AUTOMAPPING OF MUSIC TRACKS TO MUSIC VIDEOS
First Claim
1. A method of remotely providing a music service that identifies matching video and music content to a user at a local client device, comprising:
- receiving an identification of a piece of media content associated with the user at the local client device, the selected piece of media content being included in a unified catalog of video and music content that is accessible by the music service, portions of the unified catalog having two matching members in which one of the matching members is video content and another of the matching members is audio content;
retrieving from a unified catalog, an identification of a matching member to the piece of media content; and
using the retrieved identification of the matching member to the piece of media content to provide a user experience for the user at the local client device.
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Abstract
A music service remote from a local device user identifies matching video and music content. An identification of a piece of media content that is part of a collection or playlist, is received by the service, the selected piece of media content being included in a unified catalog of video and music content that is accessible by the music service. If the selected piece of media content has a matching member in the unified catalog, the matching member replaces the selected piece of media content during playback of the collection on the local device. The service analyzes a collection of media content associated with the user, the content collection being either i) stored locally on the local device, or ii) stored remotely from the local device in a store that is accessible by the music service, or iii) stored using a combination of local and remote storage.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of remotely providing a music service that identifies matching video and music content to a user at a local client device, comprising:
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receiving an identification of a piece of media content associated with the user at the local client device, the selected piece of media content being included in a unified catalog of video and music content that is accessible by the music service, portions of the unified catalog having two matching members in which one of the matching members is video content and another of the matching members is audio content; retrieving from a unified catalog, an identification of a matching member to the piece of media content; and using the retrieved identification of the matching member to the piece of media content to provide a user experience for the user at the local client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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one or more processors; a display that supports a user interface (UI); and a memory device storing computer-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, perform a method for generating a user experience for a user of the apparatus, the method comprising; capturing an input from the user that identifies a piece of media content, the piece of audio content being either audio content or video content, sending the captured input to a remote service for processing, the processing including searching a unified catalog of video and music content that is accessible by the remote service, portions of the unified catalog having two matching members in which one of the matching members is video content and another of the matching members is audio content, receiving from the remote service, an identification of a matching member to the piece of media content, using the identification of the matching member in a presentation supported on the UI as part of the user experience. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A memory device including computer-readable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors in an electronic device, perform a method comprising:
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accessing a unified catalog of video and music content, portions of the unified catalog having two matching members in which one of the matching members is video content and another of the matching members is audio content, the members being matched when sharing common criteria including content title or content name; searching the unified catalog to locate a matching member to a given piece of media content, the given piece of media content being either audio content or video content and being part of a collection of media content that is specified by a user; if a matching member to the given piece of media content is located, identifying the located matching member; and using the identification to replace the given piece of media content with the located matching member during playback of the collection of media content. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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