System And Method For Identifying Music Samples For Recommendation By A User
AssigneePalo Alto Research Center Incorporated
InventorMark Jeffrey Stefik
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Abstract
A system and method for identifying music samples for recommendation by a user is provided. A music sample playing in an ambient environment is identified as selected by a recommending user. The music sample is recorded and information about the music sample is identified. A music recommendation describing the music sample is generated and includes at least a portion of the information. The music recommendation is transmitted from the recommending user to a recipient user. The portion of information from the music recommendation is integrated into a display of a music collection on a digital media player maintained by the recipient user and is displayed.
Claims20
A system for identifying music samples for recommendation by a user, comprising:
- a portable digital media player maintained by a recommending user, comprising:
- a microphone to identify a music sample playing in an ambient environment that is selected by the recommending user and to record the music sample;
- an identification module to identify information about the music sample;
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- a recommendation module to generate a music recommendation describing the music sample comprising at least a portion of the information and to transmit the music recommendation from the recommending user to a recipient user;
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- a further portable digital media player maintained by the recipient user, comprising:
- an integration module to integrate the portion of information from the music recommendation into a display of a music collection;
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- an output module to display the portion of information to the recipient user.
A method for identifying music samples for recommendation by a user, comprising:
- identifying a music sample playing in an ambient environment that is selected by a recommending user;
- recording the music sample and identifying information about the music sample;
- generating a music recommendation to describe the music sample comprising at least a portion of the information;
- transmitting the music recommendation from the recommending user to a recipient user;
- integrating the portion of information from the music recommendation into a display of a music collection on a digital media player maintained by the recipient user;
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- displaying the portion of information to the recipient user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.