SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIORITIZING MOBILE MEDIA PLAYER FILES
First Claim
1. A system for the automated selection and loading of media items from a computer into a mobile media player device, the system comprising:
- a network;
at least one mobile media player arranged for communication over the network with a server;
a server coupled to the network and having executable instructions for;
receiving a media item current playlist from the mobile media player;
receiving current user taste data associated with a user of the mobile media player;
generating a recommended playlist responsive to the user taste data;
ranking the media items in the recommended playlist responsive to the user taste data;
selecting a media item from the recommended playlist;
deleting at least one item on the current playlist from the mobile media player to free memory space for the selected media item; and
downloading the selected media item over the network into memory on the mobile media player.
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Abstract
Disclosed are embodiments of systems and methods for prioritizing mobile media player files by providing for the automated addition and/or deletion of media items for a mobile media player. In some embodiments, a statistical method may be provided for inferring which media items on a mobile media player should be deleted based on, for example, user taste data. In some embodiments, new media items may be loaded onto a user'"'"'s mobile media player by creating one or more playlists from a playlist builder. The playlist(s) may be created by using user taste data. Rankings may also be created to determine an order for deletion of the media items currently on a mobile media player and/or for addition of new media items to the device.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for the automated selection and loading of media items from a computer into a mobile media player device, the system comprising:
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a network; at least one mobile media player arranged for communication over the network with a server; a server coupled to the network and having executable instructions for; receiving a media item current playlist from the mobile media player; receiving current user taste data associated with a user of the mobile media player; generating a recommended playlist responsive to the user taste data; ranking the media items in the recommended playlist responsive to the user taste data; selecting a media item from the recommended playlist; deleting at least one item on the current playlist from the mobile media player to free memory space for the selected media item; and downloading the selected media item over the network into memory on the mobile media player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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