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Method, apparatus and program product for media identification and tracking associated user preferences

  • US 7,844,722 B2
  • Filed: 06/01/2006
  • Issued: 11/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of collecting user preference information related to a playing media recording, comprising:

  • receiving, using a processing device, media recording information that contains information related to the playing media recording determined by a plug-in component of a media player program, a source of the information being table of contents information embedded in the playing media recording;

    gathering, using the processing device, the table of contents information from the media player program by identifying a collection of tracks associated with the playing media recording using an identifier determined by concatenating lengths of tracks;

    storing, using the processing device, at least a part of the media recording information as the user preference information; and

    searching, using the processing device, for users playing a media recording track associated with the playing media recording.

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