Reducing startup delays for presenting remote media items

    公开(公告)号:US10979331B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US15693105

    申请日:2017-08-31

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing system can reduce startup delays for presenting remote media items. For example, when a user requests media content from a media service, the computing system can include information about the first media item to be played in the initial startup messages to reduce the number of roundtrips needed between client and server devices to present the first media item. A media item can include an introductory asset. The introductory asset can be a portion of the full media item that can be decrypted with a local key or not encrypted at all so that a media client can receive and start presenting the introductory media asset quickly while the full media item is being processed by the media client. In some implementations, the system can remove leading silence from the media item so that the amount of delay perceived by the user is reduced.

    REVISITING CONTENT HISTORY
    15.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210149942A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-20

    申请号:US17075625

    申请日:2020-10-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The content items presented to a user account as part of a media station can be recorded in a content history index, which can be requested and presented to the user account. The content history can enable a user to revisit the content items included in the content history and/or provide feedback regarding the content items. The version of the content item returned to the user can be based on the client device used to request the content item. For example, a user that was presented a content item on their mobile device, can later request to revisit the content item on their PC and receive a version of the content item best suited for presentation by the PC, rather than the version presented on the mobile device.

    STEERING FOR UNSTRUCTURED MEDIA STATIONS
    18.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190079935A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-14

    申请号:US15885047

    申请日:2018-01-31

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: The present technology pertains to steering a playlisting service toward media items that are likely to receive positive feedback from a user operating a client device. The present technology permits a request to play media items without requiring an input context. A playlist service can begin to receive feedback on the playback of the media items and the received playback can be utilized by a steering service in response to a steering request to identify media items for playback that are likely to receive positive feedback based on the feedback received on a sequence of previously played media items.

    PERSONALIZED MEDIA STATIONS
    20.
    发明申请
    PERSONALIZED MEDIA STATIONS 审中-公开
    个性化媒体站

    公开(公告)号:US20140114772A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-24

    申请号:US13913332

    申请日:2013-06-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06Q30/0271 G06F16/2386 G06F16/44

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating an internet radio media station based on metadata available on the user's media library. The media station can be generated in response to a subscription request to an internet radio service. In one example, the media station is generated without a user seed. Metadata related to the user's media library is analyzed and format rules are selected and configured according to the analysis. The format rules are associated with slots in a media station that define the playback sequence of the media station.

    Abstract translation: 用于基于在用户媒体库上可用的元数据生成互联网无线电媒体站的系统,方法和非暂时计算机可读存储介质。 可以响应于对因特网无线电服务的订阅请求而生成媒体站。 在一个示例中,媒体站在没有用户种子的情况下生成。 分析与用户媒体库相关的元数据,并根据分析选择和配置格式规则。 格式规则与媒体站中定义媒体播放顺序的时隙相关联。

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