ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,652,184, issued on June 9, was assigned to Google LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).
"Method for managing collaborative playlists" was invented by Justin Lewis (Marina del Rey, Calif.) and Gavin James (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for managing collaborative playlists is disclosed. The method includes providing, by a processing device, indication regarding one or more available collaborative guidance controls, receiving, by the processing device, first user selection regarding one or more of the collaborative guidance controls, receiving, at the processing device, second user suggestion regarding an additional content item...