Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Content pods for streaming media services
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Application No.: US14288122Application Date: 2014-05-27
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Publication No.: US09729596B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Mehul K. Sanghavi , Sagar A. Joshi
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Polsinelli LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; H04L29/06 ; H04L29/08 ; G06Q30/02

Abstract:
Methods and arrangements are provided for the generation and assembly of content pods for playback within an online streaming media service. A content pod is assembled to contain personal content that is relevant to an end user. In some embodiments, personal content can consist of traffic updates, voicemail messages, text messages, social media updates, and personal status updates. A content delivery system determines what personal content is available on the user device through connecting to available information sources. The delivery system then assembles the content pod from these elements in addition to invitational content from content providers. In some embodiments, a bumper message is included in the content pod to provide a context for the elements that are being assembled in combination with each other. Once the content pod is generated, it is sent to the user device to be played during content breaks within the online streaming playback.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150350275A1 CONTENT PODS FOR STREAMING MEDIA SERVICES Public/Granted day:2015-12-03
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