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US 2019/0155841 A1Published application
System and method for accessing, storing, and rendering digital media content using virtual broadcast channels
AssigneeCreative Technology Ltd
InventorsLEE MORSE, Vincent Tong, Brook Leonard Eaton
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Abstract
A user interface device provides access to at least one of a plurality of digital content sources. The interface device is configured to catalog the plurality of digital content sources to correspond to a plurality of channels in a tuning band, to present the plurality of channels sequentially in response to a user initiated tuning movement, and to select one of the sequentially presented channels for playback.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a physical processor configured to associate a plurality of digital media files with a playlist, the playlist being associated with digital medial files determined, via examination of metadata, to have attributes similar to the attributes for digital media files associated with the playlist based on selection criteria, the selection criteria including one or more of the following:
- past listening history, genre, or tempo,
- wherein the physical processor is further configured to begin playback of the playlist,
- wherein the physical processor is further configured to, after playback of the playlist is completed, automatically find and retrieve digital media files originating from the internet, the retrieved digital media files being determined to be similar to the playlist, the determination being made via examination of metadata,
- wherein the physical processor is further configured to automatically render and playback the digital media files associated with the playlist in response to selection of the playlist.
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A method comprising:
- associating, by a processor, a plurality of digital media files with a playlist, the playlist being associated with digital medial files determined, via examination of metadata, to have attributes similar to the attributes for digital media files associated with the playlist based on selection criteria, the selection criteria including one or more of the following:
- past listening history, genre, or tempo;
- beginning playback of the playlist;
- after playback of the playlist is completed, automatically finding and retrieving digital media files originating from the internet, the retrieved digital media files being determined to be similar to the playlist, the determination being made via examination of metadatae;
- and
- automatically rendering and playing back the digital media files associated with the playlist in response to selection of the playlist.
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A system comprising:
- a user interface;
- a network interface coupled to a network, the network interface configured to access at least one digital streaming source from a network server and a digital file stored on a client computer;
- memory;
- and
- a physical processor configured to associate a plurality of digital media files with a playlist, the playlist being associated with digital medial files determined, via examination of metadata, to have attributes similar to the attributes for digital media files associated with the playlist based on selection criteria, the selection criteria including one or more of the following:
- past listening history, genre, or tempo,
- wherein the physical processor is further configured to begin playback of the playlist,
- wherein the physical processor is further configured to, after playback of the playlist is completed, automatically find and retrieve digital media files originating from the internet, the retrieved digital media files being determined to be similar to the playlist, the determination being made via examination of metadata,
- wherein the physical processor is further configured to automatically render and playback the digital media files associated with the playlist in response to selection of the playlist.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.