List building system

• US 8,126,923 B1
• Filed: 02/23/2007
• Issued: 02/28/2012
• 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:
  US11/678,414
• Time in Patent Office: 1,831 Days
• Field of Search: 707600-831
• US Class Current: 707/791
• 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 building a playlist comprising a list of digital audio and/or video works stored in an inventory of digital audio and/or video works, comprising:

a processor;

a digital storage medium operatively associated with said processor for storing said inventory of digital audio and/or video works;

a database comprising a plurality of records, each of said records associated with one of said digital audio and/or video works, each record including a title field, an artist field, a type field and a date recorded field;

said record also including a comment field consisting of a plurality of characters;

a user interface, including a display, operatively associated with said processor, for enabling a user to write and store comments associated with respective selected digital audio and/or video works on said digital storage medium;

said user interface further enabling a user to select digital audio and/or video works from said inventory of digital audio and/or video works;

said processor, in response to said user selection, building a displayable playlist comprising said user-selected digital audio and/or video works;

a display operatively associated with said processor for displaying at least a portion of said playlist, including displaying said stored comments associated with respective user-selected digital audio and/or video works;

said playlist being executable by a user, whereby said processor plays one or more digital audio and/or video works identified therein; and

said playlist further being nameable and storable on a digital storage medium for subsequent execution and/or editing.

2. A method for building a playlist comprising a list of digital audio and/or video works stored in an inventory of digital audio and/or video works, comprising:

digitally storing said inventory of digital audio and/or video works on a digital storage medium, said digital storage medium comprising a plurality of records, each of said records associated with one of said digital audio and/or video works, each record including a title field, an artist field, a type field and a date recorded field;

said record also including a comment field consisting of a plurality of characters;

displaying at least a portion of said list of digital audio and/or video works;

selecting at least one of said digital audio and/or video works identified in said list;

writing and storing user comments associated with said selected audio and/or video works to said digital storage medium;

building a displayable playlist comprising at least some of said selected digital audio and/or video works;

displaying at least a portion of said playlist, including displaying said user comments associated with respective user-selected digital audio and/or video works;

executing said playlist, whereby said processor plays one or more digital audio and/or video works identified therein; and

naming and storing said playlist for subsequent execution and/or editing.

3. An apparatus for building a playlist comprising a list of digital audio and/or video works stored in an inventory of digital audio and/or video works, comprising:

a processor;

a digital storage medium operatively associated with said processor for storing said inventory of digital audio and/or video works;

a database comprising a plurality of records, each of said records associated with one of said digital audio and/or video works, each record including a title field, an artist field, a type field and a date recorded field;

said record also including a comment field consisting of a plurality of characters;

a user interface, including a display, operatively associated with said processor, for enabling a user to write and store comments associated with respective selected digital audio and/or video works on said digital storage medium;

said user interface further enabling a user to select digital audio and/or video works from said inventory of digital audio and/or video works;

said processor, in response to said user selection, building a displayable playlist comprising said user-selected digital audio and/or video works;

a display operatively associated with said processor for displaying at least a portion of said playlist, including displaying said stored comments associated with respective user-selected digital audio and/or video works;

said playlist being executable by a user, whereby said processor plays one or more digital audio and/or video works identified therein; and

said playlist further being nameable and storable in a digital storage medium for subsequent execution and/or editing.