Mechanism for facilitating user-controlled features relating to media content in multiple online media communities and networks

• US 10,491,646 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2015
• Issued: 11/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonafire Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Sonafire Incorporated
• Inventors: Rich, Bradly Freeman
• Primary Examiner(s): Donabed, Ninos
• Application Number:
  US14/933,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20160127436A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,482 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26258 for generating a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlist, or scheduling item distribution according to such list retrieval of multimedia data based on playlists G06F16/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating playlist assistance and sharing of media content over multiple media communities according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, at a first computing device, a request relating to media content. The request may be placed by a user at a second computing device. The method may further include researching a plurality of media playlists at a plurality of media communities for the media content, selecting one or more of the plurality of media playlists at one or more of the media communities having the media content, and transmitting, from the first computing to the second computing device, the one or more media playlists having the media content.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating user-controlled features relating to media content in media communities, the method performed by a media management device hosting a media management mechanism and having a processing device coupled to memory, the method comprising:

facilitating, by the media management device, displaying of an interactive user interface while playing a media item at a media-enabled computing device, wherein the media item comprises an audio item or a video item; and

facilitating, by the media management device, selecting of a playlist assistance function using the user interface at the media-enabled computing device, wherein the playlist assistance function to facilitate locating, identifying, and displaying of results based on search criteria associated with media items such that prior to the results being displayed, the results are exactly matched with one or more search categories and other contents of the search criteria, wherein the results include one or more playlists that are classified as a final output without any recommendations or suggestions, wherein the one or more playlists include one or more media items that coincide with the one or more search categories based on the search, wherein depending on the search criteria, the processing device to refresh the results and other information including user identifications, shared user identifications, artist data, themes, a social media webpage associated with a user, and the one or more playlists, wherein the selection of the playlist assistance function facilitates performance of one or more tasks, wherein the one or more tasks comprise interactively displaying, by the user interface, a plurality of playlists having multiple sets of playlists offering multiple media items, wherein the media-enabled computing device comprises one or more of a smartphone, a tablet computer, a wearable smart device, a laptop computer, and a desktop computer, wherein the media-enabled computing device includes a media player,

wherein the one or more search categories include at least one of one or more titles, one or more artists, one or more albums, and one or more genres relating to the media item, wherein the playlist assistance is further to facilitate shuffling or sorting and playing of the one or more playlists,

wherein selecting further includes dynamically identifying and selecting media content from the one or more playlists while the media content is being displayed in accordance with one or more queries, wherein the media content includes the media item,

wherein the results further include one or more gates to the one or more playlists, one or more links to one or more media communities or services, and a dynamic feed offering a set of data relating to the user or one or more other users having access to the user interface,

wherein the results are populated based on most popular playlists from a dynamic music service catalogue in accordance with the search criteria obtained through an initial user search associated with the user, wherein the results further include automatically displaying the media item on the social media webpage associated with the user or sharing with and displaying at one or more social media webpages associated with the one or more other users, wherein the playlist assistance function is represented as an icon on the user interface, wherein the playlist assistance function is further to individually locate and identify and display a title, an artist, an album, or a genre based on the one or more search criteria without locating or identifying each of the one or more titles, the one or more artists, the one or more albums, and the one or more genres, and

wherein one or more changes selected by the user triggers identifying and updating of one or more collaborative applications associated with the user, wherein the one or more collaborative applications including social or business networking websites, wherein the one or more changes include changing a theme, wherein the results are further based on the one or more changes.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the search criteria are based on at least one of user profile of a user and a user soundboard that is refreshed in response to occurrences by friends or favorite artists of the user, wherein refreshing of the user soundboard is based on recent additions or subtractions to media library archives, and

wherein the results indicate one or more of identification of one or more media items from one or more server computing devices over a network, synchronizing of the identified one or more media items with the one or more collaborative applications, filtering of the one or more media items based on one or more websites and interfaces, and sorting of the one or more media items based on highest or lowest popularity of each of the one or more media items.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the media player is synchronized with a native music library associated with the user having access to the media player, wherein the synchronization is based on the one or more categories.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiple sets of playlists include one or more of:

a first set of playlists of the plurality of playlists, wherein each playlist of the first set of playlists includes the media item;

a second set of playlists of the plurality of playlists, wherein each playlist of the second set of playlists includes one or more media items by an artist associated with the media item;

a third set of playlists of the plurality of playlists, where each playlist of the third set of playlists includes one or more media items contained in an album having the media item; and

