Predictive Environment Music Playlist Selection
First Claim
1. An entertainment system comprising:
- a music storage system operable to store a plurality of music pieces;
a playback system coupled with said music storage system;
a navigation system providing current map information including a present location, wherein a current map comprises a plurality of zones, each zone being assigned to one of a plurality of zone types;
a controller coupled with said navigation system and said music storage system for controlling playback of selected music pieces, wherein the controller maintains a plurality of playlists, each playlist comprising a plurality of music pieces and wherein each playlist is assigned to at least one zone type;
wherein the controller receives information of a present location and a current zone type and selects an assigned playlist, wherein the navigation system further provides information about at least one of a distance or time to a next zone, and wherein the controller modifies the assigned playlist such that a transition to said next zone is timely synchronized with the ending of a music piece of the assigned playlist.
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Abstract
An entertainment system has a music storage system storing a plurality of music pieces, a playback system coupled with the music storage system, a navigation system providing current map information including a present location, wherein a current map has a plurality of zones each being assigned to one of a plurality of zone types, and a controller for controlling playback of selected music pieces, wherein the controller maintains a plurality of playlists, each having a plurality of music pieces and being assigned to at least one zone type. The controller receives information of a present location and a current zone type and selects an assigned playlist, wherein the navigation system further provides information about a distance and/or time to a next zone. The controller modifies the assigned playlist such that a transition to the next zone is timely synchronized with the ending of a music piece of the assigned playlist.
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20 Claims
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1. An entertainment system comprising:
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a music storage system operable to store a plurality of music pieces; a playback system coupled with said music storage system; a navigation system providing current map information including a present location, wherein a current map comprises a plurality of zones, each zone being assigned to one of a plurality of zone types; a controller coupled with said navigation system and said music storage system for controlling playback of selected music pieces, wherein the controller maintains a plurality of playlists, each playlist comprising a plurality of music pieces and wherein each playlist is assigned to at least one zone type;
wherein the controller receives information of a present location and a current zone type and selects an assigned playlist, wherein the navigation system further provides information about at least one of a distance or time to a next zone, and wherein the controller modifies the assigned playlist such that a transition to said next zone is timely synchronized with the ending of a music piece of the assigned playlist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for selecting music pieces in a playlist of music playback system, comprising the steps of:
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defining a plurality of zones in a map each zone being assigned to one of a plurality of zone types; defining a plurality of playlists, each playlist being associated with at least one zone type and containing a plurality of music pieces; determining a position in said map and an current zone; determining a zone type of a next zone and a time or distance to transition to said next zone; arranging music pieces of a current playlist associated to said current zone such at a transition to said next zone a music pieces in said current playlist ends. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable media storing instructions executable by a processor or controller in a music entertainment system, wherein when executed the processor or controller controls the music entertainment system to
define a plurality of zones in a map each zone being assigned to one of a plurality of zone types; -
define a plurality of playlists, each playlist being associated with at least one zone type and containing a plurality of music pieces; determine a position in said map and an current zone; determine a zone type of a next zone and a time or distance to transition to said next zone; and
toarrange music pieces of a current playlist associated to said current zone such that at a transition to said next zone a music pieces in said current playlist ends.
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