# US 2014/0196100 A1 · Electronic device for providing media recommendations and a method therein > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0196100 A1 - Document ID: US20140196100A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/817,074 - Filed: 2012-02-24 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2012-02-24 - Assignees: Sony Mobile Communications Inc. - Inventors: Petter Alexandersson; Jenny Fredriksson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196100A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/251: {Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies (details of learning user preferences for the retrieval of video data in a video database G06F16/739; computer systems using learning methods G06N3/08)} - H04H 60/46: for recognising users' preferences - H04N 21/4532: {involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)} - H04N 21/4668: {for recommending content, e.g. movies} - 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)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - H04H: BROADCAST COMMUNICATION (multiplex communication H04J; pictorial communication aspects of broadcast systems H04N) ## Abstract An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism in a first electronic device (101) to provide media recommendations to a user of a second electronic device (102) connected to a communications network (100). Embodiments relate to a first electronic device (101) for providing media recommendations and a method therein. The method comprises analysing (201) media content shared by at least one second electronic device (102) over the communications network (100) to determine at least one media preference of the user of the at least one second electronic device (102) and transmitting (204) a signal relating to a recommended media content to the at least one second electronic device (102) in dependence of the determined at least one media preference. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method in an first electronic device (101) for providing media recommendations over a communications network (100), wherein the first electronic device (101) is connectable to the communications network (100), and wherein the method comprises: analysing (201) shared media content shared by at least one second electronic device (102) over the communications network (100) to determine at least one media preference of the user of the at least one second electronic device (102); and transmitting (204) a signal relating to a recommended media content to the at least one second electronic device (102) in dependence of the determined at least one media preference, whereby the recommended media content can be recommended to the user of the second electronic device (102). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the shared media content and/or the recommended media content may comprises a music file, a video clip, a picture, an application software, a blog and/or a news article. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the shared media content comprises a music file, and wherein the analysing (201) of the shared media content further comprises: performing (202) a twelve-tone analysis of the music file, whereby a set of metadata is obtained. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the analysing (201) of the shared media content further comprises: analysing (203) metadata relating to the shared media content, wherein the metadata comprises information about the shared media content. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one media preference comprises a classification of the shared media content. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one media preference comprises a genre of the shared media content. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: comparing (205) a parameter of the shared media content with a parameter of a discovered media content. ### Claim 8 An first electronic device (101) for providing media recommendations over a communications network (100), wherein the first electronic device (101) is connectable to the communications network (100), and wherein the first electronic device (101) comprises: a first analysing unit (301) adapted to analyse shared media content shared by at least one second electronic device (102) over the communications network (100) to determine at least one media preference of the user of the at least one second electronic device (102); and a transmitting unit (304) adapted to transmit a signal relating to a recommended media content to the at least one second electronic device (102) in dependence of the determined at least one media preference, whereby the recommended media content can be recommended to the user of the second electronic device (102). ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The first electronic device (101) according to claim 8, wherein the shared media content and/or the recommended media content may comprise a music file, a video clip, a picture, an application software, a biog and/or a news article. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The first electronic device (101) according to claim 9, wherein the shared media content comprises a music file, and wherein the first electronic device (101) further comprises: a performing unit (302) adapted to perform a twelve-tone analysis of the music file, whereby a set of metadata is obtained. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The first electronic device (101) according to claim 8, wherein the first electronic device (101) further comprises: a second analysing unit (303) adapted to analyse metadata relating to the shared media content, wherein the metadata comprises information about the shared media content. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The first electronic device (101) according to claim 8, wherein the at least one media preference comprises a classification of the shared media content. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The first electronic device (101) according to claim 8, wherein the at least one media preference comprises a genre of the shared media content. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The first electronic device (101) according to claim 8, wherein the first electronic device (101) further comprises: a comparing unit (305) adapted to compare (205) a parameter of the shared media content with a parameter of a discovered media content. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1, 8) A computer program product loadable into a memory of a computerized device and comprising software code portions adapted for performing one or more actions of claim 1 and/or realizing one or more of the features of claim 8.