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| 20090006993 | Method, computer program product and apparatus providing an improved spatial user interface for content providers - Methods, computer program products and apparatus provide an improved spatial user interface for content providers. In one non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, a method includes: displaying a plurality of first user interface (UI) objects each corresponding to an individual category of a plurality of categories, wherein a distance between two displayed first UI objects is indicative of a degree of similarity between the corresponding categories; and in response to a user selection of one of the displayed first UI objects, displaying at least one second UI object identifying at least one content provider associated with the category of the selected first UI object. The exemplary method may be utilized, for example, to assist a user in locating radio stations similar to a preferred radio station. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090113300 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LISTENING TO AUDIO CONTENT - A method including selecting a presentation content group, displaying content identifiers corresponding to the presentation content group, selecting a content identifier, and instantly presenting a substantially live presentation content from a media provider corresponding to the selected content identifier to a user. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090172103 | EVENT BASED INSTANT MESSAGING NOTIFICATION - A message is received in a device, the message is analyzed to determine a type of a content of the message, and a notification is provided to a user of the device, the notification being dependent on the type of message. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100094726 | Digital Media Purchasing as an Extension of Previewing - Content purchases or purchases of other items may be automatically completed upon expiration of a preview period. Thus, no user interaction may be needed to transition from a preview phase to purchasing. Upon expiration of the preview period, a user may be given an opportunity to undo the transaction. The availability of the undo option may last a predefined amount of time. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100162178 | Apparatus, method, computer program and user interface for enabling user input - An apparatus, method, computer program and user interface the apparatus including: a display configured to display a first item; | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100235328 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING CONTENT PLAYBACK - An approach is provided for tracking played content that includes determining whether elapsed play time for particular content is greater than a threshold duration. Based on the determination that elapsed play time is greater than the threshold duration, data is stored. The data indicates the particular content is to be indicated in a list of played content. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110107225 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING AN EMBEDDED CONTENT OBJECT - An approach is provided for customizing an embedded content object. A customizing module receives a request, from a first user, to view a content object of a second user. The method then determines whether the first user is engaged in a session with a first service, wherein the first service shares login credentials with a second service associated with the content object. From the determination, the module retrieves identity information of the first user from the second service based on the shared login credentials and selects actions or content to present in the content object based on the identity information of the first user. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110119637 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTING WITH A CONTENT OBJECT - An approach is provided for interacting with an embedded content object. A request is received, from a device, to access an embedded content object, wherein the content object is related to a content playlist. On receipt of the request, the content object determines whether its content is available. The content object then causes, at least in part, actions that result in an interaction behavior based on the determination. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110125763 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SIMILARITY OF MEDIA INTEREST - An approach is provided for finding users with similar media interest. A media service platform retrieves a first media profile of a first user and a second media profile of a second user, wherein each of the profiles includes information of a plurality of media parameters and playback data relating to at least one of the plurality of media parameters. Next, the media service computes similarity values between the first user and the second user based on the weighted playback data of the media profiles. The media service platform then determines a similarity score between the first user and the second user using the similarity values. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125765 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING MEDIA PROFILE - An approach is provided for updating a media profile. The social media service receives a request, from a device, to update a content object, wherein the content object includes a content playlist for expressing a content preference of a user of the device. Then, the social media service, in response to the request, automatically retrieves information related to the content preference from the device or another device associated with the user. Next, the social media service selects one or more content items to include in the content playlist based on the retrieved content preference information. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110131180 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A CONTENT OBJECT - An approach is provided for configuring a content object. A service receives a request, from a user, to configure a content object at a device. The service then causes, at least in part, a change to a state of the content object based on the request. The content object is related to a content playlist, and a configuration of the content object is stored at a host. | 06-02-2011 |
