System and method for transferring playlists

• US 9,356,982 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2006
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Klein, Eric N. Jr., Hug, Joshua D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaw, Peling
• Application Number:
  US11/501,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20070073727A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,585 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/334 Query execution G06F16/335 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/43 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/45 Clustering; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1011 to devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1015 to users
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0637 Approvals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00086 Circuits for prevention of unauthorised reproduction or copying, e.g. piracy indicating unauthorised use of record carriers in general G11B23/28; scrambling for television signal recording H04N5/913; network architectures or network protocols for network security H04L63/00; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/10 : Architectures or entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 : Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 : at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 : Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 : Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 : using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 : Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 : from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A method, computer program product and computing device for selecting at least one playlist for transfer, the at least one playlist being stored on a first personal media device. The at least one playlist is converted to a common format, thus generating a first common format playlist. Communication is established with a second personal media device. The first common format playlist is transferred to the second personal media device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

selecting at least one playlist for transfer, the at least one playlist being stored in a first handheld personal media device and referencing a plurality of media content items;

converting the at least one playlist to a common playlist format, thus generating a first common format playlist, by reformatting metadata pertaining to content of a referenced media content item independent of a storage location of the referenced media content item;

establishing communication with a second handheld personal media device, the communication being initiated by physical contact between the first handheld personal media device and the second handheld personal media device; and

transferring the first common format playlist to the second personal media device separately from the referenced media content items.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a second common format playlist transferred to the first personal media device.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

converting the second common format playlist into a format useable by the first personal media device, thus generating a reformatted playlist.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

rendering, on the first personal media device, one or more media data files associated with one or more media content items defined in the reformatted playlist.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

downloading, from a media distribution system, the one or more media data files associated with the one or more media content items defined in the reformatted playlist.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

determining if the first personal media device has sufficient subscription rights for rendering the one or more media data files associated with the one or more media content items defined in the reformatted playlist.

7. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

selecting at least one playlist for transfer, the at least one playlist being stored in a first handheld personal media device and referencing a plurality of media content items;

converting the at least one playlist to a common playlist format, thus generating a first common format playlist, by reformatting metadata pertaining to content of a referenced media content item independent of a storage location of the referenced media content item;

establishing communication with a second handheld personal media device, the communication being initiated by physical contact between the first handheld personal media device and the second handheld personal media device; and

transferring the first common format playlist to the second personal media device separately from the referenced media content items.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

receiving a second common format playlist on the first personal media device.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

converting the second common format playlist into a format useable by the first personal media device, thus generating a reformatted playlist.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

rendering, on the first personal media device, one or more media data files associated with one or more media content items defined in the reformatted playlist.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

downloading, from a media distribution system, the one or more media data files associated with the one or more media content items defined in the reformatted playlist.

12. The computer program product of claim 10 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

determining if the first personal media device has sufficient subscription rights for rendering the one or more media data files associated with the one or more media content items defined in the reformatted playlist.

13. A computing device comprising a processor, the computing device configured to perform operations comprising:

selecting, using the processor, at least one playlist for transfer, the at least one playlist being stored in a first handheld personal media device and referencing a plurality of media content items;

converting, using the processor, the at least one playlist to a common playlist format, thus generating a first common format playlist, by reformatting metadata pertaining to content of a referenced media content item independent of a storage location of the media content item;

establishing communication with a second handheld personal media device, the communication being initiated by physical contact between the first handheld personal media device and the second handheld personal media device; and

transferring the first common format playlist to the second personal media device separately from the referenced media content items.

14. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a second common format playlist on the first personal media device.

15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

converting the second common format playlist into a format useable by the first personal media device, thus generating a reformatted playlist.

16. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

rendering, on the first personal media device, one or more media data files associated with one or more media content items defined in the reformatted playlist.

17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

downloading, from a media distribution system, the one or more media data files associated with the one or more media content items defined in the reformatted playlist.

18. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the computing device is further configured to perform operations comprising:

determining if the first personal media device has sufficient subscription rights for rendering the one or more media data files associated with the one or more media content items defined in the reformatted playlist.