Policies for media playback
US10462505B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8113
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments are described herein that help allow for applying policies during playback of media. In one aspect, a method is provided that involves a computing device of a media playback system (a) receiving a request to playback one or more media items that are from a playlist associated with a controller application, (b) applying to the one or more media items one or more playback policies that are associated with the controller application, where a given playback policy restricts at least one aspect of playback of at least one of the one or more media items, and (c) causing playback of the one or more media items in accordance with the one or more playback policies.
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