System and method for automatically managing media content

• US 20070073728A1
• Filed: 08/07/2006
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: RealNetworks, Inc.
• Inventors: Hug, Joshua, Klein, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 8,271,549 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing, auctions or e-commerce G06Q30/00
• 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 receiving a request to load at least one new media content item on a personal media device. The size of the at least one new media content item is compared with the amount of storage space remaining on the personal media device to determine if the personal media device has sufficient available storage space. If the personal media device does not have sufficient available storage space, a relative weight associated with at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device is ascertained, the relative weight corresponding to a likelihood that the at least one old media content item will be rendered on the personal media device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request to load at least one new media content item on a personal media device;

comparing the size of the at least one new media content item with the amount of storage space remaining on the personal media device to determine if the personal media device has sufficient available storage space; and

if the personal media device does not have sufficient available storage space, ascertaining a relative weight associated with at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device, the relative weight corresponding to a likelihood that the at least one old media content item will be rendered on the personal media device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

automatically deleting the at least one old media content item based on the relative weight, the at least one old media content item being sufficient in size to allow the new media content item to be loaded on the personal media device.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

in response to automatically deleting the at least one old media content item, comparing the size of the at least one new media content item with the amount of storage space remaining on the personal media device to determine if the personal media device has sufficient available storage space.

4. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

loading the at least one new media content item on the personal media device

5. The method of claim 1 wherein ascertaining a relative weight includes:

determining if the at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device was added by the user.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein ascertaining a relative weight includes:

determining if the at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device was rated by the user.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein ascertaining a relative weight includes:

determining if the at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device was played by the user.

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

receiving a request to load at least one new media content item on a personal media device;

comparing the size of the at least one new media content item with the amount of storage space remaining on the personal media device to determine if the personal media device has sufficient available storage space; and

if the personal media device does not have sufficient available storage space, ascertaining a relative weight associated with at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device, the relative weight corresponding to a likelihood that the at least one old media content item will be rendered on the personal media device.

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

automatically deleting the at least one old media content item based on the relative weight, the at least one old media content item being sufficient in size to allow the new media content item to be loaded on the personal media device.

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

in response to automatically deleting the at least one old media content item, comparing the size of the at least one new media content item with the amount of storage space remaining on the personal media device to determine if the personal media device has sufficient available storage space.

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

loading the at least one new media content item on the personal media device

12. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the instructions for ascertaining a relative weight include instructions for performing operations comprising:

determining if the at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device was added by the user.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the instructions for ascertaining a relative weight include instructions for performing operations comprising:

determining if the at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device was rated by the user.

14. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the instructions for ascertaining a relative weight include instructions for performing operations comprising:

determining if the at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device was played by the user.

15. A computing device configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request to load at least one new media content item on a personal media device;

comparing the size of the at least one new media content item with the amount of storage space remaining on the personal media device to determine if the personal media device has sufficient available storage space; and

if the personal media device does not have sufficient available storage space, ascertaining a relative weight associated with at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device, the relative weight corresponding to a likelihood that the at least one old media content item will be rendered on the personal media device.

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

automatically deleting the at least one old media content item based on the relative weight, the at least one old media content item being sufficient in size to allow the new media content item to be loaded on the personal media device.

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

in response to automatically deleting the at least one old media content item, comparing the size of the at least one new media content item with the amount of storage space remaining on the personal media device to determine if the personal media device has sufficient available storage space.

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

loading the at least one new media content item on the personal media device

19. The computing device of claim 15 wherein ascertaining a relative weight includes:

determining if the at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device was added by the user.

20. The computing device of claim 15 wherein ascertaining a relative weight includes:

determining if the at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device was rated by the user.

21. The computing device of claim 15 wherein ascertaining a relative weight includes:

determining if the at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device was played by the user.