US 12,452,495 B2
Systems and methods for providing a feed of media items to a user
Gustav Johan Rasmus Zwickson, Fairfield, CT (US); and Jackson Deane, Bozeman, MT (US)
Assigned to Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/339,109.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/388,560, filed on Jul. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0022794 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4825 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
at a computing device:
displaying a scrollable feed of media items that includes a representation of a first media item;
while the representation of the first media item is displayed within the scrollable feed of media items, initiating playback of a preview of the first media item;
detecting a swipe input directed to the scrollable feed, by a user, to transition from displaying the representation of the first media item to display of a representation of a next media item;
in response to detecting the swipe input, displaying a representation of a second media item as the next media item, wherein the second media item is selected for the user using a machine learning model;
while the representation of the second media item is displayed, initiating playback of a preview of the second media item; and
in accordance with a determination that the preview of the second media item has completed playback, without further user intervention:
playing a third media item after the second media item; and
adding the second media item to a playback history of the user.