Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for improving music playback at a playback device
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Application No.: US17545722Application Date: 2021-12-08
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Publication No.: US12041322B2Publication Date: 2024-07-16
- Inventor: Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah , Vikram Makam Gupta , Madhusudhan Seetharam , Prateek Varshney , Reda Harb
- Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Haley Guiliano LLP
- Main IPC: H04N21/431
- IPC: H04N21/431 ; H04N21/439 ; H04N21/6587 ; H04N21/81 ; H04N21/845

Abstract:
Systems and methods for improving audio playback at a playback device are described herein. In some embodiments, a system transitions between causing playback of a radio broadcast stream to causing playback of device music, such as in response to determining that a quality of the radio broadcast stream is below a threshold value. In some embodiments, a system selects songs to play based on device preferences of a plurality of different media devices. In some embodiments, a system selects a device from which to retrieve songs for playback based on one or more rules.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230179838A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING MUSIC PLAYBACK AT A PLAYBACK DEVICE Public/Granted day:2023-06-08
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