Creation and control of channels that provide access to content from various audio-provider services
US9841943B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2200/1636
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Example implementations may relate to creation and control of channels. In particular, a computing device may receive a first channel-addition request indicating content from a first audio-provider service and may responsively send to a server an instruction to establish a first channel that provides access to content from the first audio-provider service via an application-program account. With this arrangement, a subsequent second channel-addition request may then similarly lead to establishment of a second channel that provides access to content from the second audio-provider service via the application-program account. After channel-additions, the device may determine a first selection of the added first channel and may responsively cause content from the first audio-provider service to be output by an audio output device. Then, the device may determine a second selection of the added second channel and responsively cause content from the second audio-provider service to be output by the audio output device.
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