Media sequencing method to provide location-relevant entertainment
First Claim
1. a method for creating an automatic media selection and sequencing system for a location-aware device, comprising:
- a. a location-determination portion which periodically determines the user'"'"'s location;
b. a motion-analysis portion which determines the user'"'"'s motion and predicts the user'"'"'s likely future motion;
c. a geo-filter portion which determines possible geographic entities, listed in a remote database, that are coincident with or near the user'"'"'s current and predicted location;
d. an asset-filter portion which identifies qualifying geo-relevant media assets as so designated in a remote database;
e. a playlist creation portion which prioritizes and sequences assets, calculating an ordered playlist of media for playback;
f. a media acquisition portion which retrieves and caches the media assets;
g. a playback portion which makes the device play the media assets;
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Abstract
A media player application residing on a location-aware handheld device, in-vehicle navigation system, or in-airplane entertainment system responds to location signals and plays a plurality of location-relevant media assets that are automatically selected and sequenced to create the impression of a cohesive entertainment program. From the user'"'"'s direction and speed, the application creates a forecast of assumed motion, plans the media program accordingly, and changes the program if the motion changes. The application filters and prioritizes assets of various lengths and with various degrees of geographic specificity, ranging from very specific such as announcements about Points of Interest (POIs) to very broad such as songs about states. POIs are announced with a notation that identifies the distance to the POI and an indication whether it is on the left or right. The audio describing relative location (prefix) is grafted to the audio describing the location (suffix) in a way that creates the impression that the narrator says it as one sentence. The assets reside on a central server and cached locally and are transmitted when needed to the vehicle as required by the user'"'"'s location.
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20 Claims
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1. a method for creating an automatic media selection and sequencing system for a location-aware device, comprising:
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a. a location-determination portion which periodically determines the user'"'"'s location; b. a motion-analysis portion which determines the user'"'"'s motion and predicts the user'"'"'s likely future motion; c. a geo-filter portion which determines possible geographic entities, listed in a remote database, that are coincident with or near the user'"'"'s current and predicted location; d. an asset-filter portion which identifies qualifying geo-relevant media assets as so designated in a remote database; e. a playlist creation portion which prioritizes and sequences assets, calculating an ordered playlist of media for playback; f. a media acquisition portion which retrieves and caches the media assets; g. a playback portion which makes the device play the media assets; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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