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US 2014/0195909 A1Published application
Media Playback Queuing for Playback Management
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsFletcher R. Rothkopf, John Benjamin Filson, Kyle H. Yeates
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Abstract
Management or coordination of playback of digital media assets by an electronic device (e.g., a computing device), that supports media playback is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the electronic device can be controlled such that a user is able to schedule playback of distinct digital media assets.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- obtaining a queue of media items selected for playback at a device;
- initiating playback of a first media item in the queue;
- and
- during playback of the media item:
- receiving a user selection of a second media asset item for playback and a location indicating where the second media item is to be placed within the queue, and
- placing the second media item in the queue without interrupting the playback of the first media item.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining a queue of media items selected for playback at a device;
- initiating playback of a first media item in the queue;
- receiving, during playback of the first media item, a user selection of a second media item for playback and a location indicating where the second media item is to be placed within the queue;
- and
- during playback of the first media item, placing the second media item in the queue without interrupting the playback of the first media item.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining a queue of media items selected for playback at a device;
- initiating playback of a first media item in the queue;
- receiving, during playback of the media item, a user selection of a second media item for playback and a location indicating where the second media item is to be placed within the queue;
- and
- during playback of the first media item, placing the second media item in the queue without interrupting the playback of the first media item.
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A method comprising:
- generating a master playlist of media assets for playback at a plurality of devices, wherein the media assets in the master playlist comprise media assets selected by a plurality of users for inclusion in the master playlist;
- based on a playback preference, selecting a media asset from the master playlist for playback at a device from the plurality of devices;
- and
- initiating playback of the media asset selected from the master playlist.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.