SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED MEDIA RANKING

• US 20080064351A1
• Filed: 09/08/2006
• Published: 03/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Agere Systems Incorporated (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Agere Systems Incorporated (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Thengummootil, Shajith C., Landschaft, Assaf
• Application Number:
  US11/530,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20080064351A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/187.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

The present invention provides a media-location ranker for use with a mobile electronic device. In one embodiment, the media-location ranker includes a media ranking unit configured to provide a media ranking of a plurality of media files. The media-location ranker also includes a location relating unit coupled to the media ranking unit and configured to produce a media-location ranking based on relating the media ranking to a location of the mobile electronic device. Additionally, the media-location ranker further includes a media playing unit coupled to the location relating unit and configured to select media files from the media-location ranking for playback consideration based on a playback location. The media-location ranker still further includes a ranking update unit coupled to the media playing unit and configured to update the media-location ranking based on playback preferences of media files at the playback location.

Claims

1. A media-location ranker for use with a mobile electronic device, comprising:

a media ranking unit configured to provide a media ranking of a plurality of media files; and

a location relating unit coupled to said media ranking unit and configured to produce a media-location ranking based on relating said media ranking to a location of said mobile electronic device.

2. The ranker as recited in claim 1 further comprising a media playing unit coupled to said location relating unit and configured to select media files from said media-location ranking for playback consideration based on a playback location.

3. The ranker as recited in claim 2 wherein selecting said media files is accomplished automatically.

4. The ranker as recited in claim 2 further comprising a ranking update unit coupled to said media playing unit and configured to update said media-location ranking based on playback preferences of media files at said playback location.

5. The ranker as recited in claim 4 wherein updating said media-location ranking is accomplished automatically.

6. The ranker as recited in claim 1 wherein said mobile electronic device is a mobile communication device coupled to a mobile communications network.

7. The ranker as recited in claim 6 wherein said location is based on a Cell-ID in said mobile communications network.

8. The ranker as recited in claim 7 wherein said location is determined by a look-up table corresponding to said Cell-ID.

9. The ranker as recited in claim 1 wherein said location is determined by a global positioning system (GPS).

10. The ranker as recited in claim 1 wherein said location is provided as a geographic location.

11. The ranker as recited in claim 10 wherein said geographic location corresponds to one of a set of zones having similar environmental characteristics.

12. A method of generating a location-based media ranking for use with a mobile electronic device, comprising:

providing a media ranking of a plurality of media files; and

producing a media-location ranking based on relating said media ranking to a location of said mobile electronic device.

13. The method as recited in claim 12 further comprising selecting media files from said media-location ranking for playback consideration based on a playback location.

14. The method as recited in claim 13 wherein selecting said media files is accomplished automatically.

15. The method as recited in claim 12 further comprising updating said media-location ranking based on playback preferences of media files at said playback location.

16. The method as recited in claim 15 wherein updating said media-location ranking is accomplished automatically.

17. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein said mobile electronic device is a mobile communication device coupled to a mobile communications network.

18. The method as recited in claim 17 wherein said location is based on a Cell-ID in said mobile communications network.

19. The method as recited in claim 18 wherein said location is determined by a look-up table corresponding to said Cell-ID.

20. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein said location is determined by a global positioning system (GPS).

21. The method as recited in claim 12 wherein said location is provided as a geographic location.

22. The method as recited in claim 21 wherein said geographic location corresponds to one of a set of zones having similar environmental characteristics.

23. A communication system, comprising:

a mobile communications network employing a cellular grid;

a mobile communication device coupled to said cellular grid; and

a media-location ranker coupled to said mobile communication device, including;

a media ranking unit that provides a media ranking of a plurality of media files,

a location relating unit, coupled to said media ranking unit, that produces a media-location ranking based on relating said media ranking to a location of said mobile electronic device,

a media playing unit, coupled to said location relating unit, that selects media files from said media-location ranking for playback consideration based on a playback location, and

a ranking update unit, coupled to said media playing unit, that updates said media-location ranking based on playback preferences of media files at said playback location.

24. The system as recited in claim 23 wherein said location is based on a Cell-ID in said mobile communication network.

25. The system as recited in claim 24 wherein said location is determined by a look-up table corresponding to said Cell-ID.

26. The system as recited in claim 23 wherein said mobile communications network conforms to a Global System for Mobile Communications/Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (GMS/UMTS) standard.

27. A global positioning system (GPS), comprising:

a satellite positioning network;

a mobile electronic device coupled to said satellite positioning network; and

a media-location ranker coupled to said mobile electronic device, including;

a media ranking unit that provides a media ranking of a plurality of media files,

a location relating unit, coupled to said media ranking unit, that produces a media-location ranking based on relating said media ranking to a location of said mobile electronic device,

a media playing unit, coupled to said location relating unit, that selects media files from said media-location ranking for playback consideration based on a playback location, and

a ranking update unit, coupled to said media playing unit, that updates said media-location ranking based on playback preferences of media files at said playback location.

28. The system as recited in claim 27 wherein said location is provided as a geographic location.

29. The system as recited in claim 28 wherein said geographic location corresponds to one of a set of zones having similar environmental characteristics.