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. A second storage is browsed utilizing to locate non-static media content item(s) associated with the selected audi content item. In response to finding a non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item, 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 first request message from an electronic device, said first 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 the first request message:
retrieving the selected audio content item, wherein the audio content item is associated with an artist;
and
locating a non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item;
transmitting to the electronic device:
the selected audio content item, and
the located non-static media content item,
wherein the selected audio content item and the located non-static media content item are presented simultaneously by the electronic device;
receiving a second request message from the artist, the second request message including an instruction for the computer server system to modify the non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item; and
in response to the second request message, modifying the non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item accordingly.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the operations of transmitting the located non-static media content item and modifying the non-static media content item are performed in parallel.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein locating the non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item includes accessing the non-static media content item using an origin ID for the selected audio content item, wherein the origin ID includes one or more of the following: a track ID, an artist ID, a playlist ID.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the origin ID is determined using descriptive metadata for the selected audio content item.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the non-static media content item comprises a video content item.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the video content item comprises a video canvas content item.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the audio content item is retrieved from first storage and the non-static media item is located in second storage separate and distinct from the first storage.
8. 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, which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer server system for:
receiving a first request message from an electronic device, said first 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 the first request message:
retrieving the selected audio content item, wherein the audio content item is associated with an artist;
and
locating a non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item;
transmitting to the electronic device:
the selected audio content item, and
the located non-static media content item,
wherein the selected audio content item and the located non-static media content item are presented simultaneously by the electronic device;
receiving a second request message from the artist, the second request message including an instruction for the computer server system to modify the non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item; and
in response to the second request message, modifying the non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item accordingly.
9. The computer server system according to claim 8 , wherein the operations of transmitting the located non-static media content item and modifying the non-static media content item are performed in parallel.
10. The computer server system according to claim 8 , wherein locating the non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item includes accessing the non-static media content item using an origin ID for the selected audio content item, wherein the origin ID includes one or more of the following: a track ID, an artist ID, a playlist ID.
11. The computer server system according to claim 10 , wherein the origin ID is determined using descriptive metadata for the selected audio content item.
12. The computer server system according to claim 8 , wherein the non-static media content item comprises a video content item.
13. The computer server system according to claim 12 , wherein the video content item comprises a video canvas content item.
14. The computer server system according to claim 8 , wherein the audio content item is retrieved from first storage and the non-static media item is located in second storage separate and distinct from the first storage.
15. 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 perform a set of operations, comprising:
receiving a first request message from an electronic device, said first 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 the first request message:
retrieving the selected audio content item, wherein the audio content item is associated with an artist;
and
locating a non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item;
transmitting to the electronic device:
the selected audio content item, and
the located non-static media content item,
wherein the selected audio content item and the located non-static media content item are presented simultaneously by the electronic device;
receiving a second request message from the artist, the second request message including an instruction for the computer server system to modify the non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item; and
in response to the second request message, modifying the non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item accordingly.
16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the operations of transmitting the located non-static media content item and modifying the non-static media content item are performed in parallel.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein locating the non-static media content item associated with the selected audio content item includes accessing the non-static media content item using an origin ID for the selected audio content item, wherein the origin ID includes one or more of the following: a track ID, an artist ID, a playlist ID.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 17 , wherein the origin ID is determined using descriptive metadata for the selected audio content item.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein the non-static media content item comprises a video content item.
20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein the video content item comprises a video canvas content item.