Tunersphere

• US 8,983,937 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2014
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ikorongo Texas, LLC (Concert Technology Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lemi Technology, LLC (Concert Technology Corporation)
• Inventors: Svendsen, Hugh, Curtis, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): LEWIS, CHERYL RENEA
• Application Number:
  US14/488,456
• Publication Number:
  US 20150006629A1
• Time in Patent Office: 181 Days
• Field of Search: 707/722, 707/913, 707/919
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/444 Spatial browsing, e.g. 2D maps, 3D or virtual spaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/637 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialization, adaptation or distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/638 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/64 Browsing; Visualisation therefor generation of a list or set of audio data G06F16/638
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/686 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title or artist information, time, location or usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/687 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/913 Multimedia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/919 Geographic

Abstract

A system for presenting information identifying a media item associated with a geographic area is disclosed. In one embodiment the system includes a server and a user device. The server receives media item information identifying a media item and location information identifying a geographic location associated with the device at which the media item was interacted with; identifies a second media item played within a geographic area of interest; and provides information identifying the second media item. The user device interacts with the media item; provides information identifying the media item; provides location information identifying a geographic location associated with the device at which the media item was interacted with; receives an identification of a geographic area; receives information that identifies the second media item; and presents the information that identifies the second media item.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a server comprising;

a first communication interface adapted to communicatively couple the server to a network;

at least one first processor; and

first memory containing software executable by the at least one first processor whereby the server computer is operative to;

receive media item information identifying a media item and location information identifying a geographic location associated with a user device at which the media item was interacted with;

identify a second media item played within a geographic area of interest;

provide information identifying the second media item and location information associated with the second media item to the user device; and

the user device comprising;

a second communication interface adapted to communicatively couple the user device to a network;

at least one second processor; and

second memory containing software executable by the at least one second processor whereby the user device is operative to;

interact with the media item;

provide media item information identifying the media item;

provide location information identifying a geographic location associated with the user device at which the media item was interacted with;

receive an identification of a geographic area;

receive information that identifies the second media item and location information associated with the second media item, wherein the location information associated with the second media item is associated with the identified geographic area; and

present the information that identifies the second media item.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the user device is adapted to initiate play of the media item.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the user device is adapted to determine the current location of the user device.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the geographic area includes the current location of the user device.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the user device is adapted to provide an interface for selecting the geographic area.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the user device is adapted to provide a map for selecting the geographic area.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the user device is adapted to present the information that identifies the second media item in association with a map including the geographic area.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the information that identifies the second media item includes information that identifies a most consumed media item in the geographic area.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the information that identifies the media item identifies includes information that identifies at least one of a song, a music album, a media genre, and a music artist.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the information that identifies the second media item includes information that identifies a most frequently consumed media item in the geographic area.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the information that identifies the media item identifies includes information that identifies at least one of a song, a music album, a media genre, and a music artist.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the information that identifies the second media item includes information that identifies a media item having a greatest increase in consumption in the geographic area over a defined period of time.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the information that identifies the media item includes information that identifies at least one of a song, a music album, a media genre, and a music artist.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the information that identifies the second media item includes information that identifies a media item having a greatest decrease in consumption in the geographic area over a defined period of time.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the information that identifies the media item identifies includes information that identifies at least one of a song, a music album, a media genre, and a music artist.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein the server is further adapted to enable defining at least one media channel for discovering media items played in at least one geographic area of interest.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein in identifying the second media item played within a geographic area of interest, the server is adapted to identify the second media item based on a defined media channel.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein the server is further adapted to enable defining at least one of a time window, one or more user-based criteria, and one or more content-based criteria.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein in identifying the second media item played within a geographic area of interest, the server is adapted to identify the second media item based on a defined media channel and the at least one of the time window, the one or more user-based criteria, and the one or more content-based criteria.

20. The system of claim 1 wherein the information that identifies the second media item includes information that identifies at least one of:

a most consumed media item in the geographic area,

a most frequently consumed media item in the geographic area,

a media item having a greatest increase in consumption in the geographic area over a defined period of time, and

a media item having a greatest decrease in consumption in the geographic area over a defined period of time.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the information that identifies the second media item identifies includes information that identifies at least one of a song, a music album, a media genre, and a music artist.