List building system

• US 7,805,402 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Issued: 09/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Premier International Associates LLC (Premier International Enterprises Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Premier International Associates LLC (Premier International Enterprises Incorporated)
• Inventors: Hempleman, James D., Hempleman, Sandra M., Schneider, Neil A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Woo; Isaac M
• Application Number:
  US11/932,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20080133576A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,063 Days
• Field of Search: 707600-831
• US Class Current: 707/610
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/131 Library retrieval, i.e. searching a database or selecting a specific musical piece, segment, pattern, rule or parameter set
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/213 Read-only discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/41 Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/36 Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing for digital recording G11B20/00 and s.gr.; for monitoring, testing or measuring of TV recorders of the type covered by H04N5/76 and subgroups, see H04N17/06
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/913 Multimedia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/922 Communications
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A system implementable using a programmable processor includes a plurality of pre-stored commands for building an inventory of audio, musical, works or audio/visual works, such as music videos. A plurality of works can be collected together in a list for purposes of establishing a play or a presentation sequence. The list can be visually displayed and edited. A plurality of lists can be stored for subsequent retrieval. A selected list can be retrieved and executed. Upon execution, the works of the list are presented sequentially either audibly or visually. The works can be read locally from a source, such as a CD, or can be obtained, via wireless transmission, from a remote inventory. If desired, establishment of a predetermined credit can be a pre-condition to being able to add items to the list for presentation.

Claims

1. A system for automatically building a playlist including most recently played digital audio and/or video works, the system comprising:

a digital processor;

a digital storage medium operatively associated with said digital processor for digitally storing an inventory of digital audio and/or video works, said digital storage medium further digitally storing a plurality of information records, each information record being associated with a particular digital work and further comprising data indicative of the content type and the date and time that the particular digital work was last played;

a user input device coupled to said digital processor for accepting a content type;

wherein said digital processor builds a play list of digital works associated with the information records having the data indicative of the selected content type having the most recent date and time of play; and

said playlist of most recently played works being executable by a user, whereby said digital processor plays one or more digital works identified therein, and wherein said digital processor updates the date and time of last play associated with each digital work played.

2. A method for playing the most recently played digital audio and/or video works stored in an inventory of digital audio and/or video works, said method comprising the steps of:

digitally storing said inventory of digital audio and/or video works in a digital storage medium, said digital works having an associated characteristic indicative of the content type and date and time that a particular digital work was last played;

accepting a content type;

automatically building from said inventory of digital works a playlist comprising digital audio and/or video works having the selected content type and the most recent date and time of play;

executing said playlist, whereby one or more digital works identified therein are played; and

updating the date and time of play associated with each digital work played.