Patent ID: 9602609
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: operating a media application in a first mode on a first device, the operating including playing a first media file; providing, to a media application provider, a first indication of a first user action in the media application regarding the first media file; receiving an instruction to operate the media application in a second mode, the instruction being triggered based on the media application operating on a second device designated by a user, the second device being different from the first device; receiving a second indication of a second user action in the media application regarding a second media file; performing the second user action; and discarding the second indication of the second user action without providing the second indication of the second user action to the media application provider, wherein the first indication and the second indication each correspond to at least one of a play count increase or an input to a social network.