MOBILE AUDIO PLAYER WITH INDIVIDUALIZED RADIO PROGRAM

• US 20110029110A1
• Filed: 07/01/2010
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: HOHL, Fritz, Saito, Shin
• Granted Patent: US 9,230,018 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• 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 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/635 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/687 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile audio player, comprising

• • memory means adapted to store music data and non-music data,
  • input means adapted to receive a user input with user preferences,
  • radio program generating means adapted to generate, without a connection to an external entity, an individualized radio program from stored music data and non-music data depending on user preferences input via the input means, and audio output means adapted to output audio signals representing a generated radio program.

Claims

1. Mobile audio player, comprising

a memory unit adapted to store music data and non-music data,

an input unit adapted to receive a user input with user preferences,

a radio program generating unit adapted to generate, without a connection to an external entity, an individualized radio program from stored music data and non-music data depending on user preferences input via the input unit,

and audio output unit adapted to output audio signals representing a generated radio program.

2. Mobile audio player according to claim 1,

wherein said radio program generating unit comprises a content generating unit adapted to generate audio content during the generation of the individualized radio program.

3. Mobile audio player according to claim 2,

wherein said content generating unit comprises a synthesizing unit adapted to create audio data from raw data stored in said memory unit during the generation of the individualized radio program.

4. Mobile audio player according to claim 1,

wherein said radio program generating unit is further adapted to generate said individualized radio program on the basis of context parameters.

5. Mobile audio player according to claim 1,

wherein said radio program generating unit comprises a commercials generating unit adapted to generate commercials during the generation of the individual radio program on the basis of said context parameters.

6. Mobile audio player according to claim 4,

comprising context detecting unit adapted to detect one or more context parameters regarding the context of the mobile audio player and/or the user.

7. Mobile audio player according to claim 6,

wherein said context detecting unit comprises a location detecting unit adapted to detect a current location of the mobile audio player.

8. Mobile audio player according to claim 6,

wherein said context detecting unit comprises a speed detection unit adapted to detect a moving speed of the mobile audio player.

9. Mobile audio player according to claim 6,

wherein said context detecting unit comprises a moving method detection unit adapted to detect the moving method of the mobile audio device.

10. Mobile audio player according to claim 6,

wherein said context detecting unit comprises a sensor unit adapted to sense one or more physical states of a user.

11. Mobile audio player according to claim 6,

comprising a context receiving unit adapted to receive one or more context parameters regarding the context of the mobile audio player and/or the user from an external entity.

12. Mobile audio player according to claim 11,

wherein said context receiving unit is adapted to receive traffic information.

13. Mobile audio player according to claim 11,

wherein said context receiving unit is adapted to receive weather information.

14. Mobile audio player according to claim 11,

wherein said context receiving unit is adapted to receive time and date information.

15. Commercials generating means adapted to generate commercials from raw data on the basis of context parameters.

16. Commercials generating means according to claim 15,

further adapted to select commercials on the basis of context parameters.

17. Commercials generating means according to claim 15,

wherein said context parameters regard the context of a mobile audio player into which said commercials generating unit is loaded and/or the user of said mobile audio player.

18. Commercials generating means according to claim 15,

wherein said context parameters relate to current location of the mobile audio player, traffic information related to a current and/or future location of the mobile audio player, moving speed and/or moving method of the mobile audio player, one or more physical states of a user of the mobile audio player, weather information, time and date information and/or the like.

19. Commercials providing system adapted to provide localized commercials

which are generated and can be adapted based on context parameters relating to the context of a user.