APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ARRANGING MEDIA ITEMS IN A PHYSICAL SPACE BASED ON PERSONAL PROFILES
First Claim
1. An apparatus for changing an arrangement of a display of a first set of media items based on at least one user profile, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of surfaces for displaying media items, the plurality of surfaces having a first configuration such that each of the plurality of surfaces displays at least a first set of media items comprising at least one of an image, a video, and a selected light source radiation;
a plurality of user identification ports, each of the plurality of user identification ports capable of detecting at least one user identifier; and
at least one processor in communication with the plurality of user identification ports and the plurality of surfaces, the at least one processor configured to;
receive a first user identifier from a first of the plurality of user identification ports,retrieve a first user profile associated with the first user identifier from memory,calculate a preference vector for the media items in the first set of media items based on the first user profile, anddirect the plurality of surfaces to display the first set of media items in a second configuration based on the preference vector, thereby changing which of the first set of media items is displayed on at least one of the plurality of surfaces.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for arranging a set of media items based on user profiles are disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor in communication with user identification ports and a plurality of surfaces for displaying media items. The processor in accordance with the invention receives a user identifier from one of the user identification ports, retrieves a user profile associated with the user identifier, calculates a preference vector for the media items within the set based on the user profile, and directs the plurality of surfaces to change an arrangement of the display of the set of media items from a first configuration to a second configuration based on the preference vector. The processor thereby changes which of the first set of media items is displayed on at least one of the plurality of surfaces.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for changing an arrangement of a display of a first set of media items based on at least one user profile, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of surfaces for displaying media items, the plurality of surfaces having a first configuration such that each of the plurality of surfaces displays at least a first set of media items comprising at least one of an image, a video, and a selected light source radiation; a plurality of user identification ports, each of the plurality of user identification ports capable of detecting at least one user identifier; and at least one processor in communication with the plurality of user identification ports and the plurality of surfaces, the at least one processor configured to; receive a first user identifier from a first of the plurality of user identification ports, retrieve a first user profile associated with the first user identifier from memory, calculate a preference vector for the media items in the first set of media items based on the first user profile, and direct the plurality of surfaces to display the first set of media items in a second configuration based on the preference vector, thereby changing which of the first set of media items is displayed on at least one of the plurality of surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for arranging a first set of media items based on a plurality of user profiles, the system comprising:
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a plurality of surfaces for displaying media items, the plurality of surfaces having a first configuration such that each of the plurality of surfaces displays at least one of the first set of media items; a plurality of user identification ports, each of the plurality of user identification ports capable of detecting at least one user identifier, wherein a first user identification port detects a first user identifier and a second user identification port detects a second user identifier; and at least one processor in communication with the plurality of user identification ports and the plurality of surfaces, the at least one processor configured to; receive the first user identifier from the first user identification port and the second user identifier from the second user identification port, retrieve the first user profile associated with the first user identifier and the second user profile associated with the second user identifier, calculate a first preference vector for the media items in the first set of media items based on the first user profile and a second preference vector for the media items in the first set of media items based on the second user profile, and direct the plurality of surfaces to display the first set of media items in a second configuration based on the first preference vector and the second preference vector. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for changing an arrangement of the display of a first set of media items on a plurality of surfaces for displaying media items based on at least one user profile, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a processor from a first user identification port, a first user identifier; retrieving, with the processor from a memory, a first user profile associated with the first user identifier; and calculating a first preference vector for the media items in the first set of media items based on the first user profile; and directing, with a communication device, an arrangement of the media items on the plurality of surfaces to be changed from a first configuration to a second configuration based on the first preference vector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for arranging a set of media items based on at least one user profile, the system comprising:
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a plurality of media output devices for producing media items, the plurality of output devices producing the set of media items in a first configuration such that each of the plurality of output devices produces at least a first set of media items comprising at least one of an image, and a video, a selected light source radiation, and a portion of sound recording; a plurality of user identification ports, each of the plurality of user identification ports capable of detecting at least one user identifier, wherein a first user identification port detects a first user identifier; and at least one processor in communication with the plurality of user identification ports and the plurality of surfaces, wherein the at least one processor receives the first user identifier from the first user identification port, retrieves the first user profile associated with the first user identifier, and calculates a first preference vector for the media items in the first set of media items based on the first user profile, and directs the plurality of output devices to produce the first set of media items in a second configuration in accordance with the first preference vector. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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