Facilitating streaming media access via a media-item database
US10331736B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/61
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments are described herein that include a method involving a computing system receiving a first message from a first playback device and a second message from a second playback device. The first message and the second message including first metadata and second metadata, respectively. The computing system determines that the first media item and the second media item are the same based on the received first metadata and the received second metadata, and in response, stores association data. The computing system receives an identification of one or more streaming services accessible by the third playback device which includes the first streaming service, and a media-item request including the second service media-item identifier used by the second streaming service. In response to receiving the media-item request, facilitating media streaming access to the first media item by the third playback device using the first streaming service.
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