US 12,244,904 B2
Media program having selectable content depth
Sten Garmark, Stockholm (SE); Lawrence Kennedy, San Francisco, CA (US); and Johan Oskarsson, Stockholm (SE)
Assigned to Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/504,913.
Application 18/504,913 is a continuation of application No. 17/879,225, filed on Aug. 2, 2022, granted, now 11,849,190.
Application 17/879,225 is a continuation of application No. 16/996,725, filed on Aug. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,438,668, issued on Sep. 6, 2022.
Application 16/996,725 is a continuation of application No. 16/029,798, filed on Jul. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,791,376, issued on Sep. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0155199 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/2387 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4825 (2013.01) [H04N 21/2387 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
8. A method comprising:
accessing a first version of a first selectable media segment, the first selectable media segment having at least the first version and a second version, the second version having more content than the second version;
generating a playback sequence, the playback sequence including the first version of the first selectable media segment followed by the second version of the first selectable media segment;
processing an instruction corresponding to skipping from one selectable media segment to another selectable media segment; and
in response to the instruction, modifying the playback sequence to play a first version of a second selectable media segment, the second selectable media segment having at least the first version and a second version, the second version having more content than the first version.