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US 11,573,979 B2Granted
Method for sharing and searching playlists
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsMichael Spiegelman, David E. Brown, Lori Ann Sutton, Pierre Schiro, Christa Maria Stelzmuller, Siddhartha S. Sahay, Daniel Baird, Adam Korman, Alexander Stephen Toth, Poorna Chandra Gowda Bannikuppe Ramachandra, Bipin Suresh
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Abstract
A method for making a playlist available to the public, in which the playlist comprises user-defined descriptor information. The user-defined descriptor information is entered as free form text or prose.
Claims20
A method implemented by a first device of a first user, comprising:
- creating a first playlist comprising at least one media file identifier, wherein the first playlist is designated as private;
- publishing the first playlist in response to receiving a first input for designating the first playlist as public, wherein, after publishing the first playlist, a plurality of media files of the first playlist is available for full access to a first plurality of devices associated with a first plurality of subscribers of a media service, and the plurality of media files of the first playlist is available for limited access to a second plurality of devices associated with a second plurality of non-subscribers of the media service, wherein the first plurality of subscribers of the media service are members of the media service, wherein the second plurality of non-subscribers are not members of the media service, wherein the full access comprises the first plurality of devices having a full ability to play the plurality of media files by streaming the plurality of media files from the media service, and wherein the limited access comprises the second plurality of devices having a limited ability to play the plurality of media files by streaming the media files from the media service;
- displaying a second playlist published on a profile page of a second user;
- and
- playing the second playlist in response to receiving a second input for playing the second playlist.
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A first device, comprising:
- a memory storage comprising instructions;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions, which cause the first device to be configured to:
- create a first playlist for a first user, wherein the first playlist comprises at least one media file identifier, and wherein the first playlist is designated as private;
- publish the first playlist in response to a first input for designating the first playlist as public being received, wherein, after publishing the first playlist, a plurality of media files of the first playlist is available for full access to a first plurality of devices associated with a first plurality of subscribers of a media service, and the plurality of media files of the first playlist is available for limited access to a second plurality of devices associated with a second plurality of non-subscribers of the media service, wherein the first plurality of subscribers of the media service are members of the media service, wherein the second plurality of non-subscribers are not members of the media service, wherein the full access comprises the first plurality of devices having a full ability to play the plurality of media files by streaming the plurality of media files from the media service, and wherein the limited access comprises the second plurality of devices having a limited ability to play the plurality of media files by streaming the media files from the media service;
- display a second playlist published on a profile page of a second user;
- and
- play the second playlist in response to a second input for playing the second playlist being received.
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A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by a processor, cause a first device to:
- create a first playlist for the first device, wherein the first playlist comprises at least one media file identifier, and wherein the first playlist is designated as private;
- publish the first playlist in response to a first input for designating the first playlist as public being received, wherein, after publishing the first playlist, a plurality of media files of the first playlist is available for full access to a first plurality of devices associated with a first plurality of subscribers of a media service, and the plurality of media files of the first playlist is available for limited access to a second plurality of devices associated with a second plurality of non-subscribers of the media service, wherein the first plurality of subscribers of the media service are members of the media service, wherein the second plurality of non-subscribers are not members of the media service, wherein the full access comprises the first plurality of devices having a full ability to play the plurality of media files by streaming the plurality of media files from the media service, and wherein the limited access comprises the second plurality of devices having a limited ability to play the plurality of media files by streaming the media files from the media service;
- display a second playlist published on a profile page of a second user;
- and
- play the second playlist in response to a second input for playing the second playlist being received.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.