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P2P real time media recommendations

  • US 7,970,922 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2008
  • Issued: 06/28/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operation of a central streaming media service comprising:

  • streaming a media presentation to a user device of a first user for playback;

    automatically providing a media recommendation identifying the media presentation to a second user in response to playback of the media presentation at the user device of the first user;

    receiving the media recommendation on behalf of the second user;

    making a determination as to whether the media recommendation is to be filtered based on one or more criterion; and

    if the determination is made not to filter the media recommendation;

    automatically adding the media presentation identified by the media recommendation to a pre-existing list of media presentations maintained for the second user to provide an updated list of media presentations for the second user;

    automatically selecting a select media presentation to stream to a user device of the second user from the updated list of media presentations for the second user based on user preferences of the second user; and

    streaming the select media presentation to the user device of the second user for playback in such a manner that enables playback of the select media presentation to begin upon completion of playback of the first media presentation;

    wherein receiving the media recommendation comprises receiving the media recommendation during streaming of a first media presentation to the user device of the second user for playback.

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