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`(12) Ulllted States Patent
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`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,458,356 B2
`*Jun. 4, 2013
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`(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING
`PLAYLISTS
`
`.
`.
`(75) Inventor: Martin Weel, Modjeska, CA (US)
`_
`(73) Ass1gnee: Black Hills Media, Portsmouth, NH
`(US)
`
`( * ) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U'S'C 154(b) by 0 days'
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis-
`claimer.
`
`CN
`EP
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`(21) App1.No.: 13/555,557
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`(22) Filed:
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`Jul. 23, 2012
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`5,440,334 A
`5,493,692 A
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`(200601)
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`(51) Int. Cl.
`G06F 15/16
`(52) us CL
`USPC __________ __ 709/231; 709/217; 709/218; 709/219
`(58) Field of Classi?cation Search
`USPC ........................................ .. 7O9/217E219, 231
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`Primary Examiner * Mohamed Wasel
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`(57)
`
`ABSTRACT
`
`A system for sharing playlists utilizes a network, such as the
`Internet. A player device other than a general purpose com
`puter, such as a dedicated media player or a remote control for
`a dedicated media player, is in communication With the server
`Over the hetWerk- The Player device is eehhghred to receive a
`Playhst, queue the Playhst, display the Playhst, and Play a
`selection from the playlist. A user pro?le may be used to
`identify playlists that are likely to contain selections of inter
`est to the user.
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`34 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets
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`INTERNET
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`CLIENT
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`REMOTE
`CONTROL
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`DEDICATED
`MEDIA PLAYER
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`SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING
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`This patent application is a continuation of US. patent
`application Ser. No. 12/114,286, ?led May 2, 2008, entitled
`“SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING PLAYLISTS,”
`Which is a divisional of US. patent application Ser. No.
`10/840,110, ?led May 5, 2004, entitled “METHOD AND
`DEVICE FOR OBTAINING A PLAYLIST BASED ON
`USER PROFILE MATCHING,” now US. Pat. No. 8,028,
`03 8, each of Which is hereby incorporated herein by reference
`in its entirety. This patent application is also related to US.
`patent application Ser. No. 10/840,104, ?led May 5, 2004,
`entitled “HYBRID SET-TOP BOX FOR DIGITAL ENTER
`TAINMENT NETWORK,” noW abandoned; US. patent
`application Ser. No. 10/ 840,109, ?led May 5, 2004, entitled
`“METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYING A FIRST
`DEVICE TO DIRECT A NETWORKED AUDIO DEVICE
`TO OBTAIN A MEDIA ITEM,” now US. Pat. No. 8,028,
`323; US. patent application Ser. No. 13/207,113, ?led Aug.
`10, 2011, entitled “METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COM
`PUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR EMPLOYING A
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`FIRST DEVICE TO DIRECT A NETWORKED AUDIO
`DEVICE TO RENDER A PLAYLIST,” now US. Pat. No.
`8,214,873; US. patent application Ser. No. 13/539,923, ?led
`Jul. 2, 2012, entitled “METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COM
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`PUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR EMPLOYING A
`FIRST DEVICE TO DIRECT A NETWORKED AUDIO
`DEVICE TO RENDER A PLAYLIST;” US. patent applica
`tion Ser. No. 10/840,108, ?led May 5, 2004, entitled
`“DEVICE DISCOVERY FOR DIGITAL ENTERTAIN
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`MENT NETWORK;” US. patent application Ser. No.
`12/114,273, ?led May 2, 2008, entitled “SYSTEM AND
`METHOD FOR SHARING PLAYLISTS,” noW abandoned,
`Which is a divisional of the above-referenced US. patent
`application Ser. No. 10/840,110; and US. patent application
`Ser. No. 12/019,015, ?led Jan. 24, 2008, entitled “DEVICE
`DISCOVERY FOR DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NET
`WORK,” Which is a divisional of the above-referenced US.
`patent application Ser. No. 10/840,108, each of Which is
`hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention relates generally to the sharing of
`playlists. The present invention relates more particularly to a
`system and method for sharing playlists Wherein a dedicated
`media player is con?gured to receive, store, and display play
`lists and to play selections from playlists.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Playlists for music and movies are Well knoWn. A playlist
`is a list of a user’s favorite selections. Popular personal com
`puter (PC) media playing programs, such as WindoWs Media
`Player (a trademark of Microsoft Corporation), offer the
`capability for a user to compile a playlist. The user may
`subsequently select items to be played from the playlist and
`the media playing program then plays the selected items. The
`use of such a playlist simpli?es the selection process and thus
`makes listening to music or vieWing movies easier and more
`enjoyable.
`Typically, such selection is accomplished by vieWing a
`playlist Within the media playing program and by designating
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`Which selection is to be played. The selection to be played
`may be designated by clicking on it With a mouse, for
`example.
`Playlists also facilitate the playing of a plurality of selec
`tions in a particular order. That is, the playlist may be com
`piled in an order in Which the playing of selections therefrom
`is desired. The selections may then be automatically played
`sequentially from the playlist. Typically, selections may also
`be played randomly from a playlist.
`Playlists are typically compiled by revieWing a list of selec
`tions available for play and then choosing those selections
`that the user Would like to have on the playlist. Thus, a user
`may revieW songs that are stored on a personal computer’s
`hard drive and compile a playlist therefrom, for example.
