US 12,333,213 B2
Playlist selection for audio streaming
Venkatarama Anilkumar Panguluri, Milpitas, CA (US)
Assigned to GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/389,376.
Application 18/389,376 is a continuation of application No. 17/945,395, filed on Sep. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,853,644.
Application 17/945,395 is a continuation of application No. 17/022,603, filed on Sep. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,481,183, issued on Oct. 25, 2022.
Application 17/022,603 is a continuation of application No. 16/447,496, filed on Jun. 20, 2019, granted, now 10,809,973, issued on Oct. 20, 2020.
Application 16/447,496 is a continuation of application No. 16/228,857, filed on Dec. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,372,411, issued on Aug. 6, 2019.
Application 16/228,857 is a continuation of application No. 15/387,345, filed on Dec. 21, 2016, granted, now 10,019,225, issued on Jul. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0126497 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 16/638 (2019.01); G06F 16/68 (2019.01); H04L 65/60 (2022.01); H04L 65/612 (2022.01); H04L 65/65 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [G06F 16/639 (2019.01); G06F 16/686 (2019.01); H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04L 65/612 (2022.05); H04L 65/65 (2022.05); H04L 67/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a vehicle, the method comprising:
determining that the vehicle has been activated;
in response to determining that the vehicle has been activated, obtaining a reference to an audio file from a client device within the vehicle;
requesting a stream of the audio file from one or more audio server devices;
receiving the stream of the audio file; and
causing audible playout of the stream of the audio file, wherein the client device removes the reference to the audio file by updating a playlist indicating that the audio file was played out.