User interface for sharing and searching playlists

• US 20060195480A1
• Filed: 12/21/2005
• Published: 08/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Spiegelman, Michael, Brown, David E., Suresh, Bipin, Schiro, Pierre, Baird, Daniel, Korman, Adam, Toth, Alexander Stephen III, Sahay, Siddhartha S., Ramachandra, Poorna Chandra Gowda Bannikuppe, Stelzmuller, Christa Maria, Sutton, Lori Ann
• Application Number:
  US11/316,052
• Publication Number:
  US 20060195480A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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]
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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 user interface for making a playlist available to the public. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a user interface for creating a playlist comprising user-defined descriptor information. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a user interface for searching for such public playlists.

Claims

1. A user interface for a media management application operating on a computing device comprising:

a search entry area for inputting search criteria representing a desire to identify a playlist, said playlist accessible from a playlist storage comprising user published playlists, some or all of said published playlists comprising associated user-defined playlist descriptor information, said user-defined playlist descriptor information comprising user developed text;

a user input element for initiating a search of said playlist storage in accordance with said input criteria; and

a first area for displaying a result of said search, said result comprising information associated with said playlist.

2. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said search entry area comprises a drop down menu.

3. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said search entry area comprises a text entry box.

4. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said search entry area is capable of accepting a user entry comprising a search criteria related to a mood.

5. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said search entry area is capable of accepting a user entry comprising a search criteria related to a situation.

6. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said search entry area is capable of accepting a user entry comprising a search criteria related to an event.

7. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said user input element is a button.

8. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said first area displays said result of said search in a columnar format.

9. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises a title associated with said playlist.

10. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises a user identification associated with said playlist.

11. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises a playlist descriptor information associated with said playlist.

12. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises an artist associated with said playlist.

13. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises a genre associated with said playlist.

14. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises a rating associated with said playlist.

15. The user interface of claim 1 wherein said displayed playlist information comprises an identifier associated with said playlist.

16. The user interface of claim 15 wherein said identifier comprises a pointer, wherein the displayed identifier when selected by a user is recognized by a computing device as relating to a pointer on a network.

17. The user interface of claim 15 wherein said identifier comprises a uniform resource locator, wherein the displayed identifier when selected by a user is recognized by a computing device as relating to a uniform resource locator on a network.

18. The user interface of claim 15 wherein said identifier comprises a universal resource identifier, wherein the displayed identifier when selected by a user is recognized by a computing device as relating to a universal resource identifier on a network.

19. The user interface of claim 15 wherein upon selecting said playlist identifier, said first area displays the contents of said playlist.

20. The user interface of claim 19 wherein said playlist contents are displayed in columnar format.

21. The user interface of claim 19 wherein said first area further comprises a text box displaying said user developed text.

22. The user interface of claim 19 wherein said first area further comprises a user input element for indicating whether said playlist is public or private.

23. A user interface for a media management application operating on a computing device comprising:

a first area for displaying at least one selected media file to be included in a playlist;

a second area for receiving user-defined playlist descriptor information, said user-defined playlist descriptor information comprising user developed text;

a first user input element for saving said playlist in a playlist storage wherein interaction with said first user input elements causes said playlist to be saved and associated with said playlist descriptor information; and

a second user input element for causing said playlist to become published, said published playlist and playlist descriptor information being publicly available for searching by an entity.

24. The user interface of claim 23 wherein said first area displays said media file in columnar format.

25. The user interface of claim 23 wherein said first area displays information associated with said media file.

26. The user interface of claim 25 wherein said information comprises a title associated with said media file.

27. The user interface of claim 25 wherein said information comprises an artist associated with said media file.

28. The user interface of claim 25 wherein said information comprises a genre associated with said media file.

29. The user interface of claim 25 wherein said information comprises a rating associated with said media file.

30. The user interface of claim 23 wherein said input element is a button.

31. The user interface of claim 23 wherein said user developed text is related to a mood associated with said playlist.

32. The user interface of claim 23 wherein said user developed text is related to a situation associated with said playlist.

33. The user interface of claim 23 wherein said user developed text is related to an event associated with said playlist.

34. The user interface of claim 23 wherein said second user input element comprises user selectable text.

35. The user interface of claim 23 wherein said second user input element comprises a button.

36. The user interface of claim 23 wherein said second user input element comprises drop down menu.

37. The user interface of claim 23 wherein said searching entity comprises a user located at a computing device.

38. The user interface of claim 23 wherein said searching entity comprises a program.

39. The user interface of claim 23 further comprising a third input element for designating said playlist as private, wherein said private playlist is not searchable by a searching entity.

40. The user interface of claim 23 further comprising a third area for displaying a user-definable title associated with said playlist.