METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A COLLABORATIVE PLAYLIST

• US 20110314388A1
• Filed: 06/18/2010
• Published: 12/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Wheatley, Mark David
• Application Number:
  US12/818,913
• Publication Number:
  US 20110314388A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/751
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/572 Communication between players during game play of non game information, e.g. e-mail, chat, file transfer, streaming of audio and streaming of video
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format

Abstract

An approach is provided for generating a collaborative playlist. An input for initiating creation of a collaborative playlist is received. The collaborative playlist can be based, at least in part, on one or more criteria. A notification of the collaborative playlist is determined to be transmitted to one or more devices. Respective users of the one or more devices are used to update the collaborative playlist.

Claims

1. A method comprising facilitating access to at least one interface configured to allow access to at least one service, the at least one service configured to perform at least the following:

receiving an input for initiating the creation of a collaborative playlist, the collaborative playlist based, at least in part, on one or more criteria; and

determining to transmit a notification of the collaborative playlist to a one or more devices,

wherein respective users of the one or more devices iteratively update the collaborative playlist.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the service is configured to further perform:

receiving from a first one of the one or more devices a media track selection to add to the collaborative playlist; and

determining to transmit another notification of the media track selection to the one or more devices.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the service is configured to further perform:

determining whether the media track selection are substantially within the one or more criteria; and

causing, at least in part, updating of the collaborative playlist based on the determination with respect to the one or more criteria.

4. A method of claim 2, wherein the other notification includes a link to the media track selection in a media service.

5. A method of claim 2, wherein the service is configured to further perform:

receiving a request for access to the media track from a second one of the devices;

determining that the second one device is not associated with an account;

determining to transmit a limited version of the media track selection to the second one device.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the service is configured to further perform:

determining to transmit the collaborative playlist to the one or more devices.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the notification is transmitted over a social network, a text message, a multimedia message, an electronic mail, an instant message, or a combination.

8. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

receive an input for initiating the creation of a collaborative playlist, the collaborative playlist based, at least in part, on one or more criteria; and

determine to transmit a notification of the collaborative playlist to one or more devices,

wherein respective users of the one or more devices iteratively update the collaborative playlist.

9. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive from a first one of the one or more devices a media track selection to add to the collaborative playlist; and

determine to transmit another notification of the media track selection to the one or more devices.

10. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine whether the media track selection are substantially within the one or more criteria; and

cause, at least in part, updating of the collaborative playlist based on the determination with respect to the one or more criteria.

11. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the other notification includes a link to the media track selection in a media service.

12. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive a request for access to the media track from a second one of the devices;

determine that the second one device is not associated with an account;

determine to transmit a limited version of the media track selection to the second one device.

13. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine to transmit the collaborative playlist to the one or more devices.

14. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the notification is transmitted over a social network, a text message, a multimedia message, an electronic mail, an instant message, or a combination.

15. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

receiving an input for initiating the creation of a collaborative playlist, the collaborative playlist based, at least in part, on one or more criteria; and

determining to transmit a notification of the collaborative playlist to one or more devices,

wherein respective users of the one or more devices iteratively update the collaborative playlist.

16. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

receiving from a first one of the one or more devices a media track selection to add to the collaborative playlist; and

determining to transmit another notification of the media track selection to the one or more devices.

17. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

determining whether the media track selection are substantially within the one or more criteria; and

causing, at least in part, updating of the collaborative playlist based on the determination with respect to the one or more criteria.

18. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the other notification includes a link to the media track selection in a media service.

19. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

receiving a request for access to the media track from a second one of the devices;

determining that the second one device is not associated with an account;

determining to transmit a limited version of the media track selection to the second one device.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

determining to transmit the collaborative playlist to the one or more devices.

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