a fourth set of playlists of the plurality of playlists, wherein each playlist of the fourth set of playlists includes one or more media items based on a genre of the media item.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more tasks further comprise shuffling multiple media items of a playlist of at least one of the first set of playlists, the second set of playlists, the third set of playlists, or the fourth set of playlists.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the media item comprises at least one of an audio item or a video item, wherein the audio and video items comprise one or more of songs, lectures, plays, and movies, wherein the songs include audio songs or audio/video songs.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a media management device hosting a media management mechanism to facilitate user-controlled features relating to media content in media communities, the media management device including a processing device coupled to memory, the processing device to;

facilitate displaying of an interactive user interface while playing a media item media-enabled computing device, wherein the media item comprises an audio item or a video item; and

facilitate selecting of a playlist assistance function using the user interface at the media-enabled computing device, wherein the playlist assistance function to facilitate locating, identifying, and displaying of results based on search criteria associated with media items such that prior to the results being displayed, the results are exactly matched with one or more search categories and other contents of the search criteria, wherein the results include one or more playlists that are classified as a final output without any recommendations or suggestions, wherein the one or more playlists include a one or more media items that coincide with the one or more search categories based on the search criteria, wherein depending on the search criteria, the processing device to refresh the results and other information including user identifications, shared user identifications, artist data, themes, a social media webpage associated with a user, and the one or more playlists, wherein the selection of the playlist assistance function facilitates performance of one or more tasks, wherein the one or more tasks comprise interactively displaying, by the user interface, a plurality of playlists having multiple sets of playlists offering multiple media items, wherein the media-enabled computing device comprises one or more of a smartphone, a tablet computer, a wearable smart device, a laptop computer, and a desktop computer, wherein the media-enabled computing device includes a media player,

wherein the one or more search categories include at least one of one or more titles, one or more artists, one or more albums, and one or more genres relating to the media item, wherein the playlist assistance function

is further to facilitate shuffling or sorting and playing of the one or more playlists,

wherein selecting further includes dynamically identifying and selecting media content from the one or more playlists while the media content is being displayed in accordance with one or more queries, wherein the media content includes the media item,

wherein the results further include one or more gates to the one or more playlists, one or more links to one or more media communities or services, and a dynamic feed offering a set of data relating to a user or one or more other users having access to the user interface,

wherein the results are populated based on most popular playlists from a dynamic music service catalogue in accordance with the search criteria obtained through an initial user search associated with the user, wherein the results further include automatically displaying the media item on the social media webpage associated with the user or sharing with and displaying at one or more social media webpages associated with the one or more other users, wherein the playlist assistance function is represented as an icon on the user interface, wherein the playlist assistance function is further to individually locate and identify and display a title, an artist, an album, or a genre based on the one or more search criteria without locating or identifying each of the one or more titles, the one or more artists, the one or more albums, and the one or more genres, and

wherein one or more changes selected by the user triggers identifying and updating of one or more collaborative applications associated with the user, wherein the one or more collaborative applications including social or business networking websites, wherein the one or more changes include changing a theme, wherein the results are further based on the one or more changes.

8. The apparatus of claim 7,

wherein the search criteria are based on at least one of user profile of a user and a user soundboard that is refreshed in response to occurrences by friends or favorite artists of the user, wherein refreshing of the user soundboard is based on recent additions or subtractions to media library archives, and

wherein the results indicate one or more of identification of one or more media items from one or more server computing devices over a network, synchronizing of the identified one or more media items with the one or more collaborative applications, filtering of the one or more media items based on one or more websites and interfaces, and sorting of the one or more media items based on highest or lowest popularity of each of the one or more media items.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the media player is synchronized with a native music library associated with the user having access to the media player, wherein the synchronization is based on the one or more categories.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the multiple sets of playlists include one or more of:

a first set of playlists of the plurality of playlists, wherein each playlist of the first set of playlists includes the media item;

a second set of playlists of the plurality of playlists, wherein each playlist of the second set of playlists includes one or more media items by an artist associated with the media item;

a third set of playlists of the plurality of playlists, where each playlist of the third set of playlists includes one or more media items contained in an album having the media item; and

a fourth set of playlists of the plurality of playlists, wherein each playlist of the fourth set of playlists includes one or more media items based on a genre of the media item.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the one or more tasks further comprise shuffling multiple media items of a playlist of at least one of the first set of playlists, the second set of playlists, the third set of playlists, or the fourth set of playlists.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the media item comprises at least one of an audio item or a video item, wherein the audio and video items comprise one or more of songs, lectures, plays, and movies, wherein the songs include audio songs or audio/video songs.

13. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions which, when executed by a processing device of a media management device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

facilitating displaying of an interactive user interface while playing a media item at a media-enabled computing device, wherein the media item comprises an audio item or a video item, wherein the media management device hosts media management mechanism to facilitate user-controlled features relating to media content in media communities; and

facilitating selecting of a playlist assistance function using the user interface at the media-enabled computing device, wherein the playlist assistance function to facilitate locating, identifying, and displaying of results based on search criteria associated with media items such that prior to the results being displayed, the results are exactly matched with one or more search categories and other contents of the search criteria, wherein the results include one or more playlists that are classified as a final output without any recommendations or suggestions, wherein the one or more playlists include one or more media items that coincide with the one or more categories based on the search criteria, wherein depending on the search criteria, the processing device to refresh the results and other information including user identifications, shared user identifications, artist data, themes, a social media webpage associated with a user, and the one or more playlists, wherein the selection of the playlist assistance function facilitates performance of one or more tasks, wherein the one or more tasks comprise interactively displaying, by the user interface, a plurality of playlists having multiple sets of playlists offering multiple media items, wherein the media-enabled computing device comprises one or more of a smartphone, a tablet computer, a wearable smart device, a laptop computer, and a desktop computer, wherein the media-enabled computing device includes a media player,

wherein the one or more search categories include at least one of one or more titles, one or more artists, one or more albums, and one or more genres relating to the media item, wherein the playlist assistance function is further to facilitate shuffling or sorting and playing of the one or more playlists,

wherein selecting further includes dynamically identifying and selecting media content from the one or more playlists while the media content is being displayed in accordance with one or more queries, wherein the media content includes the media item,

wherein the results further include one or more gates to the one or more playlists, one or more links to one or more media communities or services, and a dynamic feed offering a set of data relating to a user or one or more other users having access to the user interface,

wherein the results are populated based on most popular playlists from a dynamic music service catalogue in accordance with the search criteria obtained through an initial user search associated with the user, wherein the results further include automatically displaying the media item on the social media webpage associated with the user or sharing with and displaying at one or more social media webpages associated with the one or more other users, wherein the playlist assistance function is represented as an icon on the user interface, wherein the playlist assistance function is further to individually locate and identify and display a title, an artist, an album, or a genre based on the one or more search criteria without locating or identifying each of the one or more titles, the one or more artists, the one or more albums, and the one or more genres, and

wherein one or more changes selected by the user triggers identifying and updating of one or more collaborative applications associated with the user, wherein the one or more collaborative applications including social or business networking websites, wherein the one or more changes include changing a theme, wherein the results are further based on the one or more changes.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13,

wherein the search criteria are based on at least one of user profile of a user and a user soundboard that is refreshed in response to occurrences by friends or favorite artists of the user, wherein refreshing of the user soundboard is based on recent additions or subtractions to media library archives, and

wherein the results indicate one or more of identification of one or more media items from one or more server computing devices over a network, synchronizing of the identified one or more media items with the one or more collaborative applications, filtering of the one or more media items based on one or more websites and interfaces, and sorting of the one or more media items based on highest or lowest popularity of each of the one or more media items.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the media-compatible computing device comprises a media player, wherein the media player is synchronized with a native music library associated with the user having access to the media player, wherein the synchronization is based on the one or more categories.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the multiple sets of playlists include one or more of:

a first set of playlists of the plurality of playlists, wherein each playlist of the first set of playlists includes the media item;

a second set of playlists of the plurality of playlists, wherein each playlist of the second set of playlists includes one or more media items by an artist associated with the media item;

a third set of playlists of the plurality of playlists, where each playlist of the third set of playlists includes one or more media items contained in an album having the media item; and

a fourth set of playlists of the plurality of playlists, wherein each playlist of the fourth set of playlists includes one or more media items based on a genre of the media item.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the one or more tasks further comprise shuffling multiple media items of a playlist of at least one of the first set of playlists, the second set of playlists, the third set of playlists, or the fourth set of playlists.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the media item comprises at least one of an audio item or a video item, wherein the audio and video items comprise one or more of songs, lectures, plays, and movies, wherein the songs include audio songs or audio/video songs.