Playback of audio content along with associated non-static media content
This disclosure concerns the provision of media, and more particularly streaming of media. In particular, one aspect herein relates to a method performed by a server system of streaming an audio content item to an electronic device. In response to receiving a request message from the electronic device, a selected audio content item is retrieved from a first storage. Descriptive metadata including an origin-ID associated with the retrieved audio content item is determined. A second storage is browsed utilizing said metadata including the origin-ID to locate non-static media content item(s) associated with the origin-ID. In response to finding a non-static media content item associated with the origin ID, the selected audio content item is sent along with the located non-static media content item to the electronic device for simultaneous presentation of the audio content item and the located non-static media content item.
1. A method of streaming an audio content item to an electronic device, the method being performed by a computer server system comprising one or several computers, and the method comprising:
receiving a request message from an electronic device, said request message including an instruction requesting the computer server system to return a selected audio content item to the electronic device;
in response to receiving said request message, before transmitting the selected audio content item to the electronic device:
retrieving said selected audio content item from a first storage;
determining descriptive metadata including an origin identification (ID), associated with said retrieved audio content item; and
browsing a second storage, utilizing said descriptive metadata including the origin ID, to locate a non-static media content item associated with the origin ID;
in response to locating, in the second storage, the non-static media content item associated with the origin ID, transmitting to the electronic device:
the selected audio content item, and
the located non-static media content item,
wherein the audio content item and the located non-static media content item are subsequently presented simultaneously by the electronic device;
in response to not locating, in the second storage, the non-static media content item associated with the origin ID, transmitting to the electronic device, the selected audio content item;
receiving another request message from the electronic device, said other request message including an instruction requesting the computer server system to modify the non-static media content item associated with a selected origin ID; and
in response to the other request message, modifying the non-static media content item associated with the selected origin ID accordingly.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the origin ID includes one or more of the following: a track ID, an artist ID, a playlist ID.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the non-static media content item comprises a video content item.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the video content item comprises a video canvas content item.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first storage is separate and distinct from the second storage.
6. A computer server system for streaming an audio content item to an electronic device, the computer server system comprising:
at least one communications interface for transmission and reception of messages;
at least one processor; and
memory comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor whereby the computer server system is operative to:
receive a request message from an electronic device via the at least one communications interface, said request message including an instruction requesting the computer server system to return a selected audio content item to the electronic device;
in response to receiving said request message, before transmitting the selected audio content item to the electronic device:
retrieve said selected audio content item from a first storage;
determine descriptive metadata including an origin identification (ID), associated with said retrieved audio content item; and
browse a second storage, utilizing said descriptive metadata including the origin ID, to locate a non-static media content item associated with the origin ID;
in response to locating, in the second storage, the non-static media content item associated with the origin ID, transmit, via the at least one communications interface:
the selected audio content item, and
the located non-static media content item,
wherein the audio content item and the located non-static media content item are subsequently presented simultaneously by the electronic device;
in response to not locating, in the second storage, the non-static media content item associated with the origin ID, transmit to the electronic device, the selected audio content item;
receive, via the at least one communications interface, another request message from the electronic device, said other request message including an instruction requesting the computer server system to modify the non-static media content item associated with a selected origin ID; and
in response to the other request message, modify the non-static media content item associated with the selected origin ID accordingly.
7. The computer server system according to claim 6 , wherein the origin ID includes one or more of the following: a track ID, an artist ID, a playlist ID.
8. The computer server system according to claim 6 , wherein the non-static media content item comprises a video content item.
9. The computer server system according to claim 8 , wherein the video content item comprises a video canvas content item.
10. The computer server system according to claim 6 , wherein the first storage is separate and distinct from the second storage.
11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed on a computer server system with at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive a request message from an electronic device via at least one communications interface, said request message including an instruction requesting the computer server system to return a selected audio content item to the electronic device;
in response to receiving said request message, before transmitting the selected audio content item to the electronic device:
retrieve said selected audio content item from a first storage;
determine descriptive metadata including an origin identification (ID), associated with said retrieved audio content item; and
browse a second storage, utilizing said descriptive metadata including the origin ID, to locate a non-static media content item associated with the origin ID;
in response to locating, in the second storage, the non-static media content item associated with the origin ID, transmit, via the at least one communications interface:
the selected audio content item, and
the located non-static media content item,
wherein the audio content item and the located non-static media content item are subsequently presented simultaneously by the electronic device;
in response to not locating, in the second storage, the non-static media content item associated with the origin ID, transmit to the electronic device, the selected audio content item;
receive, via the at least one communications interface, another request message from the electronic device, said other request message including an instruction requesting the computer server system to modify the non-static media content item associated with a selected origin ID; and
in response to the other request message, modify the non-static media content item associated with the selected origin ID accordingly.
12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein transmitting to the electronic device the selected audio content item, and the located non-static media content item includes:
segmenting the located non-static media content item; and
transmitting one or more segments of the located non-static media content item.