Method, System and Device for Connecting Similar Users
First Claim
1. A method to connect users based on live audio listening information, the method comprising:
- storing, using computer storage media, audio listening information for a plurality of users, the audio listening information for each user comprising information identifying audio the user is currently listening to;
automatically generating, at a server, a list of users that are currently listening to the same audio as a particular user based on the audio listening information stored in the computer storage media; and
transmitting contact information for those users in the list of users from the server to an end-user device associated with the particular user, the contact information enabling the particular user to communicate with at least one of the users in the list of users.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and devices for automatically connecting similar users wherein similarity is based on live audio listening information. The method comprises receiving and storing audio listening information at a server for a plurality of users and identifying the audio the user is currently listening to. The server uses the stored information to automatically generate a list of users similar to a particular user. The similarity between users can be based on audio users are currently listening to, so that the list of similar users comprises a list of users currently listening to the same audio as the particular user. The server filters the list of similar users to a specific geographic area, such as a town. The server then provides the particular user with information on the similar users which may enable the particular user to communicate with the similar users publicly or privately.
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13 Claims
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1. A method to connect users based on live audio listening information, the method comprising:
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storing, using computer storage media, audio listening information for a plurality of users, the audio listening information for each user comprising information identifying audio the user is currently listening to; automatically generating, at a server, a list of users that are currently listening to the same audio as a particular user based on the audio listening information stored in the computer storage media; and transmitting contact information for those users in the list of users from the server to an end-user device associated with the particular user, the contact information enabling the particular user to communicate with at least one of the users in the list of users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A server to connect users based on live audio listening information comprising:
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computer storage media configured to store audio listening information for a plurality of users, the audio listening information for each user comprising information identifying audio the user is currently listening to; and a processor configured to; automatically generate a list of users that are currently listening to the same audio as a particular user based on the audio listening information stored in the computer storage media; and transmit contact information for those users in the list of users from the server to an end-user device associated with the particular user, the contact information enabling the particular user to communicate with at least one of the users in the list of users. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system to connect users based on live audio listening information comprising:
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a server to connect users based on live audio listening information, the server comprising; computer storage media configured to store audio listening information for a plurality of users, the audio listening information for each user comprising information identifying audio the user is currently listening to; and a processor configured to; automatically generate a list of users that are currently listening to the same audio as a particular user based on the audio listening information stored in the computer storage media; and transmit contact information for those users in the list of users from the server to an end-user device associated with the particular user, the contact information enabling the particular user to communicate with at least one of the users in the list of users; and the end-user device associated with the particular user, the end-user device configured to; transmit the audio listening information for the particular user to the server; and receive the contact information for those users in the list of users from the server.
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