MAINTAINING A MINIMUM LEVEL OF REAL TIME MEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE ABSENCE OF ONLINE FRIENDS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining when a first user of a plurality of users forming a media recommendation network is unavailable; and
because the first user is unavailable simulating to a second user of the plurality of users, via a computing device, recommendations from the first user while the first user is unavailable.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a peer-to-peer (P2P) network for providing real time media recommendations. The P2P network includes a central server interconnecting a number of peer devices. In operation, a proxy function of the central server receives media recommendations from one or more peer devices that are active and online as media presentations identified by the media recommendations are played by the peer devices. The one or more peer devices are included in a group of peer devices associated with a first peer device. The proxy function provides the media recommendations to the first peer device. An augmentation function of the central server monitors a recommendation level of the first peer device. If the recommendation level falls below a minimum recommendation level, the augmentation function augments the media recommendations provided to the first peer device to increase the recommendation level to or above the minimum recommendation level.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining when a first user of a plurality of users forming a media recommendation network is unavailable; and because the first user is unavailable simulating to a second user of the plurality of users, via a computing device, recommendations from the first user while the first user is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 24)
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18. A system comprising:
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a communication interface communicatively coupling the system to a plurality of user devices via a communication network, the plurality of user devices associated with a plurality of users forming a media recommendation network; and a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to; determine when a first user of the plurality of users forming the media recommendation network is unavailable; and because the first user is unavailable, simulate recommendations from the first user to a second user while the first user is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25)
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