System And Method For Sharing Playlists
AssigneeBlack Hills Media, LLC
InventorMartin Weel
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Abstract
A system for sharing playlists utilizes a network, such as the Internet. A player device other than a general purpose computer, such as a dedicated media player or a remote control for a dedicated media player, is configured to communicate a playlist to a wireless handheld remote control associated with and separate from the media player device, the playlist having been received from a remote source. At least one item identifier included in the playlist is received from the wireless handheld remote control. At least one item identified by the at least one item identifier is rendered.
Claims28
A method comprising:
- communicating a playlist from a first media player device to a wireless handheld remote control associated with and separate from the first media player device, the playlist having been received from a remote source;
- receiving, from the wireless handheld remote control, at least one item identifier included in the playlist;
- and
- rendering, by the first media player device, at least one item identified by the at least one item identifier.
A media player device comprising:
- a communication interface communicatively coupling the media player device to a remote source via a network;
- and
- a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to:
- communicate a playlist to a wireless handheld remote control associated with and separate from the media player device, the playlist having been received from a remote source;
- receive, from the wireless handheld remote control, at least one item identifier included in the playlist;
- and
- render at least one item identified by the at least one item identifier.
A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and including instructions configured to cause a processor to carry out the steps of:
- communicating a playlist from a first media player device to a wireless handheld remote control associated with and separate from the first media player device, the playlist having been received from a remote source;
- receiving, from the wireless handheld remote control, at least one item identifier included in the playlist;
- and
- rendering, by the first media player device, at least one item identified by the at least one item identifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.