System and method for rating media
First Claim
1. A system for leveraging user media file rating data, said system comprising:
- a first component in communication with a plurality of media file related services, said first component receiving from one or more of said plural services a user preference rating associated with information related to a media file capable of being experienced via a respective media file related service of said plurality;
a rating storage for storing said user preference rating and associated media file information as user rating data so as to enable said user preference rating information and said associated media file information to be associated with a particular user regardless of the respective media file related service the preference rating was received from; and
a second component for making said user rating data available to be used by any of said plural services so that each respective service can use said rating data to tailor a user experience during interaction by said particular user with said respective service.
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Abstract
A method and system for leveraging user media file rating data. In one aspect, the system comprises a component in communication with a plurality of media file related services, a rating storage, and a component for making the user rating data available to be used by plural services so that each respective service can use the rating data to tailor a user experience during interaction by the particular user with the respective service. In one aspect, the user preference rating is received from any of the media file related services. In one aspect the user preference rating information and the associated media file information are associated with a particular user regardless of the respective media file related service the preference rating was received from.
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81 Claims
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1. A system for leveraging user media file rating data, said system comprising:
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a first component in communication with a plurality of media file related services, said first component receiving from one or more of said plural services a user preference rating associated with information related to a media file capable of being experienced via a respective media file related service of said plurality;
a rating storage for storing said user preference rating and associated media file information as user rating data so as to enable said user preference rating information and said associated media file information to be associated with a particular user regardless of the respective media file related service the preference rating was received from; and
a second component for making said user rating data available to be used by any of said plural services so that each respective service can use said rating data to tailor a user experience during interaction by said particular user with said respective service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for leveraging user media file rating data, said method comprising:
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communicating with a plurality of media file related services;
receiving from one or more of said plural services a user preference rating associated with information related to a media file capable of being experienced via a respective media file related service of said plurality;
storing in a storage said user preference rating and associated media file information as user rating data so as to enable said user preference rating information and said associated media file information to be associated with a particular user regardless of the respective media file related service the preference rating was received from; and
making said user rating data available to be used by any of said plural services so that each respective service can use said rating data to tailor a user experience during interaction by said particular user with said respective service. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A system for leveraging user media file rating data, said system comprising:
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a media server in communication with a media management application service executed on a processor, a media file subscription service, and an internet radio station service, said media server receiving from one or more of said services a user preference rating associated with information related to a media file capable of being experienced via a respective service of said a media management application service executed on a processor, a media file subscription service, and an internet radio station service;
a rating database for storing said user preference rating and associated media file information as user rating data so as to enable said user preference rating information and said associated media file information to be associated with a particular user regardless of the respective service the preference rating was received from; and
a subcomponent of said media server for making said user rating data available to be used by any of said plural services so that each respective service can use said rating data to tailor a user experience during interaction by said particular user with said respective service.
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