Method for Automatically Storing New Media

• US 20150039678A1
• Filed: 08/02/2013
• Published: 02/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Bilinski, Brandon, Ghosh, Debajit, Joyce, Paul, Otto, Owen Daniel, Dolinsky, Dmitry, Choi, Gyeong Sik, Friesen, Eric
• Application Number:
  US13/957,614
• Publication Number:
  US 20150039678A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1085 involving dynamic management of active down- or uploading connections

Abstract

Methods and systems for automatically downloading and storing media on a mobile device are provided. A method at a mobile device includes an auto-storing process, which includes receiving, at a first time within a predefined time range, a first set of media items. The first set of media items may be based on a user media preference. Next, at a second time within the predefined time range, it may be determined that at least a portion of the first set of media items has been activated. Based on the activated media items, at least one user media activation characteristic may be determined. In response to determining that at least a portion of the first set of media items has been activated, a second set of media items based on the user media activation characteristic may be received.

Claims

1. A method comprising, at a mobile device:

receiving, at a first time within a predefined time range, a first set of media items, wherein the first set of media items is based on a user media preference;

determining, at a second time within the predefined time range, that at least a portion of the first set of media items has been activated;

determining at least one user media activation characteristic based on the activated media items, and

responsive to determining that at least a portion of the first set of media items has been activated, receiving a second set of media items based on the user media activation characteristic.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining that the mobile device is connected to a network.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining that the mobile device is connected to an external power source.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising removing the at least a portion of the first set of activated media items.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising activating the at least a portion of the first set of media items.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the at least a portion of the first set of media items is activated when the mobile device is not connected to a network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the media items in the first and second set of media items independently have at least one media property selected from the group consisting of:

artist, album, genre, mood, language, quality, tempo, release date, producer, title, actor, and author.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user media preference is based on at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a user defined media preference, the user'"'"'s media viewing history, the user'"'"'s media listening history, the user'"'"'s media purchase history, the user'"'"'s media preview history, and the user'"'"'s social media input associated with media.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the user media activation characteristic is based on at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a number of media items activated in a set of media items, a media property of an activated media item, a number of activations of a media item, a number of unactivated media items in a set of media items, a number of activated sets of media items from among a plurality of received sets of media items, and a media property of an activated set of media items.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second sets of media items include a plurality of media items independently selected from the group consisting of:

a song, a video, a movie, a book, a magazine, a show, a newspaper, an e-book, an album, and a television series.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined time range occurs daily.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined time range is based on a setting selected from the group consisting of:

a user setting, a system setting, a default setting, a setting based on a predetermined rule.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the predetermined rule is based on historical mobile device data associated with usage of the mobile device, network connectivity, and external power supply.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the second time occurs on a second date after a first date on which the first time occurred.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined time range is selected to minimize the impact of battery usage of the mobile device while receiving the first and second sets of media items.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined time range is selected to connect the mobile device to a non-cellular network preferentially over a cellular network.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined time range is selected based upon a time range during which the user is less likely to use the mobile device.

18. A system, comprising:

a mobile device comprising a processor configured to;

receive, at a first time within a predefined time range, a first set of media items, wherein the first set of media items is based on a user media preference;

determine, at a second time within the predefined time range, that at least a portion of the first set of media items has been activated;

determine, at least one user media activation characteristic based on the activated media items, and

responsive to determining that at least a portion of the first set of media items has been activated, receive a second set of media items based on the user media activation characteristic.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the mobile device is connected to a network.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the mobile device is connected to an external power source.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to remove the at least a portion of the first set of activated media items.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to activate the at least a portion of the first set of media items.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the at least a portion of the first set of media items is activated when the mobile device is not connected to a network.

24. The system of claim 18, wherein each of the media items in the first and second set of media items independently have at least one media property selected from the group consisting of:

artist, album, genre, mood, language, quality, tempo, release date, producer, title, actor, and author.

25. The system of claim 18, wherein the user media preference is based on at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a user defined media preference, the user'"'"'s media viewing history, the user'"'"'s media listening history, the user'"'"'s media purchase history, the user'"'"'s media preview history, and the user'"'"'s social media input associated with media.

26. The system of claim 18, wherein the user media activation characteristic is based on at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a number of media items activated in a set of media items, a media property of an activated media item, a number of activations of a media item, a number of unactivated media items in a set of media items, a number of activated sets of media items from among a plurality of received sets of media items, and a media property of an activated set of media items.

27. The system of claim 18, wherein each of the first and second sets of media items include a plurality of media items independently selected from the group consisting of:

a song, a video, a movie, a book, a magazine, a show, a newspaper, an e-book, an album, and a television series.

28. The system of claim 18, wherein the predefined time range occurs daily.

29. The system of claim 18, wherein the predefined time range is based on a setting selected from the group consisting of:

a user setting, a system setting, a default setting, a setting based on a predetermined rule.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the predetermined rule is based on historical mobile device data associated with usage of the mobile device, network connectivity, and external power supply.

31. The system of claim 18, wherein the second time occurs on a date after a date on which the first time occurred.

32. The system of claim 18, wherein the predefined time range is selected to minimize the impact of battery usage of the mobile device while receiving the first and second sets of media items.

33. The system of claim 18, wherein the predefined time range is selected to connect the mobile device to a non-cellular network preferentially over a cellular network.

34. The system of claim 18, wherein the predefined time range is selected based upon a time range during which the user is less likely to use the mobile device.