System And Method For Identifying Music Samples For Recommendation By A User
First Claim
1. A system for identifying music samples for recommendation by a user, comprising:
- a portable digital media player maintained by a recommending user, comprising;
a microphone to identify a music sample playing in an ambient environment that is selected by the recommending user and to record the music sample;
an identification module to identify information about the music sample; and
a recommendation module to generate a music recommendation describing the music sample comprising at least a portion of the information and to transmit the music recommendation from the recommending user to a recipient user; and
a further portable digital media player maintained by the recipient user, comprising;
an integration module to integrate the portion of information from the music recommendation into a display of a music collection; and
an output module to display the portion of information to the recipient user.
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Abstract
A system and method for identifying music samples for recommendation by a user is provided. A music sample playing in an ambient environment is identified as selected by a recommending user. The music sample is recorded and information about the music sample is identified. A music recommendation describing the music sample is generated and includes at least a portion of the information. The music recommendation is transmitted from the recommending user to a recipient user. The portion of information from the music recommendation is integrated into a display of a music collection on a digital media player maintained by the recipient user and is displayed.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for identifying music samples for recommendation by a user, comprising:
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a portable digital media player maintained by a recommending user, comprising; a microphone to identify a music sample playing in an ambient environment that is selected by the recommending user and to record the music sample; an identification module to identify information about the music sample; and a recommendation module to generate a music recommendation describing the music sample comprising at least a portion of the information and to transmit the music recommendation from the recommending user to a recipient user; and a further portable digital media player maintained by the recipient user, comprising; an integration module to integrate the portion of information from the music recommendation into a display of a music collection; and an output module to display the portion of information to the recipient user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for identifying music samples for recommendation by a user, comprising:
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identifying a music sample playing in an ambient environment that is selected by a recommending user; recording the music sample and identifying information about the music sample; generating a music recommendation to describe the music sample comprising at least a portion of the information; transmitting the music recommendation from the recommending user to a recipient user; integrating the portion of information from the music recommendation into a display of a music collection on a digital media player maintained by the recipient user; and displaying the portion of information to the recipient user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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