Method And Device For Sharing A Playlist At A Dedicated Media Player Device

• US 20170237802A1
• Filed: 02/27/2017
• Published: 08/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dedicated Licensing LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: Black Hills Media, LLC (Concert Technology Corporation)
• Inventors: Weel, Martin
• Granted Patent: US 9,992,267 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

A playlist is received at a television from a remote playlist source coupled to the television over a network. The playlist includes at least one video item identifier that identifies at least one video item. The playlist is communicated from the television to a cellular phone coupled to the television over the network. The at least one video item identifier is received at the television from the cellular phone. The at least one video item is rendered by the television. The television, the cellular phone, and the remote playlist source are all separate devices. The at least one video item identifier identifies at least one video item having been played during a time duration selected from the group consisting of today, a past week, a past month, and a past year.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A method comprising:

receiving, at a television from a remote playlist source coupled to the television over a network, a playlist, the playlist comprising at least one video item identifier that identifies at least one video item;

communicating the playlist from the television to a cellular phone, the cellular phone coupled to the television over the network;

receiving, at the television from the cellular phone, the at least one video item identifier; and

rendering, by the television, the at least one video item;

wherein the television, the cellular phone, and the remote playlist source are all separate devices and the at least one video item identifier identifies at least one video item having been played during a time duration selected from the group consisting of today, a past week, a past month, and a past year.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, at the television, information representing a user of the television; and

storing, at the television, the information representing the user.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

selecting, by the television, the playlist based on the information representing the user.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving the playlist from the remote playlist source includes providing with a request at least one of information identifying a user of the television and information identifying a user-association to the playlist at the remote playlist source.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving the playlist from the remote playlist source includes requesting a computer-generated playlist to be generated based on a profile of a user of the television.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving the playlist from the remote playlist source includes requesting a computer-generated playlist to be generated based on a profile of a user of the television, the profile of the user comprising of a play history list of items previously experienced by the user.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the playlist is computer-modified based on a geographic location of the television.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein the playlist is a list of television user favorites.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the playlist is a list of items compiled by a person other than a user of the television.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein content identified by the playlist is received from a content server, the content server being separate from the remote playlist source, the television, and the cellular phone.

12. A television comprising:

a communication interface adapted to communicatively couple the television to a remote playlist source and a cellular phone via a network; and

a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to;

receive, at the television from the remote playlist source, a playlist, the playlist comprising at least one video item identifier that identifies at least one video item;

communicate the playlist from the television to the cellular phone;

receive, by the television from the cellular phone, the at least one video item identifier; and

render, by the television, the at least one video item;

wherein the television, the cellular phone, and the remote playlist source are all separate devices and the at least one video item identifier identifies at least one video item having been played during a time duration selected from the group consisting of today, a past week, a past month, and a past year.

13. The television of claim 12, wherein the control system and the communication interface are further adapted to:

receive, at the television, information representing a user of the television; and

store, at the television, the information representing the user.

14. The television of claim 13, wherein the control system is further adapted to:

select, by the television, the playlist based on the information representing the user.

15. The television of claim 12, wherein the control system and the communication interface are further adapted to:

provide with a request at least one of information identifying a user of the television and information identifying a user-association to the playlist at the remote playlist source.

16. The television of claim 12, wherein the control system and the communication interface are further adapted to:

request a computer-generated playlist to be generated based on a profile of a user of the television.

17. The television of claim 12, wherein the control system and the communication interface are further adapted to:

request a computer-generated playlist to be generated based on a profile of a user of the television, the profile of the user comprising of a play history list of items previously experienced by the user.

18. The television of claim 12, wherein the playlist is computer-modified based on a geographic location of the television.

19. The television of claim 12, wherein the playlist is a list of television user favorites.

20. The television of claim 12, wherein the playlist is a list of items compiled by a person other than a user of the television.

21. The television of claim 12, wherein content identified by the playlist is received from a content server, the content server being separate from the remote playlist source, the television, and the cellular phone.