Method and system for network downloading of music files

• US 20060080103A1
• Filed: 12/11/2003
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Van Breemen, Albertus J. N.
• Application Number:
  US10/539,984
• Publication Number:
  US 20060080103A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270
• 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: G06F 16/637 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialization, adaptation or distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0058 Transmission between separate instruments or between individual components of a musical system G10H1/0083 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention presents a method for network downloading of music files by obtaining at least one music preference and accessing at least one network based music file, the music file including at least one music attribute. The music attribute is compared to the music preference, and the music file is downloaded based on the comparison.

Claims

1. A method for network downloading of music files comprising:

obtaining at least one music preference;

accessing at least one network based music file, the music file including at least one music attribute;

comparing the music attribute to the music preference; and

downloading the music file based on the comparison.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising, viewing a progression of network downloading of music files as a function of an emotional interface.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising, downloading a second music file based on the first music file, as a function of a complete album feature.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising, providing interaction with the network downloading of music files as a function of a graphical user interface.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising, providing interaction with the network downloading of music files as a function of a voice command.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the music preference is selected from a group consisting of an artist name, year of recording, label of distributor, title of song, and title of album.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the music preference is obtained from a user preference collection.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein comparing the music attribute to the music preference is a function of a music collection agent.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein accessing the network based music file is a function of an agent selected from a group consisting of a freed agent, a chart agent, and an opennap agent.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the music file is downloaded to a music playing device.

11. A system for network downloading of music files comprising:

means for obtaining at least one music preference;

means for accessing at least one network based music file, the music file including at least one music attribute;

means for comparing the music attribute to the music preference; and

means for downloading the music file based on the comparison.

12. The system of claim 11 further comprising means for viewing a progression of network downloading of music files.

13. The system of claim 11 further comprising means for downloading a second music file based on the first music file, as a function of a complete album feature.

14. The system of claim 11 further comprising means for providing interaction with the network downloading of music files as a function of a graphical user interface.

15. The system of claim 11 further comprising means for providing interaction with the network downloading of music files as a function of a voice command.

16. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for network downloading of music files comprising:

computer readable code for obtaining at least one music preference;

computer readable code for accessing at least one network based music file, the music file including at least one music attribute;

computer readable code for comparing the music attribute to the music preference; and

computer readable code for downloading the music file based on the comparison.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16 further comprising computer readable code for viewing a progression of network downloading of music files as a function of an emotional interface.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 16 further comprising computer readable code for downloading a second music file based on the first music file, as a function of a complete album feature.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 16 further comprising computer readable code for providing interaction with the network downloading of music files as a function of a graphical user interface.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 16 further comprising computer readable code for providing interaction with the network downloading of music files as a function of a voice command.