Communication systems and methods for providing a group play list for multimedia content records

• US 7,693,535 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2006
• Issued: 04/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Dunko, Gregory
• Primary Examiner(s): FERGUSON, KEITH
• Application Number:
  US11/644,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20080154959A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,201 Days
• Field of Search: 455/518, 455/519, 455/500, 455/517, 455/466, 455/550.1, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 4554141-4144, 4554561-457, 455/566, 455 301- 306, 707/10, 707/104.1, 709/202, 709/203, 709/207, 709/219, 709/218
• US Class Current: 455/518
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/16 Bone cutting, breaking or removal means other than saws, e.g. Osteoclasts; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans arthroscopic bone cutters A61B17/320016; dental implant drills potentially for other surgical use A61C8/0089; bone grinders A61F2/4644, A22C17/06; A61B17/1662 takes precedence over all other subgroups except A61B17/17
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/3203 Fluid jet cutting instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/20 using laser
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/26 for producing a shock wave, e.g. laser lithotripsy
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/22085 light-absorbing A61B2017/22087 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00017 with gas
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/1861 with an instrument inserted into a body lumen or cavity, e.g. a catheter
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/0813 Accessories designed for easy sterilising, i.e. re-usable
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2218/008 for smoke evacuation
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 1/0046 Dental lasers surgical lasers A61B18/20; working by laser beam in general B23K26/00; lasers per se H01S3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 2201/007 using shape memory effect
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2210/0014 using shape memory or superelastic materials, e.g. nitinol
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 3/0279 Cannula; Nozzles; Tips; their connection means
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/144 the fluid stream containing particles, e.g. powder
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/146 the fluid stream containing a liquid
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3604 Rotary joints allowing relative rotational movement between opposing fibre or fibre bundle ends
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 : Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 : Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services

Abstract

Methods for providing a group play list for a plurality of multimedia content records include associating respective ones of a plurality of users associated with a user network with corresponding ones of the multimedia content records on the group play list. A presence status of the respective ones of the users associated with the user network is detected. Rendering of the multimedia content records on the group play list to the users associated with the network is automatically adjusted based on the detected presence status. The user network may be, for example, a computer based social network.

Claims

1. A method for providing a group play list for a plurality of multimedia content records, comprising:

associating respective ones of a plurality of users associated with a user network with corresponding ones of the multimedia content records on the group play list;

detecting a presence status of the respective ones of the users associated with the user network; and

automatically adjusting rendering of the multimedia content records on the group play list to the users associated with the network based on the detected presence status,

wherein automatically adjusting rendering comprises skipping rendering of a multimedia content record on the group play list associated with one of the respective ones of the users having a presence status indicating the one of the respective ones of the users is not present on the user network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user network comprises a computer based social network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically adjusting rendering comprises including an indication of the presence status of one of the respective ones of the users having a presence status indicating the one of the respective ones of the users is not present on the user network while rendering a multimedia content record on the group play list associated with the one of the respective ones of the users having a presence status indicating the one of the respective ones of the users is not present on the user network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the users are associated with respective communication terminals and wherein the method further comprises:

identifying a respective one of the users associated with one of the multimedia content records that is currently being rendered as an active user;

receiving a request from a requesting one of the users to communicate with the active user; and

automatically establishing a communication connection between respective ones of the communication terminals associated with the active user and the requesting user responsive to the received request.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the communication terminals associated with the requesting user and the active user comprise wireless mobile terminals and wherein the communication connection comprises a push to talk (PTT) communication connection and wherein receiving the requesting comprises detecting selection of a PTT feature of the requesting user.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein automatically establishing the communication connection includes prioritizing an identification of the active user in a contact list associated with the PTT feature.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein prioritizing the identification comprises placing the identification at a top of the contact list.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the communication terminals associated with the requesting user and the active user comprise wireless mobile terminals and wherein the communication connection comprises a text message transmission and wherein automatically establishing the communication connection includes prioritizing an identification of the active user in a contact list associated with a text message feature of the communication terminal of the requesting user.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein receiving a request is preceded by configuring the communication terminal of the requesting user to communicate with the communication terminal of the active user responsive to identifying the active user.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the communication terminals associated with the requesting user and the active user comprise wireless mobile terminals and wherein the communication connection comprises a push to talk (PTT) communication connection and wherein receiving the requesting comprises detecting selection of a PTT feature of the requesting user and wherein configuring the communication terminal of the requesting user comprises prioritizing an identification of the active user in a contact list associated with the PTT feature.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein prioritizing the identification comprises placing the identification at a top of the contact list.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein ones of the multimedia content records are associated with respective slots on the group play list and wherein the slots on the group play list are associated with corresponding ones of the users.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein associating respective ones of the users comprises receiving an identification of the multimedia content record to be associated with respective slots on the group play list from the corresponding ones of the users.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving an identification comprises receiving the multimedia content record.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving an identification comprises receiving a designation of a storage device and/or storage address from which the multimedia content record can be retrieved for rendering.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein associating respective ones of the users further comprises receiving a plurality of identifications of multimedia content records to be associated with a single slot of the group play list from the corresponding one of the users, each of the plurality of identifications having an associated user state and wherein automatically adjusting rendering further comprises:

detecting a current state associated with a respective one of the users associated with the single slot of the group play list; and

selecting one of the plurality of the identifications received for the single slot as corresponding to the multimedia content record to be rendered for the single slot based on a comparison of the detected current state of the respective one of the users and the associated user state of the plurality of identifications.

17. A communication system configured to carry out the method of claim 1.

18. A computer program product for providing a group play list for a plurality of multimedia content records, the computer program product comprising computer program code embodied in a computer readable medium, the computer program code comprising program code configured to carry out the method of claim 1.

19. A system for rendering a group play list including a plurality of multimedia content records, the group play list being associated with a computer based social network, the system comprising:

a generation module that generates the group play list including associating respective ones of a plurality of users associated with the computer based social network with corresponding ones of the multimedia content records on the group play list;

a presence detection module that detects a presence status of the respective ones of the users on the computer based social network; and

a rendering module that renders the multimedia content records on the group play list to the users associated with the computer based social network based on the detected presence status of the respective users, including skipping rendering of a current record of the group play list responsive to detecting that an active one of the users associated with the current record is not present on the computer based social network.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising a communication module that automatically establishes a communication connection between respective communication terminals associated with the active one of the users and a requesting one of the users responsive to a request received while rendering a multimedia content record associated with the current record.