SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING CONTENT CONSUMPTION AND SHARING THROUGH GEOGRAPHIC AND INCENTIVE BASED VIRTUAL NETWORKS
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1. An apparatus for facilitating consumption of content, comprising:
- a command receiver configured to receive a command to create a playlist which includes associated playlist location information and associated playlist composition information, the playlist composition information specifying at least one content portion;
a graphical display generator configured to generate a graphical display which includes a map and a playlist icon atop the map at a location determined by the playlist location information;
a graphical display modifier configured to modify the graphical display to generate a modified graphical display in response to receipt of a playlist icon selection command from the client identifying the playlist icon as having been selected by a user, the modified graphical display including a playlist detail display including a graphical identification of the at least one content portion and a play command input associated with the at least one content portion; and
a transceiver configured to transmit the graphical display and modified graphical display to a client.
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Abstract
Consumption and sharing of content, including music, is facilitated by an apparatus and a network configured to collect location information related to users of the network and the content. Users are provided with the capability to create playlists of content portions which may be graphically displayed atop a map. Location, playing and sharing information is used to evaluate the content portions, users and playlists. Content may be selected for playing by a user based on the evaluation.
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14 Claims
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1. An apparatus for facilitating consumption of content, comprising:
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a command receiver configured to receive a command to create a playlist which includes associated playlist location information and associated playlist composition information, the playlist composition information specifying at least one content portion; a graphical display generator configured to generate a graphical display which includes a map and a playlist icon atop the map at a location determined by the playlist location information; a graphical display modifier configured to modify the graphical display to generate a modified graphical display in response to receipt of a playlist icon selection command from the client identifying the playlist icon as having been selected by a user, the modified graphical display including a playlist detail display including a graphical identification of the at least one content portion and a play command input associated with the at least one content portion; and a transceiver configured to transmit the graphical display and modified graphical display to a client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for facilitating consumption of content, comprising:
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a profile storage manager configured to store, in response to receiving a user profile generation command, a record of a geographic location of a user initiating the command; a play record storage manager configured to store, in response to receiving a request to play a song, a record of the play request including an identity of a user initiating the play request and an identity of the song; a comparator configured to generate a list of songs ranked according to a number of play requests received from users located within a specific geographic area; and a transceiver configured to output the list of songs.
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13. An apparatus for facilitating consumption of content, comprising:
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a profile storage manager configured to store, in response to receiving a user profile generation command, a record of a geographic location of a user initiating the command; a play record storage manager configured to store, in response to receiving a request to play a song, a record of the play request including an identity of a user initiating the play request and an identity of the song; a song selector configured to select, in response to a local random song play request from a particular user, a first song which has been played more than a predetermined number of times by users located within a geographic area specified by the local random song play request; and a transceiver configured to output the selected first song to a client from which the local random song play request was received. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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