System and method for selecting and providing zone-specific media
A system and method for providing zone-specific media to a user. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly selects and provides media content (e.g., audio content), where such content is selected based, at least in part, on a user location (e.g., location within a premises).
1. A system for providing media content, the system comprising:
at least one module comprising a processor and a memory, the at least one module operable to, at least:
in a database, logically associate respective audio content with each of a plurality of different types of rooms within a premises;
determine a location of a user within the premises, said determined location corresponding to a particular type of room of the plurality of different types of rooms;
identify audio content based, at least in part, on the particular type of room; and
output the identified audio content to at least the determined location,
wherein the at least one module is operable to identify the audio content by, at least in part, operating to:
search the database based, at least in part, on the particular type of room, wherein:
if the particular type of room corresponds to a first type of room of the plurality of different types of rooms, then identify first audio content; and
if the particular type of room corresponds to a second type of room of the plurality of different types of rooms, then identify second audio content independent of the first audio content.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the first type of room comprises a kitchen; and
the at least one module is operable to identify the audio content by, at least in part, operating to search the database based, at least in part, on a kitchen type of room.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one module is operable to:
in the database, logically associate each of the plurality of different types of rooms within the premises with a respective different highest priority user; and
if the user is the highest priority user associated with the particular type of room, then always identify the audio content associated with the user.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one module is operable to:
logically associate each of the plurality of different types of rooms with a respective type of advertising audio content; and
identify the audio content by, at least in part, identifying the type of advertising audio content logically associated with the particular type of room.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one module is operable to said identify the audio content based, at least in part, on the particular type of room and independent of user identity.
6. A system for providing media content, the system comprising:
at least one module comprising a processor and a memory, the at least one module operable to, at least:
determine a location of a user within a premises, said determined location corresponding to a particular type of room of a plurality of different types of rooms within a premises;
receive audio content based, at least in part, on the particular type of room; and
output the received audio content to at least the determined location,
wherein:
if the particular type of audio zone corresponds to a first type of audio zone of the plurality of different types of audio zones, then the received media content comprises first audio content; and
if the particular type of audio zone corresponds to a second type of audio zone of the plurality of different types of audio zones, then the received audio content comprises second audio content independent of the first audio content.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein:
the first type of room is a kitchen; and
the at least one module is operable to receive the audio content based, at least in part, on the first type of room being a kitchen.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein:
in a database, each of the plurality of different types of rooms within the premises is logically associated with a respective different highest priority user; and
if the user is the highest priority user associated with the particular type of room, then the received audio content is always audio content associated with the user.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein:
each of the plurality of different types of room of the premises is logically associated with a respective type of advertising audio content; and
the received audio content is based, at least in part, on the type of advertising audio content logically associated with the particular type of room.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the received audio content is based, at least in part, on the particular type of room and is independent of user identity.
11. A system for providing media content, the system comprising:
at least one module comprising a processor and a memory, the at least one module operable to, at least:
determine a location of a user within a premises, said determined location corresponding to a particular type of audio zone of a plurality of different types of audio zones within the premises;
communicate information of the determined location to a remote computing system remote from the premises;
receive audio content from the remote computing system, the received audio content comprising a respective type of advertising audio content that is logically associated in a database with the particular type of audio zone; and
output the received audio content to at least the determined location,
wherein:
if the particular type of audio zone corresponds to a first type of audio zone of the plurality of different types of audio zones, then the received media content comprises first audio content comprising a first type of advertising audio content; and
if the particular type of audio zone corresponds to a second type of audio zone of the plurality of different types of audio zones, then the received audio content comprises second audio content comprising a second type of advertising audio content independent of the first type of advertising audio content.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein:
the first type of audio zone comprises a kitchen type of audio zone; and
the respective type of advertising audio content is logically associated in the database with the kitchen type of audio zone.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein:
in the database, each of the plurality of different types of audio zones within of the premises is logically associated with a respective different highest priority user; and
if the user is the highest priority user associated with the particular type of audio zone, then the received respective type of advertising audio content is always associated with the user.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein:
the particular type of audio zone is a particular type of room; and
the respective type of advertising audio content is logically associated in the database with the particular type of room.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the received audio content is based, at least in part, on the particular type of audio zone and is independent of user identity.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein said at least one module is operable to:
determine an identity of the user;
communicate information of the determined user identity to the remote computing system;
determine an identity of a second user in the same audio zone as the user;
communicate information of the determined second user identity to the remote computing system; and
receive the audio content from the remote computing system by, at least in part, operating to receive, while both of the first and second users are in the same audio zone:
first audio content associated with the particular type of audio zone and the determined user identity; and
second audio content associated with the particular type of audio zone and the determined second user identity.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein, while both of the first and second users are in the same audio zone, the received audio content comprises audio content that alternates between the first audio content associated with the particular type of audio zone and the determined user identity, and audio content associated with the particular type of audio zone and the determined second user identity.
18. A system for providing media content, the system comprising:
at least one module comprising a processor and a memory, the at least one module operable to, at least:
in a database, logically associate respective audio content with each of a plurality of different types of rooms within a premises;
receive, from a remote system, information identifying a location within the premises, said identified location corresponding to a particular type of room of the plurality of different types of rooms within the premises;
identify audio content based, at least in part, on the particular type of room; and
communicate the identified audio content to the remote system,
wherein the at least one module is operable to identify the audio content by, at least in part, operating to:
search the database based, at least in part, on the particular type of room, wherein:
if the particular type of room corresponds to a first type of room of the plurality of different types of rooms, then identify first audio content; and
if the particular type of room corresponds to a second type of room of the plurality of different types of rooms, then identify second audio content independent of the first audio content.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein:
the first type of room comprises a kitchen; and
the at least one module is operable to identify the audio content by, at least in part, operating to search the database based, at least in part, on a kitchen type of room.
20. The system of claim 18 , wherein said at least one module is operable to:
in the database, logically associate each of the plurality of different types of rooms within the premises with a respective different highest priority user; and
if the user is the highest priority user associated with the particular type of room, then always identify the audio content associated with the user.
21. The system of claim 18 , wherein said at least one module is operable to:
logically associate each of the plurality of different types of room with a respective type of advertising audio content; and
identify the audio content by, at least in part, identifying the type of advertising audio content logically associated with the particular type of room.
22. The system of claim 18 , wherein said at least one module is operable to:
receive information of a first user identity from the remote system;
receive information of a second user identity from the remote system; and
identify the audio content by, at least in part, operating to identify for playback, while both of the first and second users are in the same room:
first audio content associated with the particular type of room and the first user identity; and
second audio content associated with the particular type of room and the second user identity.
23. The system of claim 22 , wherein, while both of the first and second users are in the same room, the identified audio content comprises audio content that alternates between the identified first audio content and the identified second audio content.
24. The system of claim 18 , wherein said at least one module is operable to said identify the audio content based, at least in part, on the particular type of room and independent of user identity.