Intelligent identification of multimedia content for grouping
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying, by at least one processor of a client device, at least one user-defined rule for selection of content;
determining, by the at least one processor of the client device, content selections from a user content library on the client device that meet the at least one user-defined rule;
generating a group of content selections including the determined content selections that meet the at least one user-defined rule;
detecting, by the at least one processor of the client device, that additional content has been downloaded to the user content library on the client device from a server over a network;
determining, by the at least one processor of the client device in response to the detected additional content and without a user request, additional content selections from the additional content that meet the at least one user-defined rule; and
adding, by the at least one processor of the client device, the content selections from the determined additional content selections that meet the at least one user-defined rule to the group of content selections.
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Abstract
An intelligent synchronization tool ensures access to desired content in a manner that automatically keeps the content current on the portable media device. A variation threshold or user-specified degree of content variation may be introduced among content downloaded to a user'"'"'s mobile device to prevent the user from becoming bored. Furthermore, intelligent synchronization may automatically populate the portable media device with popular content to save a user time and/or use passive monitoring techniques to ascertain a user'"'"'s preferences for subsequent population.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying, by at least one processor of a client device, at least one user-defined rule for selection of content; determining, by the at least one processor of the client device, content selections from a user content library on the client device that meet the at least one user-defined rule; generating a group of content selections including the determined content selections that meet the at least one user-defined rule; detecting, by the at least one processor of the client device, that additional content has been downloaded to the user content library on the client device from a server over a network; determining, by the at least one processor of the client device in response to the detected additional content and without a user request, additional content selections from the additional content that meet the at least one user-defined rule; and adding, by the at least one processor of the client device, the content selections from the determined additional content selections that meet the at least one user-defined rule to the group of content selections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computer system, cause the computer system to:
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identify at least one user-defined rule for selection of content; determine content selections from a user content library on a client device that meet the at least one user-defined rule; generating a group of content selections including the determined content selections that meet the at least one user-defined rule; detect that additional content has been downloaded to the user content library on the client device from a server over a network; determine, in response to the detected additional content and without a user request, additional content selections from the additional content that meet the at least one user-defined rule; and add the content selections from the determined additional content selections that meet the at least one user-defined rule to the group of content selections. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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identifying, by at least one processor of a client device, a selection by a user of a piece of content from a content library on the client device; determining, by the at least one processor of the client device, content selections related to the user-selected piece of content; generating a group of content selections including the content selections determined to be related to the user-selected piece of content; detecting, by the at least one processor of the client device, that additional content has been downloaded to the content library on the client device from a server over a network; determining, by the at least one processor of the client device in response to the detected additional content and without a user request, additional content selections from the additional content that are related to the user-selected piece of content; and adding, by the at least one processor of the client device, the content selections from the determined additional content selections related to the user-selected piece of content to the group of content selections. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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