PERSONALIZED ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

• US 20110035031A1
• Filed: 08/05/2009
• Published: 02/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Fiechtner, Georg, Faenger, Jens
• Granted Patent: US 8,492,638 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

A method of operating an entertainment system includes computer-implemented steps including accessing a remote electronic collection of audio/video recordings. The collection is associated with a user of the entertainment system. The recordings in the collection are analyzed to thereby determine an audio/video preference profile of the user. Electronic audio/video options of the entertainment system that conform to the user'"'"'s preference profile are selected and offered to the user.

Claims

1. A method of operating an entertainment system, said method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

accessing a remote electronic collection of audio/video recordings, the collection being associated with a user of the entertainment system;

analyzing the recordings in the collection to thereby determine an audio/video preference profile of the user;

selecting electronic audio/video options of the entertainment system that conform to the user'"'"'s preference profile; and

offering the selected audio/video options to the user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the user has previously chosen the recordings in the collection.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the steps is performed by an electronic processor of the entertainment system.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the remote electronic collection is stored on a personal music player.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the preference profile includes at least one favorite genre and/or a favorite artist of the user.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected audio/visual options include a plurality of radio stations within reception range of the entertainment system, the radio stations broadcasting music that conforms to the user'"'"'s preference profile.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected audio/visual options include at least one song stored within the entertainment system.

8. A method of operating an entertainment system, said method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

accessing a remote electronic collection of representations of pieces of music, the collection being selected by a user of the entertainment system;

analyzing the representations to thereby determine at least one of;

a musical genre that is associated with more of the representations than any other musical genre; and

a musical artist who is associated with more of the representations than any other musical artist;

selecting electronic audio/video options of the entertainment system that are associated with the at least one of a musical genre and a musical artist; and

offering the selected audio/video options to the user.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the representations include digital reproductions of the pieces of music.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the representations include textual information regarding at least one of a genre of music and a musical artist represented in the collection.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein each of the steps is performed by an electronic processor of the entertainment system.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the remote electronic collection is stored on a personal music player.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the selected audio/visual options include a plurality of radio stations within reception range of the entertainment system, the radio stations broadcasting music that conforms to at least one of:

the determined musical genre; and

a musical genre associated with the determined musical artist.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein the selected audio/visual options include at least one song stored within the entertainment system.

15. A method of operating an entertainment system, said method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

accessing an electronic collection of audio recordings, the recordings in the collection having been chosen by a user of the entertainment system;

analyzing the recordings in the collection to thereby determine a type of music represented by the recordings;

identifying at least one of;

a station that broadcasts the type of music represented by the recordings; and

a musical selection that is of the type of music represented by the recordings, the musical selection being stored within the entertainment system; and

offering the at least one of a station and a musical selection to the user.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein each of the steps is performed by an electronic processor of the entertainment system.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the offering step includes providing personalized tuning to radio stations.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein the station is on one of satellite radio, digital broadcast radio, and the internet.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein the offering step includes performing automatic tuning of a radio.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein the offering step includes offering to program a preset pushbutton of a radio of the entertainment system to the station.