SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION-BASED PREFERRED MEDIA FILE

• US 20120046050A1
• Filed: 08/20/2010
• Published: 02/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Hymel, James Allen, Bouchard, Jean Philippe
• Granted Patent: US 9,374,670 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A system and method for determining a location-based preferred media file includes a position module and a processor communicatively coupled to the position module. The processor configured to execute instructions to determine a current position of the mobile device based at least partially on data from the position module, to request data for a preferred media file associated with the determined current position of the mobile device, and to receive data representative of the preferred media file. The preferred media file can be a video file or an audio file that is selected based upon frequency that the media file has been played within a predetermined distance from the determined current position of the mobile device. The frequency can be based upon the total number of plays of the media file, the number of unique plays of the media file, or from trend data received from an external resource.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a position module; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the position module, the processor configured to execute instructions to;

determine a current position of the mobile device based at least partially on data from the position module,

request data for a preferred media file associated with the determined current position of the mobile device, the preferred media file being selected based upon frequency that a media file has been played within a predetermined distance from the determined current position of the mobile device,

receive data representative of the preferred media file.

2. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to:

associate the current position of the mobile device with a particular venue.

3. The mobile device as recited in claim 2, wherein the association of the current position of the mobile device with the particular venue further comprises searching a database using coordinates of the determined current position.

4. The mobile device as recited in claim 2, wherein the particular venue is one of a bar, club, park, scenic location, monument, or attraction.

5. The mobile device as recited in claim 2, wherein the particular venue is one of a street, district, or neighborhood.

6. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the preferred media file is at least one of an audio file or video file.

7. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the frequency that a media file has been played is determined on the total number of plays or unique plays.

8. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the frequency that a media file has been played is further determined using a resource external to the mobile device.

9. The mobile device as recited in claim 8, wherein the external resource is one of an internet site, blog, external database, text based posts, or trending data.

10. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to:

display a request dialog box on a display screen of the mobile device, wherein the request dialog box includes graphical items to request a preferred media file according to genre, five top played files, ten top played files, or top media file.

11. The mobile device as recited in claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to:

display a graphical item for selection of one of an audio media file or video media file.

12. A method for providing a preferred media file selection to a mobile device comprising:

requesting a preferred media file, the preferred media file being selected based upon frequency that a media file has been played at a specific location;

receiving data representative of at least one preferred media file at the mobile device.

13. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the preferred media file is at least one of an audio file and video file.

14. A method for providing a preferred media file selection to a mobile device comprising:

determining a current position of the mobile device;

requesting a preferred media file, the preferred media file being selected based upon frequency that a media file has been played within a predetermined distance from the determined current position of the mobile device;

receiving data representative of at least one preferred media file at the mobile device.

15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the preferred media file is at least one of an audio file and video file.

16. The method as recited in claim 15, further comprising receiving a request for a particular genre of audio file and determining a most popular media file based on the genre and a total number of times an individual media file is played within a predetermined distance from the current position of the mobile device.

17. The method as recited in claim 14, further comprising determining a most popular media file based upon a total number of devices which have played media file within a predetermined distance from the current position of the mobile device.

18. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the most popular media file is an audio file and the determination is based upon a portion of the title of the audio file.

19. The method as recited in claim 18, wherein the most popular audio file is available for download from a remote database of audio files.

20. The method as recited in claim 14, further comprising determining a most popular media file based upon the total number of times an individual media file is played within a predetermined distance from the current position of the mobile device.