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Systems and methods for providing song samples

US10742701B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Spotify AB · SE

Inventors

Sten Garmark · Stockholm, SE
Quenton Cook · Stockholm, SE
Gustav Soderstrom · Stockholm, SE
Ivo Silva · Stockholm, SE
Michelle Kadir · Stockholm, SE
Peter Stromberg · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 11, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 7, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/6377
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors. The one or more programs include instructions for detecting a display change associated with media content item represented on a display, transmitting a request (e.g., to a server) for at least a portion of the media content item, receiving the requested portion of the media content item, storing the received portion of the media content item in a local cache, receiving a user input indicative of the selection of the media content item, and presenting the received portion of the media content item in response to receiving the user input indicative of the selection of the media content item.

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