Method for sharing and searching playlists

• US 10,860,611 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2018
• Issued: 12/08/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Spiegelman, Michael, Brown, David E., Sutton, Lori Ann, Schiro, Pierre, Stelzmuller, Christa Maria, Sahay, Siddhartha S., Baird, Daniel, Korman, Adam, Toth, Alexander Stephen, Ramachandra, Poorna Chandra Gowda Bannikuppe, Suresh, Bipin
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly, Anh
• Application Number:
  US15/890,611
• Publication Number:
  US 20180165342A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,035 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/273 Asynchronous replication or reconciliation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3344 using natural language analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/637 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialization, adaptation or distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6236 between heterogeneous systems
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• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2216/01 Automatic library building
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2113 Multi-level security, e.g. mandatory access control
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2137 Time limited access, e.g. to a computer or data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/386 using messaging services or messaging apps using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS G06Q20/3255
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• 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 27/105 of operating discs
• 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: H04L 12/1822 : Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 : applying security measures for digital rights management data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing, auctions or e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 : Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0263 : Rule management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 : Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 : Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 : Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 : for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 : specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 : involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 : Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 : Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 : Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 : The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 : embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 : Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 : Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 : Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 : for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 : communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 : using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/658 : Transmission by the client directed to the server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 : comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8355 : involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 : Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/913 : Multimedia

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method for making a playlist available to the public. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for creating a playlist comprising user-defined descriptor information. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for searching for such public playlists.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

storing a first playlist in a storage medium of an apparatus, wherein the apparatus is associated with a subscriber of a media service provided via a network, and wherein a status of the first playlist indicates that the first playlist is not public;

updating the status of the first playlist to indicate that the first playlist is public in response to receiving an input on the apparatus, wherein the first playlist includes a plurality of identifiers of media files, and wherein the first playlist is available for access to a plurality of devices associated with a plurality of other subscribers of the media service after updating the status of the first playlist to indicate that the first playlist is public;

modifying the first playlist to be a modified playlist;

sending the modified playlist to the network;

receiving a second playlist published by a device of the plurality of devices from the network, wherein the second playlist identifies one or more media files; and

storing the second playlist.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a second status of the second playlist indicates that the second playlist is public.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first playlist is sent to a storage medium in the network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a subscriber profile associated with the subscriber indicates that the first playlist is public.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of devices are associated with designated friends of the subscriber.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first playlist is published on a first profile page of the subscriber, wherein the first profile page comprises a title of the first playlist and a link for viewing all published playlists of the subscriber.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second playlist is published on a second profile page of another subscriber associated with the device of the plurality of devices, wherein the second profile page comprises a tile of the second playlist and a link for viewing all published playlists of the other subscriber.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein an image associated with a media file and a time that the first playlist is modified are displayed with a title of the first playlist, wherein the media file corresponds to an identifier of the plurality of identifiers.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the media service is an on-demand-streaming media service (ODSMS).

10. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory storage comprising instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions, which cause the apparatus to;

store a first playlist in a storage medium of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus is associated with a subscriber of a media service provided via a network, and wherein a status of the first playlist indicates that the first playlist is not public;

update the status of the first playlist to indicate that the first playlist is public in response to an input received by the apparatus, wherein first the playlist includes a plurality of identifiers of media files, and wherein the first playlist is available for access to a plurality of devices associated with a plurality of other subscribers of the media service after the status of the first playlist is updated to indicate that the first playlist is public;

modify the first playlist to be a modified playlist;

send the modified playlist to the network;

receive a second playlist published by a device of the plurality of devices from the network, wherein the second playlist identifies one or more media files; and

store the second playlist on the apparatus.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein a second status of the second playlist indicates that the second playlist is public.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein a subscriber'"'"'s profile associated with the subscriber indicates that the first playlist is public.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the plurality of devices are associated with designated friends of the subscriber.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first playlist is published on a first profile page of the subscriber, wherein the first profile page comprises a title of the first playlist and a link for viewing all published playlists of the subscriber.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second playlist is published on a second profile page of another subscriber associated with the device of the plurality of devices, wherein the second profile page comprises a tile of the second playlist and a link for viewing all published playlists of the other subscriber.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein an image associated with a media file and a time that the first playlist is modified are displayed with a title of the first playlist, wherein the media file corresponds to an identifier of the plurality of identifiers.

17. A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions for storage on a non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by a processor, cause an apparatus to:

store a first playlist in a storage medium of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus is associated with a subscriber of a media service provided via a network, and wherein a status of the first playlist indicates that the first playlist is not public;

update the status of the first playlist to indicate that the first playlist is public in response to an input received by the apparatus, wherein the first playlist includes a plurality of identifiers of media files, and wherein the first playlist is available for access to a plurality of devices associated with a plurality of other subscribers of the media service after the status of the first playlist is updated to indicate that the first playlist is public;

modify the first playlist to be a modified playlist;

send the modified playlist to the network;

receive a second playlist published by a device of the plurality of devices from the network, wherein the second playlist identifies one or more media files; and

store the second playlist on the apparatus.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the first playlist is published on a first profile page of the subscriber, wherein the first profile page comprises a title of the first playlist and a link for viewing all published playlists of the subscriber.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the second playlist is published on a second profile page of another subscriber associated with the device of the plurality of devices, wherein the second profile page comprises a tile of the second playlist and a link for viewing all published playlists of the other subscriber.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein an image associated with a media file and a time that the first playlist is modified are displayed with a title of the first playlist, wherein the media file corresponds to an identifier of the plurality of identifiers.