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System and method for enhanced smart playlists with aggregated media collections

A playlist and media technology, applied in multimedia data indexing, multimedia data retrieval, carrier indicator devices, etc., can solve the problem that the playlist cannot be personalized, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-03-24
ELOY TECH
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Another problem is that shared playlists are static and cannot be personalized with respect to the user the playlist is shared with

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[0020] The embodiments set forth below represent the information necessary to enable one skilled in the art to practice the invention and illustrate the best mode of practicing the invention. Upon reading the following description in light of the accompanying drawing figures, those skilled in the art will understand the concepts of the invention and will recognize applications of these concepts not particularly discussed herein. It should be understood that these concepts and applications are within the scope of this disclosure and the appended claims.

[0021] figure 1 An exemplary media sharing system 10 is shown in which personalized metadata for media items is maintained, according to one embodiment of the invention. In general, system 10 includes a plurality of user devices 12-1 through 12-N having associated users 14-1 through 14-N. In this embodiment, user devices 12-1 through 12-N are connected by a local area network (LAN) 16 and are part of the same subnetwork. Ho...

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A method and system are disclosed for providing a smart playlist in a media sharing system. In one embodiment, a user of a user device participates in a media sharing system wherein a media collectionof the user is aggregated with one or more shared media collections to provide an aggregate media collection of the user. The user device of the user obtains a playlist definition for a smart playlist. Based on the playlist definition, the smart playlist is populated from the aggregate media collection of the user.

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[0001] related application [0002] This application is related to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. _____, entitled "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING APERS ONALIZED UNIVERSAL CATALOG OF MEDIA ITEMS," filed September 2008 filed on the 17th and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to smart playlists. Background technique [0004] Apple Media players enable users connected to a local area network (LAN) to share their media collections with each other. One problem is that personalization metadata is not available when a first user accesses a media item shared by another user. Shared media items cannot be personalized by saving personalized metadata such as usage statistics of the shared media items, user ratings, or the like. As such, there is a need for a system and method for preserving personalized metadata for media items shared in a media sharing system. Another problem is that shared playlists are...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30G11B27/10
CPCG06F17/30749G11B27/34G11B27/11G06F17/30752G06F17/30489G06F17/30772G06F17/3002G06F17/30053G06F16/68G06F16/639G06F16/41G06F16/4387G06F16/686G06F16/24556
Inventor C·M·阿米顿H·萨瑟兰H·斯文森
Owner ELOY TECH