US 12,003,558 B2
Device discovery for social playback
Mikael Ragnhult, Fjärås (SE); Rifat Ordulu, Stockholm (SE); Aron Manucheri, Gothenburg (SE); Kenny Christer Öberg Falguera, Gothenburg (SE); Cecilia Humlelu, Stockholm (SE); and Gustav Mattias Over Bergstöm, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Mar. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/186,825.
Application 18/186,825 is a continuation of application No. 17/313,797, filed on May 6, 2021, granted, now 11,637,880.
Prior Publication US 2023/0300184 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 65/60 (2022.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 65/60 (2013.01) [H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for connecting a guest to a social playback session, the method comprising:
initiating a social playback session at a first media playback device, the first media playback device being logged into a first user account;
broadcasting a message for the social playback session from the first media playback device, to permit a second media playback device being logged into a second user account to automatically join the social playback session when the second media playback device is in proximity to the first media playback device and the first user account is linked with the second user account; and
receiving one or more playback control commands from the second media playback device.