METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS A PLURALITY OF COMPUTING DEVICES
The present specification provides a method, device and system to allow a plurality of devices and recommendation engines to participate in generating a media playlist. Playlist recommendations can be augmented with related yet novel content that is not contemplated by the recommendation engines.
1 . A method for social media communications in a root electronic device comprising:
receiving an identifier for a recommendation engine configured to recommend media based on a media seed;
receiving identifiers for a set of child electronic devices;
receiving at least one media seed;
sending said at least one seed media to a recommendation engine;
receiving at least one recommended media back from said recommendation engine in response to said at least one media seed;
receiving at least one alternative recommended media to said at least one recommended media from at least one of said child electronic devices;
receiving input representing a selection of said at least one alternative recommended media; and,
sending said selection to said recommendation engine to generate at least one further recommended media based on said selection.
2 . The method according to claim 1 wherein said media comprises one or more of music, audio, video and text.
3 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the media seed comprises a plurality of works.
4 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the media seed is identified based on one or more of an artist, a title, a publisher, and a genre.
5 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising receiving at least one additional recommendation engine configured to suggest said at least one alternative recommended media.
6 . The method according to claim 1 wherein said at least one alternative recommended media from one of said child electronic devices is generated by a recommendation engine associated with said one of said child electronic devices.
7 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising automatically playing said at least one recommended media received from said recommendation engine.
8 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising automatically playing said at least one alternative recommended media that corresponds to said selection.
9 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising comprises updating a recommendation algorithm at said recommendation engine to include the alternative recommended media.
10 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising displaying identifying information about said recommended media.
11 . The method according to claim 9 wherein said media is music and said identifying information comprising one or more of an artist, an album name, a composer(s), a performer(s), lyrics, a genre, and album art work.
12 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising generating a feed cumulative of said recommended media and said alternative recommended media.
13 . The method according to claim 1 further comprising generating a feed cumulative of said recommended media and said alternative recommended media.
14 . An electronic device for social media communications comprising:
an input device;
a processor electrically coupled to said input device, said processor configured to receive an identifier for a recommendation engine configured to recommend media based on a media seed;
said processor further configured to receive electronic device identifiers for a set of child electronic devices;
said processor further configured to receive at least one media seed;
a network interface electrically coupled to said processor;
said processor further configured to send said at least one media seed to a recommendation engine via said network interface;
said processor further configured to receive at least one recommended media back from said recommendation engine in response to said at least one media seed;
said processor further configured to receive at least one alternative recommended media to said at least one recommended media from at least one of said child electronic devices;
said processor further configured to receive input from said input device representing a selection of said at least one alternative recommended media; and
said processor further configured to send said selection to said recommendation engine to generate at least one further recommended media based on said selection.
15 . The device according to claim 13 wherein said media comprises one or more of music, audio, video and text.
16 . The device according to claim 13 wherein the seed media comprises a plurality of works.
17 . The device according to claim 13 wherein the seed media is identified based on one or more of an artist, a title, a publisher, and a genre.
18 . The device according to claim 13 wherein said at least one alternative recommended media from one of said child electronic devices is generated by a recommendation engine associated with said one of said child electronic devices.
19 . The device according to claim 13 wherein said processor is further configured to generate a feed cumulative of said recommended media and said alternative recommended media.
20 . A non-transitory computer readable medium configured to maintain a plurality of programming instructions executable on a processor of a root electronic device to perform a method for social media communications, said method comprising:
receiving an identifier for a recommendation engine configured to recommend media based on a media seed;
receiving identifiers for a set of child electronic devices;
receiving at least one media seed;
sending said at least one media seed to a recommendation engine;
receiving at least one recommended media from said recommendation engine in response to said at least one media seed;
receiving at least one alternative recommended media to said at least one recommended media from at least one of said child electronic devices;
receiving input representing a selection of said at least one alternative recommended media; and
sending said selection to said recommendation engine to generate at least one further recommended media based on said selection.