SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INTELLIGENT GROUPWISE MEDIA SELECTION
First Claim
1. An intelligent groupwise media selection system comprising:
- a plurality of personal information devices, each personal information device being associated with an individual user and having retrievably stored therein a data file representing the individual user'"'"'s media taste preferences;
a media player including;
a processor;
a communications transceiver operatively coupled to the processor and in processing communications with each of the plurality of personal information devices;
a memory coupled to the processor;
a plurality of media files retrievably stored in the memory;
a groupwise selection program operatively loaded into the memory having instructions executable by the processor to;
interrogate the personal information devices to receive a representation of the data files;
determine a composite of the media taste preferences of the individual users from the received data file representations, select a media file from the plurality of media files in dependence on the determined composite media taste preferences; and
, play the selected media file to at least a portion of the individual users.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product is provided which enables a media player to automatically select and play one or more media files from among a plurality of available media files to a group of users such that each of the members of the group are likely to be partial towards the automatically selected media file. In an exemplary embodiment, the media player may be configured to automatically select the media file from the plurality of available media files in dependence on media exposure history data and/or media taste preference data of associated with each of the users in the group of users. In another exemplary embodiment, the media exposure history data and/or the media taste preference data associated with each user may be retrievably stored in a portable information device on the person of the user.
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20 Claims
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1. An intelligent groupwise media selection system comprising:
- a plurality of personal information devices, each personal information device being associated with an individual user and having retrievably stored therein a data file representing the individual user'"'"'s media taste preferences;
a media player including;
a processor;
a communications transceiver operatively coupled to the processor and in processing communications with each of the plurality of personal information devices;
a memory coupled to the processor;
a plurality of media files retrievably stored in the memory;
a groupwise selection program operatively loaded into the memory having instructions executable by the processor to;
interrogate the personal information devices to receive a representation of the data files;
determine a composite of the media taste preferences of the individual users from the received data file representations, select a media file from the plurality of media files in dependence on the determined composite media taste preferences; and
, play the selected media file to at least a portion of the individual users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- a plurality of personal information devices, each personal information device being associated with an individual user and having retrievably stored therein a data file representing the individual user'"'"'s media taste preferences;
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13. A computer implemented method for performing intelligent groupwise media selection comprising:
- establishing processing communications with a plurality of personal information devices in proximity to a media player, each personal information device being associated with an individual user and having retrievably stored therein a data file representing each user'"'"'s media taste preferences;
receiving from each personal information device a representation of the user'"'"'s media taste preferences;
determining a composite of the media taste preferences of the individual users from the received data tile representations;
selecting a media tile from the plurality of media files in dependence on the determined composite media taste preferences; and
, playing the selected media file to at least a portion of the individual users. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- establishing processing communications with a plurality of personal information devices in proximity to a media player, each personal information device being associated with an individual user and having retrievably stored therein a data file representing each user'"'"'s media taste preferences;
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19. A computer implemented method for performing intelligent groupwise media selection comprising:
- receiving media taste data for each of a plurality of individual users in listening proximity to a media player of a physical establishment, the media taste data indicating each user'"'"'s level of preference towards at least one of a particular musical artist, a particular musical album, a particular musical genre, and a particular musical composition;
selecting at least one musical media file from a plurality of musical media files in dependence at least in part on the media taste data received from each of the plurality of individual users; and
, causing the at least one musical media file selected to be played by the media player. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- receiving media taste data for each of a plurality of individual users in listening proximity to a media player of a physical establishment, the media taste data indicating each user'"'"'s level of preference towards at least one of a particular musical artist, a particular musical album, a particular musical genre, and a particular musical composition;
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