US 12,382,140 B2
Stateless playback control for collaborative media consumption sessions
Maximiliano Carlos Chiavassa, Barcelona (ES); and Radosław Oskar Miazio, London (GB)
Assigned to Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/494,352.
Prior Publication US 2025/0142170 A1, May 1, 2025
Int. Cl. H04N 21/472 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/47217 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of performing a control function for stateless playback, the method comprising:
receiving a playback control instruction from a first media playback device, the playback control instruction associated with a collaborative media consumption session;
receiving, from a second media playback device, a request for a playback position corresponding to the collaborative media consumption session;
in response to receiving the request for the playback position from the second media playback device, computing a particular playback position for the collaborative media consumption session corresponding to the playback control instruction; and
sending the particular playback position to the second media playback device.