`The playlist may subsequently be edited or updated as neW
`selections become available and/ or the user’s preferences
`change. Thus, a user’s playlist may re?ect a group of selec
`tions that Was compiled over an extended length of time, such
`as several years.
`The sharing of playlists is also knoWn. Popular ?le sharing
`programs, such as KaZaa (a trademark of Sharman Net
`Works), facilitate the sharing of playlists. Using such systems,
`it is possible for a user to doWnload a list of songs or movies
`that another individual has compiled. This list may then be
`used to make or modify a playlist for the user.
`Although such playlists and playlist sharing systems have
`proven generally suitable for their intended purposes, they
`possess inherent de?ciencies, Which detract from their overall
`effectiveness and desirability. For example, according to con
`temporary methodology, playlists are only communicated to
`and used With general purpose computers, such as IBM com
`patible personal computers (PCs) and Apple computers.
`Further, there is no contemporary system for easily identi
`fying people Who have similar interest, such that their playlist
`can be doWnloaded. Rather, according to contemporary meth
`odology, playlists are obtained by searching on keyWords,
`such as the titles of selections contained Within the playlists.
`HoWever, the mere fact that the person’s playlist has a par
`ticular selection in it does not necessarily mean that the play
`list contains other selections that a user may enjoy.
`As such, although the prior art has recognized, to a limited
`extent, the problems of ?nding and using playlists, the pro
`posed solutions have, to date, been ineffective in providing a
`satisfactory remedy. Therefore, it is desirable to provide a
`system and method for sharing playlists, Wherein the playlists
`are communicated to, stored in, and displayed upon player
`devices other than general purpose computers. It is also desir
`able to provide a method for identifying playlists that are
`likely to contain selections that Will be enjoyed by a user.
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`BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`While the apparatus and method has or Will be described
`for the sake of grammatical ?uidity With functional explana
`tions, it is to be expressly understood that the claims, unless
`expressly formulated under 35 USC 112, are not to be con
`strued as necessarily limited in any Way by the construction of
`“means” or “steps” limitations, but are to be accorded the full
`scope of the meaning and equivalents of the de?nition pro
`vided by the claims under the judicial doctrine of equivalents,
`and in the case Where the claims are expressly formulated
`under 35 USC 112 are to be accorded full statutory equiva
`lents under 35 USC 112.
`The present invention speci?cally addresses and alleviates
`the above mentioned de?ciencies associated With the prior
`art. More particularly, according to one aspect the present
`invention comprises a system for sharing playlists, Wherein
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`the system comprises a dedicated media player that is con
`?gured to receive a playlist and to display the playlist. Selec
`tions from the playlist may thus be chosen and played, as
`desired.
`As used herein, a dedicated media player is de?ned as a
`media player other than a general purpose computer. Further
`details on the use of this term and examples of dedicated
`media players are provided beloW.
`According to another aspect, the present invention com
`prises a system for sharing playlists, Wherein the system
`comprises a netWork and a player device. The player device
`typically comprises either a dedicated media player or a
`remote control for a dedicated media player.
`The player device is in communication With the netWork
`and the player device is con?gured to receive a playlist, store
`the playlist, display the playlist, and play a selection from the
`playlist.
`The netWork may comprise any desired type of netWork.
`Preferably, the netWork comprises a Wide area netWork
`(WAN), such as the Internet. HoWever, the netWork may
`alternatively comprise a local area netWork (LAN).
`Player devices include music players, video players, and
`remote controls for music players and video players. More
`speci?c examples of player devices include MP3 players,
`cellular telephones, set top boxes, a stereos, televisions, car
`stereos, video monitors, and video storage player devices, as
`Well as remote controls for any of these devices. One example
`of a video storage player device is TiVo (a trademark of TiVo,
`Inc.).
`The player device may be a portable player device that is
`con?gured to receive streaming audio. The player device may
`also be a non-portable player device that is con?gured to
`receive streaming audio and/ or a remote control therefor.
`The player device may comprise a netWork adapter, such as
`an Ethernet card, to facilitate communication With a netWork.
`The player device may comprise either a Wired or Wireless
`netWork adapter. Examples of Wireless netWork adapters
`include those that comply With the Bluetooth (a trademark of
`Bluetooth SIG, Inc.) standard and those that comply With the
`WiFi (a trademark of the WiFi Alliance) standard.
`The player device preferably comprises an LCD display for
`displaying the playlist. HoWever, any other suitable type of
`display may similarly be utiliZed.
`The player device is preferably con?gured to facilitate
`searching for playlists. That is, the player device upon Which
`the playlists are stored and displayed is preferably also
`capable of locating, requesting and retrieving playlists, pref
`erably by merely pushing a button.
`Alternatively, playlists may be located and requested via
`the use of a general purpose computer or the like. Playlists do
`not have to be requested by the same device that receives the
`playlist. For example, a general purpose computer may be
`used to request playlists that are then communicated from
`other general purpose computers or other dedicated media
`players to the user’s player device.
`According to one aspect, the present invention comprises a
`server upon Which a plurality of playlists is stored and the
`player device is con?gured to receive playlists from the
`server. Thus, the player device may participate in the netWork
`as a client according to a client/ server model of the netWork.
`According to another aspect, the present invention does not
`include a server. Rather, the present invention comprises a
`plurality of other player devices and/or general purpose com
`puters upon Which a plurality of playlists are stored and the
`user’ s player device is con?gured to receive playlists from the
`otherplayer devices and/ or general purpose computers. Thus,
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