Patent ID: 11902286
Assignee: SPOTIFY AB
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of controlling manipulation of a playlist including a queue of media items to be played, the method being performed by a first electronic device having one or more processors and a memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the method comprising:
determining, using a communications protocol, whether a second electronic device is within a predefined proximity of the first electronic device;
in response to determining that the second electronic device is within the predefined proximity of the first electronic device, transmitting a message to a server system indicating that the second electronic device is within the predefined proximity of the first electronic device;
receiving, from the server system, authorization to collaboratively manipulate the playlist with the second electronic device, wherein the authorization to collaboratively manipulate the playlist is sent to the first and second electronic devices; and
sending, to the server system, a request to manipulate the playlist.