User perceived gapless playback

摘要

A computing system for selecting and providing content items to a device. The device is configured to output a first content item to a user and to detect events related to the output of the first content item and, in response, to provide a notification to a cloud service related to the event. The device is further configured to receive at least a second content item from the cloud services and to buffer the second content item while outputting the first content item.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a computing device in communication with one or more cloud services, the computing device comprising:
at least one speaker to output audio to a user;one or more communication interfaces to communicate with the one or more cloud services;one or more processors; andcomputer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors cause the processors to:
receive a first instruction from a content scheduling service to obtain a first content item;request the first content item from a content delivery service;receive the first content item from the content delivery service;output the first content item from the speaker;detect an event related to outputting the first content item from the speaker;cause the communication interface to provide a notification related to the event to the content scheduling service;receive a second instruction from the content scheduling service to obtain a second content item;request the second content item from a content delivery service;receive the second content item from the content delivery service;buffer the second content item while the speaker outputs the first content item;determine an end time of the first content item; andoutput the second content item so that a beginning of the second content item is output substantially immediately after the end of the first content item.