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Media item context from social media

US9959087B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 2014
Grant dateMay 1, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/52
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments are described herein that may include a computing device. The computing device may receive an indication of a particular media item that is currently playing on a media playback system. The computing system may query a social media service for one or more accounts of the social media service that are connected within a social network to a particular account of the social media service that is registered to the media playback system and have received respective indications of the particular media item from respective media playback systems within a particular period of time. The computing system may receive data indicating the queried one or more accounts of the social media service and cause one or more respective indications of the received one or more accounts of the social media service to be displayed on a graphical interface in association with an indication of the particular media item.

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