SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING PLAYLISTS
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first media player device, a playlist from a remote source, the playlist comprising at least one item identifier that identifies at least one item;
communicating the playlist from the first media player device to a wireless handheld remote control associated with and separate from the first media player device;
receiving, from the wireless handheld remote control, the at least one item identifier; and
rendering, by the first media player device, the at least one item.
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Abstract
A system for sharing playlists utilizes a network, such as the Internet. A player device other than a general purpose computer, such as a dedicated media player or a remote control for a dedicated media player, is in communication with the server over the network. The player device is configured to receive a playlist, queue the playlist, display the playlist, and play a selection from the playlist. A user profile may be used to identify playlists that are likely to contain selections of interest to the user.
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34 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a first media player device, a playlist from a remote source, the playlist comprising at least one item identifier that identifies at least one item; communicating the playlist from the first media player device to a wireless handheld remote control associated with and separate from the first media player device; receiving, from the wireless handheld remote control, the at least one item identifier; and rendering, by the first media player device, the at least one item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A media player device comprising:
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a communication interface communicatively coupling the media player device to a remote source via a network; and a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to; receive a playlist from the remote source, the playlist comprising at least one item identifier that identifies at least one item; communicate the playlist from the media player device to a wireless handheld remote control which is associated with and separate from the media player device; receive, from the wireless handheld remote control, the at least one item identifier; and render, by the media player device, the at least one item. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and including instructions configured to cause a processor to carry out the steps of:
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receiving, at a media player device, a playlist from a remote source, the playlist comprising at least one item identifier that identifies at least one item; communicating the playlist from the media player device to a wireless handheld remote control associated with and separate from the media player device; receiving, from the wireless handheld remote control, the at least one item identifier; and rendering, by the media player device, the at least one item.
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