US 11,863,147 B2
Automated pause of media content playback based on sound level
Jimmy Wahlberg, Uppsala (SE); and Thorbiörn Fritzon, Upplands Väsby (SE)
Assigned to Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/568,257.
Application 17/568,257 is a continuation of application No. 17/061,619, filed on Oct. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,245,374.
Application 17/061,619 is a continuation of application No. 16/400,994, filed on May 1, 2019, granted, now 10,833,645, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Application 16/400,994 is a continuation of application No. 15/972,778, filed on May 7, 2018, granted, now 10,320,353, issued on Jun. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0190801 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H03G 3/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H03G 3/34 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC H03G 3/32 (2013.01) [G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H03G 3/344 (2013.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for playing media content, the method comprising:
obtaining, by a first device, a sound measurement indicative of a sound level associated with a particular point in the playback of a media content item by a second device;
determining, by the first device, an expected sound level at the particular point of the media content item, wherein the expected sound level is a dynamic threshold based on the media content at the particular point;
determining, by the first device, a deviation in the sound level from the expected sound level; and
modifying, by the first device, the playback of the media content item by the second device based on the deviation.