LOCATION DEPENDENT MUSIC SEARCH
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1. A method comprising:
- determining location information that identifies a location of a portable device;
making a request that includes the location information to a database;
obtaining a list of music sources associated with the location information from the database as a result of a search performed based on the request;
selecting a music source from the list; and
outputting an audio signal associated with the selected music source.
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Abstract
A portable device may perform a location dependent music search. During the search, the portable device determines location information that identifies a location of the portable device, makes a request that includes the location information to a database, obtains a list of music sources associated with the location information from the database as a result of a search performed based on the request, selects a music source from the list, and outputs an audio signal associated with the selected music source,
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining location information that identifies a location of a portable device; making a request that includes the location information to a database; obtaining a list of music sources associated with the location information from the database as a result of a search performed based on the request; selecting a music source from the list; and outputting an audio signal associated with the selected music source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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determining location information that identifies a location of a portable device; transmitting a request that includes the location information to a remote map database; receiving a geographical key from the remote map database as a result of a search performed based on the request; submitting a query based on the geographical key to a local metadata database; obtaining a list of music sources associated with the location information from the local metadata database as a result of the query; and outputting an audio signal associated with the selected music source.
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6. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a position signal receiver for determining location information that identifies a location of the portable electronic device; one or more processors configured to; submit a query to a database, the query including the location information; accept a list of music sources associated with the location information from the database as a result of the query submitted to the database; and select a music source from the list, wherein the portable electronic device produces an audio signal associated with the selected music source when the music source is selected from the list. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A database server comprising:
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a network interface, through which the database server communicates with a portable electronic device that is configured to send a request for a list of music sources, the request including a location of the portable electronic device; and one or more processors configured to; receive the request from the portable electronic device, submit a music query for a list of music sources to a database, the music query including the location of the portable electronic device, and obtain a list of music sources associated with the location as a result of submitting the music query, wherein the database server is configured to transmit the list of music sources obtained from the music query to the portable electronic device through the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A device comprising.
means for determining location information that identifies a location of the device; -
means for submitting a request that includes the location information of the device to a remote device; means for accepting records of metadata about music sources associated with the location information from the remote device based on the request; means for selecting a music source whose record is among the accepted records; and means for generating an acoustic signal associated with the selected music source. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A remote server comprising:
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means for receiving a request for a list of music sources from a device, the request including location information that identifies a location of the device; means for searching a database for a list of music sources associated with the location information; and means for transmitting the list of music sources obtained from searching the database to the device.
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