the media content item;
- receive, by the media playback appliance from the server, the credentials;
- and
- operate the media playback appliance in a guest mode associated with the second account based on the identification of the media content item and the credentials associated with the second account.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.