Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090265212 | ADVERTISING IN A STREAMING MEDIA ENVIRONMENT - A method, system and apparatus of advertising in a streaming media environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes selecting a media content from a content database having content of a plurality of artists and media labels based on a request of a user of a social community environment, streaming the media content from a central server associated with the central database to the user without requiring consideration of the user to access the media content, and generating an advertisement that is displayed to the user when the media content is streamed to the user. The method may include selecting a good and/or a service being marketed in the advertisement based on an artist, an album, a track, a genre, a type, and/or a tempo of the media content and/or based on interests defined in a user profile associated with the user. | 10-22-2009 |
20090265213 | RELEVANT CONTENT TO ENHANCE A STREAMING MEDIA EXPERIENCE - A method, system and apparatus of relevant content to enhance a streaming media experience are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes selecting a media content from a content database having content of a plurality of artists and media labels based on a request of a user of a social community environment, automatically selecting a relevant content related to the media content from at least one of a user generated content library and a professional content library based on match between a meta-data associated with the media content and the relevant content, streaming the media content from a central server associated with the central content database to the user without requiring consideration of the user to access the media content, and displaying the relevant content to the user when the media content is being streamed. | 10-22-2009 |
20090265356 | AUTOMATIC META-DATA SHARING OF EXISTING MEDIA TO CREATE STREAMABLE COLLECTIONS - A method, system, and/or apparatus of automatic meta-data sharing of existing media to create streamable collections are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a server device includes analyzing a media data of a client device to determine at least one meta-data identifier associated with the media data and automatically populating a new mark-up language file using a existing media-collection data associated with certain items of the media data, and creating a streamable media content of the existing media-collection data on the server device based on a reference of the at least one meta-data identifier associated with each of the existing media collection data with a content database of a central server. The method may include communicating the streamable media content from the central server to the user on any client device without requiring consideration of the user to access the media content. | 10-22-2009 |
20090265369 | PLAYABLE MUSIC LIBRARY BUILDING IN A STREAMING MEDIA ENVIRONMENT - A method, system, and apparatus of a playable music library building in a streaming media environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a server device includes, creatin a streamable playlist associated with a user, determining that the streamable playlist is associated with an artist, and determining that a central database includes new tracks of the artist, automatically adding the new tracks to the streamable playlist without charging a consideration to the user. The method may include communicating an alert message to the user when the new tracks may be added to the streamable playlist. The method may create a category playlist associated with the user based on a category of a media content. The method may include determining that the central database may include additional tracks in the category. The method may request that the user to add the additional tracks in the category playlist. | 10-22-2009 |
20100158488 | MULTIPLE STEP IDENTIFICATION OF RECORDINGS - Multiple information is extracted from an unknown recording and information associated therewith. Associated information includes the filename, if the recording is a computer file in, e.g., MP3 format, or table of contents (TOC) data, if the recording is on a removable medium, such as a compact disc. At least one and preferably several algorithmically determined fingerprints are extracted from the recording using one or more fingerprint extraction methods. The information extracted is compared with corresponding information in a database maintained for reference recordings. Identification starts with the most accurate and efficient method available, e.g., using a hash ID, a unique ID or text. Fingerprint matching is used to confirm other matches and validation is performed by comparing the duration of the unknown and a possibly matching reference recording. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161656 | MULTIPLE STEP IDENTIFICATION OF RECORDINGS - Multiple information is extracted from an unknown recording and information associated therewith. Associated information includes the filename, if the recording is a computer file in, e.g., MP3 format, or table of contents (TOC) data, if the recording is on a removable medium, such as a compact disc. At least one and preferably several algorithmically determined fingerprints are extracted from the recording using one or more fingerprint extraction methods. The information extracted is compared with corresponding information in a database maintained for reference recordings. Identification starts with the most accurate and efficient method available, e.g., using a hash ID, a unique ID or text. Fingerprint matching is used to confirm other matches and validation is performed by comparing the duration of the unknown and a possibly matching reference recording. | 06-24-2010 |
20100185732 | AUTOMATIC META-DATA SHARING OF EXISTING MEDIA - Automatic meta-data sharing of existing media method and apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a server device includes analyzing a media data of a client device to determine a meta-data identifier associated with the media data and automatically populating a new mark-up language file using an existing media-collection data associated with certain items of the media data. The meta-data identifier may be generated by a client application that is agnostic of a type of media player application compatible with the media data. The new mark-up language file may include an arrangement of the existing media-collection data of the certain items associated with the media data of the client device. A compatibility rating may be determined between the users based on the similar attributes between the arrangement and the other arrangements and enabling each user of the server device to view mark-up language files of the other users. | 07-22-2010 |
