Computer-implemented system and method for building an implicit music recommendation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9384275-B2
Application number	US-201414195816-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2014
Priority date	Sep 10, 2007
Publication date	Jul 5, 2016
Grant date	Jul 5, 2016

Abstract

A computer-implemented system and method for building an implicit music recommendation is presented. Listening habits and selections of a recommender are monitored. A determination that the recommender has repeatedly listened to a particular music selection is made. A recommendation is generated for the repeated music selection. The recommendation is transmitted to one or more recipients on behalf of the recommender.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented system for building an implicit music recommendation, comprising:
a recommender to monitor listening habits and selections of the recommender, to determine that the recommender has repeatedly listened to a particular music selection, to generate a recommendation for the repeated music selection, and to transmit the recommendation to one or more recipients; and
a digital media player to display the recommendation to the recipient based on a level of trustworthiness of the recommender.

2. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the recipients of the recommendation comprise those recipients to whom similar recommendations have been sent in the past.

3. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the music selection originates from an ambient source that is approved by a user for music logging.

4. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the recommender tracks the recommendation upon transmission to the recipients by assigning a status to the recommendation, wherein the status comprises one or more of “in transit,” “read,” “unread,” “discarded” and “purchased,” and maintaining a list of statuses for the recommendation, and by maintaining a recipient list for the recommendation.

5. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the recommender provides an annotation for the recommendation and associates the annotation with the recommendation.

6. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the digital media player discards the recommendation when the trustworthiness is determined to be untrusted.

7. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the recommendation is matched with an upcoming event via a calendar.

8. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the recommender associates information about the recommender with the recommendation.

9. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the recommendation comprises at least one of a song title, limited excerpt of a song, single song, selection of songs, album, and music compilation.

10. A computer-implemented method for building an implicit music recommendation, comprising:
monitoring listening habits and selections of a recommender;
determining that the recommender has repeatedly listened to a particular music selection;
generating a recommendation for the repeated music selection; and
transmitting, on behalf of the recommender, the recommendation to one or more recipients by displaying the recommendation within a display of the recipient based on a level of trustworthiness of the recommender.

11. A method according to claim 10 , wherein the recipients of the recommendation comprise those recipients to whom similar recommendations have been sent in the past.

12. A method according to claim 10 , wherein the music selection originates from an ambient source that is approved by a user for music logging.

13. A method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
tracking the recommendation upon transmission to the recipients, comprising at least one of:
assigning a status to the recommendation, wherein the status comprises one or more of “in transit,” “read,” “unread,” “discarded” and “purchased,” and maintaining a list of statuses for the recommendation; and
maintaining a recipient list for the recommendation.

14. A method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving from the recommender, an annotation for the recommendation; and
associating the annotation with the recommendation.

15. A method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
discarding the recommendation when the trustworthiness is determined to be untrusted.

16. A method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
matching the recommendation with an upcoming event via a calendar.

17. A method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
associating information about the recommender with the recommendation.

18. A method according to claim 10 , wherein the recommendation comprises at least one of a song title, limited excerpt of a song, single song, selection of songs, album, and music compilation.

Assignees

• Palo Alto Res Ct Inc

Inventors

• Stefik Mark Jeffrey

Classifications

• G06F16/635 Primary

  Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles · CPC title

• G06Q30/0623

  by investigating goods or services · CPC title

• G06Q30/02

  Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising · CPC title

• G06F16/638

  Presentation of query results · CPC title

• G06F16/639

  using playlists · CPC title