System and method for associating a media recommendation with a media item

a media recommendation and media item technology, applied in knowledge representation, computing models, instruments, etc., can solve the problem of increasing the accessibility of music only heightened a long time ago

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-02-16
CONCERT TECH
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Enables users to play and access media items recommended by others without subscription fees by leveraging publicly available media content, enhancing the functionality of media recommendation systems by incorporating freely accessible media sources.

Problems solved by technology

However, the increased accessibility of music has only heightened a long-standing problem for the music industry, which is namely the issue of linking audiophiles with new music that matches their listening preferences.
One problem with these recommendation systems is that they often result in the recommendation of media items, such as songs, to which the user of a peer device does not have access, such as via a paid subscription service.

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[0021]The embodiments set forth below represent the necessary information to enable those 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 addressed herein. It should be understood that these concepts and applications fall within the scope of the disclosure and the accompanying claims.

[0022]In accordance with an exemplary and non-limiting embodiment a first peer device includes a communication interface and a controller associated with the communication interface configured to receive a selection of a media item recommendation. The media item recommendation includes a recommended media item and media item metadata. In one exemplary embodiment, the media item recommendation originates at a second peer device. On...

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Abstract

A first peer device includes a communication interface and a controller associated with the communication interface configured to receive a selection of a media item recommendation of a media item, the media item recommendation including media item metadata and originating at a second peer device, and execute a search of one or more publicly accessible third party media content providers utilizing the media item metadata based upon one or more search content preferences. The search results thusly obtained are then received and displayed.

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[0001]This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 149,216, filed Feb. 2, 2009, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a system and method for acquiring recommended media items and other media items related thereto from public sources.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]In recent years, there has been an enormous increase in the amount of digital media, such as music, available online. Services such as Apple's iTunes enable users to legally purchase and download music. Other services such as Napster and RealNetwork's Rhapsody provide access to millions of songs for a monthly subscription fee. As a result, music has become much more accessible to listeners worldwide. However, the increased accessibility of music has only heightened a long-standing problem for the music industry, which is namely the issue of linking audiophiles with new music that matches...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30
CPCH04L67/306G06F17/30053G06F16/635G06F16/686G06F16/4387G06N20/00G06N5/04G06N5/02H04L65/60
InventorASKEY, WAYMEN J.FARRELLY, EUGENE MATTHEW
OwnerCONCERT TECH