Visual representations of profiles for community interaction
First Claim
1. A method of sharing content among members of a media community, said method comprising:
- creating a profile for a first member of the media community, said first member being associated with a first portable media player;
identifying at least a portion of the profile with a first media card, said first media card representing a self-described identity of the first member and including one or more actionable elements, said actionable elements enabling interactions with the media community; and
embedding the first media card in a memory area of the first portable media player, said memory area being accessible by one or more other members of the media community.
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Abstract
Members of a media community share content where each member of the community is associated with a profile and a portable media device. A portion of the profile is used to create a media card that includes on or more actionable elements that enable the member to interact with the media community. The media card may be embedded in a memory area of the portable media player and accessible by one or more other members of the media community. Utilizing the tag, a member may create and share playlists with other members of the community. Also, a member of the media community can create a friend list comprising of media cards of other members to interact with the other members associated with the media cards.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of sharing content among members of a media community, said method comprising:
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creating a profile for a first member of the media community, said first member being associated with a first portable media player; identifying at least a portion of the profile with a first media card, said first media card representing a self-described identity of the first member and including one or more actionable elements, said actionable elements enabling interactions with the media community; and embedding the first media card in a memory area of the first portable media player, said memory area being accessible by one or more other members of the media community. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for awarding a media achievement to members of a media community:
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defining a media achievement associated with interactions within the media community; tracking the interactions of a first member with the media community via a portable media player and recording the tracked interactions in a profile associated with said first member; awarding the media achievement to the first member as a function of the tracked interactions of the first member; and posting a notice of the awarded media achievement, said notice being accessible to the members of the media community, said notice including information from the profile associated with the first member. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for sharing content among members of a media community comprising:
- a media membership component for;
creating a profile for a first member of the media community, said first member being associated with a first portable media player, said profile representing a first member of the media community; identifying at least a portion of the profile with a first media card, said first media card representing a self-described identity of the first member and including one or more actionable elements, said actionable elements enabling interactions with the media community; and embedding the first media card in a memory area of the first portable media player, said memory area being accessible by one or more other members of the media community;
a interface component for;creating a playlist, the playlist referencing at least one media file stored in the memory area of the first portable media player; associating the playlist with the actionable element of the first media cardof the profile for the first member; and providing the first media card to a second member of the media community, said second member being associated with a second portable media player, wherein the actionable element of the provided first media card enables the second member to render the media file referenced in the playlist on the second portable media player;
a media achievement component;defining a media achievement associated with interactions within the media community; tracking the interactions of the first member with the media community via the portable media player and recording said interactions in the profile of said first member; awarding the media achievement to the first member as a function of the tracked interactions of the first member; and associating the awarded media achievement of the first member to the first media card.
- a media membership component for;
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