Systems and methods for interactively displaying user images
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1. A method for facilitating interaction between users, the method comprising:
- receiving music preferences from a user, wherein the music preferences comprise at least one of;
a preferred artist, a preferred genre of music, a preferred song, and a preferred music station;
displaying a media player that tunes to a music station based on the received music preferences, wherein the media player provides the user with an opportunity to tune to one of a plurality of music stations;
simultaneously displaying a first set of selectable user images along with the media player; and
in response to the user interacting with the media player, updating the media player by displaying a second set of selectable user images;
wherein;
each user image of the first set and the second set of selectable user images is selected for display based on the user interaction with the media player; and
in response to the user selecting one of the user images, user information associated with the selected user image is displayed and the user is provided with an opportunity to interact with that user associated with the selected user image.
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, an interactive user display application is provided. The application displays and refreshes images that are intended to represent users or members of a social network or other web-based service. Using these images, the interactive user display application allows a user of the application to interact with other users or their profiles while viewing their images or while interacting with or consuming media.
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1. A method for facilitating interaction between users, the method comprising:
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receiving music preferences from a user, wherein the music preferences comprise at least one of;
a preferred artist, a preferred genre of music, a preferred song, and a preferred music station;displaying a media player that tunes to a music station based on the received music preferences, wherein the media player provides the user with an opportunity to tune to one of a plurality of music stations; simultaneously displaying a first set of selectable user images along with the media player; and in response to the user interacting with the media player, updating the media player by displaying a second set of selectable user images; wherein; each user image of the first set and the second set of selectable user images is selected for display based on the user interaction with the media player; and in response to the user selecting one of the user images, user information associated with the selected user image is displayed and the user is provided with an opportunity to interact with that user associated with the selected user image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for facilitating interaction between users, the method comprising:
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receiving music preferences, wherein the music preferences comprise at least one of;
a preferred artist, a preferred genre of music, a preferred song, and a preferred music station;displaying a media player that tunes to a music station based on the received music preferences, wherein the media player provides a user with an opportunity to tune to one of a plurality of music stations; receiving a plurality of user images from an information source, wherein each of the plurality of user images corresponds to a member and has corresponding member information; selecting a first set of user images from the plurality of received user images by comparing the music preferences and the member information corresponding to the plurality of received user images, wherein each user image is selectable by the user; displaying the first set of selectable user images simultaneously with the displayed media player; and in response to one of;
the user interacting with the media player and a predetermined amount of time elapsing, updating the media player by selecting a second set of selectable user images from the plurality of received user images based at least in part on the user interactions with the media player and displaying the second set of selectable user images;wherein in response to the user selecting one of the user images, member information associated with the selected user image is displayed and the user is provided with an opportunity to interact with the member associated with the selected user image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for facilitating interaction between users, the method comprising:
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presenting a user with a publicly accessible website for playing media over the Internet, wherein the user is authorized to access features associated with the website upon inputting user information; in response to receiving user information from the user, playing media while simultaneously displaying a first set of selectable user images; and replacing the first set of selectable user images with a second set of selectable user images, wherein; the selectable user images are selected for display based on the received user information; and the user images in the first set are different from the user images in the second set. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for facilitating interaction between a user of a media player and other users of the media player, wherein the media player monitors the user'"'"'s interactions with the media player and the user'"'"'s consumption of media using the media player, the method comprising:
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providing a first set of selectable user images for display to the user; and in response to at least one of;
the user'"'"'s interactions with the media player, the user'"'"'s consumption of media using the media player, and a predetermined time elapsing, providing a second set of selectable user images for display to the user, wherein the first set of selectable user images is different from the second set of selectable user images;wherein the first set and second set of selectable user images are provided based on at least one of;
each user'"'"'s interactions with the media player and each user'"'"'s consumption of media using the media player.
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41. A system for facilitating interaction between users, the system comprising:
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at least one processor that is configured to; receive music preferences from a user, wherein the music preferences comprise at least one of;
a preferred artist, a preferred genre of music, a preferred song, and a preferred music station;display a media player that tunes to a music station based on the received music preferences, wherein the media player provides the user with an opportunity to tune to one of a plurality of music stations; simultaneously display a first set of selectable user images along with the media player; and in response to the user interacting with the media player, update the media player by displaying a second set of selectable user images; wherein; each user image of the first set and the second set of selectable user images is selected for display based on the user interaction with the media player; and in response to the user selecting one of the user images, user information associated with the selected user image is displayed and the user is provided with an opportunity to interact with that user associated with the selected user image. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A system for facilitating interaction between users, the system comprising:
at least one processor that is configured to; receive music preferences, wherein the music preferences comprise at least one of;
a preferred artist, a preferred genre of music, a preferred song, and a preferred music station;display a media player that tunes to a music station based on the received music preferences, wherein the media player provides a user with an opportunity to tune to one of a plurality of music stations; receive a plurality of user images from an information source, wherein each of the plurality of user images corresponds to a member and has corresponding member information; select a first set of user images from the plurality of received user images by comparing the music preferences and the member information corresponding to the plurality of received user images, wherein each user image is selectable by the user; display the first set of selectable user images simultaneously with the displayed media player; and in response to one of;
the user interacting with the media player and a predetermined amount of time elapsing, update the media player by selecting a second set of selectable user images from the plurality of received user images based at least in part on the user interactions with the media player and displaying the second set of selectable user images;wherein in response to the user selecting one of the user images, member information associated with the selected user image is displayed and the user is provided with an opportunity to interact with the member associated with the selected user image. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A system for facilitating interaction between users, the system comprising:
at least one processor that is configured to; present a user with a publicly accessible website for playing media over the Internet, wherein the user is authorized to access features associated with the website upon inputting user information; in response to receiving user information from the user, play media while simultaneously displaying a first set of selectable user images; and replace the first set of selectable user images with a second set of selectable user images, wherein; the selectable user images are selected for display based on the received user information; and the user images in the first set are different from the user images in the second set. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A system for facilitating interaction between a user of a media player and other users of the media player, wherein the media player monitors the user'"'"'s interactions with the media player and the user'"'"'s consumption of media using the media player, the system comprising:
at least one processor that is configured to; provide a first set of selectable user images for display to the user; and in response to at least one of;
the user'"'"'s interactions with the media player, the user'"'"'s consumption of media using the media player, and a predetermined time elapsing, provide a second set of selectable user images for display to the user, wherein the first set of selectable user images is different from the second set of selectable user images;wherein the first set and second set of selectable user images are provided based on at least one of;
each user'"'"'s interactions with the media player and each user'"'"'s consumption of media using the media player.
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