MEDIA RECOMMENDATION AND ACQUISITION SYSTEM

• US 20100057778A1
• Filed: 08/28/2008
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Merritt, Edward, Fein, Gene
• Granted Patent: US 8,745,047 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: N/A
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95

Abstract

A method of providing a media recommendation is provided. The method includes receiving user provided information at a first device from a second device. The user provided information includes user preference information and user device information. The received user provided information is stored at a device accessible by the first device. Media information provided by a plurality of devices is monitored. The plurality of devices are accessible by the first device. A media recommendation is generated based on the received user provided information and the media information. If the user provided information includes an automatic download authorization, a media file associated with the generated media recommendation is downloaded to the first device from a content provider device. The downloaded media file is sent from the first device to the second device.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive first information from a second device;

a processor; and

a computer-readable medium including computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by the processor, cause the device to

receive the first information wherein the first information includes user provided information including user preference information and user device information;

store the received user provided information;

monitor media information provided by a plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of devices are accessible by the device using the communication interface;

generate a media recommendation based on the received user provided information and the media information;

if the user provided information includes an automatic download authorization, download a media file associated with the generated media recommendation from a content provider device; and

send the downloaded media file to the second device.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein determining the recommendation comprises executing a media acquisition application received from the second device using the stored user provided information and the and the stored media information.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the user provided information further includes user device information related to a plurality of user devices.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the computer-readable instructions further comprise determining a user device of the plurality of user devices to which to send the downloaded media file based on the user device information.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the computer-readable instructions further comprise selecting the media file based on a file type compatibility with the determined user device.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable instructions further comprise, if the user provided information does not include an automatic download authorization:

sending the generated media recommendation to the second device;

receiving a response from the second device; and

if the response includes an indication of acceptance of the generated media recommendation, downloading the media file associated with the generated media recommendation to the first device.

7. A computer-readable medium including computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by a processor, cause a device to:

receive user provided information from a second device, wherein the user provided information includes user preference information and user device information;

store the received user provided information;

monitor media information provided by a plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of devices are accessible by the device;

generate a media recommendation based on the received user provided information and the media information;

if the user provided information includes an automatic download authorization, download a media file associated with the generated media recommendation from a content provider device; and

send the downloaded media file to the second device.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein determining the recommendation comprises executing a media acquisition application received from the second device using the stored user provided information and the stored media information.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the user provided information further includes user device information related to a plurality of user devices.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the computer-readable instructions further comprise determining a user device of the plurality of user devices to which to send the downloaded media file based on the user device information.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the computer-readable instructions further comprise selecting the media file based on a file type compatibility with the determined user device.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the computer-readable instructions further comprise, if the user provided information does not include an automatic download authorization:

sending the generated media recommendation to the second device;

receiving a response from the second device; and

if the response includes an indication of acceptance of the generated media recommendation, downloading the media file associated with the generated media recommendation to the first device.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising, if the user provided information does not include an automatic download authorization:

sending the generated media recommendation to the second device from the first device;

receiving a response from the second device at the first device; and

if the response includes an indication of acceptance of the generated media recommendation, downloading the media file associated with the generated media recommendation to the first device.

13. A method of providing a media recommendation, the method comprising:

receiving user provided information at a first device from a second device, wherein the user provided information includes user preference information and user device information;

storing the received user provided information at a device accessible by the first device;

monitoring media information provided by a plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of devices are accessible by the first device;

generating a media recommendation based on the received user provided information and the media information;

if the user provided information includes an automatic download authorization, downloading a media file associated with the generated media recommendation to the first device from a content provider device; and

sending the downloaded media file from the first device to the second device.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving a media acquisition application at the first device from the second device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein generating the media recommendation comprises executing the received media acquisition application at the first device using the stored user provided information and the stored media information.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the user provided information further includes user device information related to a plurality of user devices.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising determining a user device of the plurality of user devices to which to send the downloaded media file based on the user device information.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising determining a user device of the plurality of user devices to which to send the downloaded media file based on the user device information.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising monitoring general information provided by the plurality of devices, wherein the media recommendation is further generated based on the general information.