20110196867 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING A PLAYLIST BASED ON A FREQUENCY RATIO - Several methods and systems to generate a playlist based on a frequency ratio are disclosed. In one aspect a method includes, presenting a list of a seed data to a user of a music device, selecting a portion of the seed data based on a preference of a user, and determining an identity of a primary song based on a match between the primary song and the preference of the user. The method also includes providing the user streaming access to the primary song in a database and determining a secondary song based on the primary song. A correlation between the secondary song and the primary song is determined based on an algorithm and the user is provided streaming access to the secondary song. A frequency ratio of the primary song and the secondary song is automatically adjusted in responsive to a selection through a selection tool. | 08-11-2011 |
20120023405 | DYNAMIC CONTROL OF SONG FREQUENCY IN A PLAYLIST PROVIDED THROUGH A MUSIC SERVICE - A method includes inputting a seed data through a media interface associated with a music service on a music device. The seed data is a driver of creation of a playlist associated with the music service. The method also includes dynamically controlling a frequency of songs associated with the seed data in the playlist through a user interface of the media interface. The frequency of songs is a number of primary songs and a number of secondary songs in the playlist. | 01-26-2012 |
20120036981 | ADJUSTMENT OF FAMILARITY IN A PLAYLIST THROUGH A SLIDER - Several methods and a system of an adjustment of familiarity in a playlist through a slider are disclosed. In one embodiment, a user may enter a particular artist or a song name through a keyboard. Once an artist or song is entered the user may be allowed to slide a slider from one end of the spectrum to the other end using a tuner. One end of the spectrum may denote the songs known to the user and the other end of the spectrum may denote the songs unknown to the user. The songs chosen by the user and the user's song selection history may be retrieved from a database module and displayed as a list of unknown songs. The list of unknown songs may be compared with the other songs in the database and a list of similar songs based on the user's seed may be generated as unknown songs. | 02-16-2012 |
20120042248 | GRADUAL VISUAL FADING OF SUBSEQUENT SONGS TO REPRESENT A STREAMING PLAYLIST - In one embodiment, a system includes a database module to store a seed data and a collection of songs. A music server is configured to generate a playlist based on a preference of a user to hear one of a plurality of songs that are known to the user and a plurality of songs that are unknown to the user. The system also includes a music device, comprising a user interface and a client module. The user device is configured to input a seed data and allow a user to control the playlist. The client module is configured to manage a dynamic change in the playlist and apply a visual effect change to the playlist. Communication between the music server and the music device is enabled through a network. | 02-16-2012 |
20130198268 | GENERATION OF A MUSIC PLAYLIST BASED ON TEXT CONTENT ACCESSED BY A USER - A method includes parsing, through a music server communicatively coupled to a client device, a text content of a blog and/or a social media feed accessed by a user of the client device. The method also includes generating, through the music server, a playlist including one or more song(s) related to the text content of the blog and/or the social media feed accessed by the user. Further, the method includes providing, through the music server, access to the generated playlist via the client device. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198632 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING A PLAYLIST BASED ON USER POPULARITY OF SONGS THEREIN THROUGH A MUSIC SERVICE - A method includes inputting a seed data via a music interface associated with a music service on a music device through a user thereof. The seed data is a driver of creation of a playlist associated with the music service. The method also includes determining popularity of songs related to the seed data on a music server based on a usage history of the user with respect to the seed data. The music server is configured to generate the playlist. Further, the method includes providing a capability to the user to control a ratio of popular songs in the playlist related to the seed data on the music interface through another interface therefor. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198633 | LOCATION-BASED MUSIC TAGGING AND SHARING THROUGH A MUSIC SERVICE - A method includes providing, through a music server communicatively coupled to a music device, a capability to a user of the music device to tag a song. The method also includes associating, through the music server, a location of the music device with the song based on the tagging. Further, the method includes solely providing, through the music server, access to the tagged song to the user and/or another user when the corresponding music device of the user and/or another music device associated with the another user is within the location. | 08-01-2013 |
20140358927 | OVERRIDE OF AUTOMATICALLY SHARED META-DATA OF MEDIA - An override of automatically shared meta-data of media method and apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a server device includes automatically populating a hierarchy using a play-list history data associated with a media data of a client device, and modifying the hierarchy based on a user override. The hierarchy may be a hierarchy of the play-list history data of certain items associated with the media data of the client device. A modified hierarchy may be generated based on an addition, deletion and/or an adjust modifying operation of the user override on the hierarchy, and may be automatically populated on a new mark-up language file. A new compatibility rating may be determined between the user and the other users based on the similar attributes between the modified hierarchy and the other hierarchies, and each user may be enabled to view mark-up language files of the other users. | 12-04-2014 |