Wrapper playlists on streaming media services
US7076478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99945
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The following subject matter associates new or different media content with a particular playlist while maintaining the playlist's corresponding reference(s) to content such as streaming media content. A server component receives a request from a client for one or more content items. The server component identifies a data structure that refers to one or more further content items. Next, the server modifies the data structure to reference the content item or items requested by the client. The server provides the content items referenced by the modified data structure to the client.
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