APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FILTERING MEDIA FILES
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to;
receive information identifying a media file consumed;
determine whether a reference to the media file should be included in a profile associated with a user, wherein the profile is usable to generate a recommendation of another media file for the user; and
include the reference to the media file in the user'"'"'s profile if it is determined that the reference should be included.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for filtering media files for inclusion in a user'"'"'s profile. A user may define rules to prevent certain media files from being included in his/her profile and, if desired, to redirect the media files to another individual'"'"'s profile. The recommendation service, itself, may further generate rules to be used to filter the media files. When a media file that meets one of the rules defined by the user, or automatically by the service, is consumed in association with the user'"'"'s account, a reference associated with the media file may, depending upon the requirements of the rule, be placed into a temporary folder, from which the user may delete the reference or redirect it to his or her own, or another'"'"'s, profile.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive information identifying a media file consumed; determine whether a reference to the media file should be included in a profile associated with a user, wherein the profile is usable to generate a recommendation of another media file for the user; and include the reference to the media file in the user'"'"'s profile if it is determined that the reference should be included. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving information identifying a media file consumed; determining whether a reference to the media file should be included in a profile associated with a user, wherein the profile is usable to generate a recommendation of another media file for the user; and including the reference to the media file in the user'"'"'s profile if it is determined that the reference should be included. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions store therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for receiving information identifying a media file consumed; a second executable portion for determining whether a reference to the media file should be included in a profile associated with a user, wherein the profile is usable to generate a recommendation of another media file for the user; and a third executable portion for including the reference to the media file in the user'"'"'s profile if it is determined that the reference should be included. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving information identifying a media file consumed; means for determining whether a reference to the media file should be included in a profile associated with a user, wherein the profile is usable to generate a recommendation of another media file for the user; and means for including the reference to the media file in the user'"'"'s profile if it is determined that the reference should be included.
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26. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; receive a definition of a rule for filtering one or more media files for inclusion in a profile associated with a user; transmit the definition of the rule; and transmit information identifying a media file consumed via the apparatus, wherein the media file is compared to the rule in order to determine whether the consumed media file should be included in the user'"'"'s profile. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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