IP Library Granted Patent US 8,812,580
Granted Patent B2
US 8,812,580 · App. 11/376,049 · Granted Aug 19, 2014

Override of automatically shared meta-data of media

Inventor: David Hyman (Kensington, CA)
Assignee: Beats Music, LLC
G06F17/30053G06F17/30035
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Patent No.
US 8,812,580
App. No.
11/376,049
Granted
Aug 19, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

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 the 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 based on the modified hierarchy. 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 of the server device may be enabled to view mark-up language files of the other users.

Claims (32)

1. A method of a server device comprising:

automatically populating an arrangement of at least some of a playlist history data associated with media data of a client device;

automatically profiling a user of the client device based on the at least some of the playlist history data;

providing a capability to the user of the client device to override the automatic profiling thereof, the override including a modification to at least one of a plurality of media content items associated with the playlist history data;

generating a modified arrangement of the at least some of the playlist history data upon receiving a user override of the profiling; and

automatically populating a new mark-up language file based on the modified arrangement.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modification includes at least one of adding, deleting, or adjusting the at least one media content item associated with the playlist history data.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising enabling the user to execute the playlist history data as a radio station.

4. A method of a client device comprising:

communicating media data to a server device to enable the server device to: analyze a playlist history data associated therewith, automatically populate an arrangement of at least some of the playlist history data, and automatically profile a user of the client device based on the at least some of the playlist history data;

providing a user interface capable of receiving a user input to override the automatic profiling of the user, the user input modifying at least one of a plurality of media content items associated with the playlist history data;

communicating to the server device a user override received via the user interface, the server device generating a modified arrangement of the at least some of the playlist history data based on the user override; and

receiving a new mark-up language file automatically populated by the server device based on the modified arrangement.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the user interface includes user-selectable options for at least one of adding, deleting, or adjusting the at least one media content item associated with the playlist history data.

6. A network comprising:

a client device having a user interface comprising user-selectable options for modifying media content items associated with a playlist history data; and

a server device to automatically populate an arrangement of at least some of the playlist history data associated with media data of the client device, to automatically profile a user of the client device based on the at least some of the playlist history data, to provide a capability to the user of the client device to override, through the user interface, the automatic profiling thereof, to generate a modified arrangement of the at least some of the playlist history data upon receiving a user override of the automatic profiling from the client device, and to automatically populate a new mark-up language file based on the modified arrangement.

7. The network of claim 6 , further comprising: a peer client device that is assigned a kin status with the client device based on similarity between the modified playlist history data of the client device based on the user profile override and a corresponding playlist history data of the peer client device.

8. The network of claim 7 , further comprising: an admired client device to share an admired playlist history data with the client device and the peer client device.

9. The network of claim 6 , wherein the client device is configured to perform the user override using a widget from a group comprising of a party widget, a personal detail widget, a tag widget, a guestbook widget, an internal messaging widget, a share widget, a photo widget, a tuned-in now widget, a post widget, a reviews widget, and a live event widget.

10. The network of claim 9 , wherein a content data created using the post widget is automatically deleted on a new mark-up language file populated based on the user profile override and at least one of an artist mark-up language file, an album mark-up language file, a particular item mark-up language file, and a fan club mark-up language file.

11. The network of claim 6 , wherein the server device is configured to generate a streaming multimedia content based on the playlist history data.

12. The network of claim 11 , wherein the streaming multimedia content is associated with at least one of a radio station, a video station, and a multimedia channel.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating the new mark-up language file and the modified arrangement with the user, and associating the user with other mark-up language files associated with other users based on similar attributes in the modified arrangement and corresponding other arrangements associated with the other users.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

determining a new compatibility rating between the user and the other users based on the similar attributes; and

enabling the user to view the other mark-up language files associated with the other users.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising forming a new group between the user and at least one of the other users based on a threshold parameter of the new compatibility rating.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user performing the user override includes using a widget from a group comprising of a party widget, a personal detail widget, a tag widget, a guestbook widget, an internal messaging widget, a share widget, a photo widget, a tuned-in now widget, a post widget, a reviews widget, and a live event widget.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising automatically deleting a content data created using the post widget on the new mark-up language file and at least one of an artist mark-up language file, a fan club mark-up language, an item mark-up language file and a fan club mark-up language file.

18. The method of claim 4 , further comprising executing the playlist history data as a radio station.

19. The method of claim 5 , further comprising displaying for the user mark-up language files of other users of the server device.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2020
From: BEATS MUSIC, LLC
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 053527/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 10, 2013
From: DAISY, LLC
To: BEATS MUSIC, LLC
Reel/Frame 030776/0176 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2012
From: MOG, INC.
To: DAISY, LLC
Reel/Frame 028518/0748 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2006
From: HYMAN, DAVID
To: MOG, INC
Reel/Frame 017875/0022 →
Continuity (1)
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