Group playback session management
AssigneeSpotify AB
InventorsOskar David NEHLIN, Daniel Claes Johan COLLIN
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for managing a group session for consuming media content across a plurality of devices. In some configurations and by non-limiting example, the group session operates to synchronize playback and control of media content at the plurality of devices. In one aspect a method of simultaneously playing media content on a plurality of media playback devices for a group session is disclosed.
Claims21
(canceled)
A method for joining a playback group session, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to join the playback group session from a device associated with a user account;
- storing the user account as a member of the playback group session;
- connecting the device to the playback group session;
- and
- transferring a session state for the playback group session to the device.
An electronic device, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing one or more programs, the one or more programs including instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to perform a set of operations, comprising:
- receiving a request to join a playback group session from a device associated with a user account;
- storing the user account as a member of the playback group session;
- connecting the device to the playback group session;
- and
- transferring a session state for the playback group session to the device.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing data instructions for joining a playback group session, which when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations including:
- receiving a request to join the playback group session from a device associated with a user account;
- storing the user account as a member of the playback group session;
- connecting the device to the playback group session;
- and
- transferring a session state for the playback group session to the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.