The present invention relates to playlists and, more particularly, to sharing playlists via a central server.
Traditionally, music has been purchased at music stores or music departments of larger stores. A consumer will visit the music store or department and manually browse for albums or compact discs (CDs) of interest. Often, the music in the music store or department is categorized by genre, and then indexed by artist. For example, genre can include rock, country, pop, soul, jazz, etc. After the consumer selects an album or CD of interest, the consumer proceeds to a check-out register to pay for the album or CD being purchased.
In recent years music delivery or distribution over the Internet has become popular. Due to the advances in efficient file formats, such as MP3 and MPEG4, the size of media files have become small enough to make their download via the Internet practical. Also, technological advances have led to higher-speed Internet connections and lower cost of memory. The combination of these advances make downloading media files, such as for music and videos, manageable and not too time consuming.
One popular approach to music distribution is mp3.com which uses a centralized server for storage of the numerous songs that are available for download. Another popular approach to music distribution was Napster in which peer-to-peer sharing was utilized. With peer-to-peer sharing, the numerous songs reside on the user machines of the many users, not on a centralized server.
Various Internet web sites have made it possible to purchase music. In order to purchase goods, the purchaser must typically enter his or her credit card information for each purchase. Some web sites have made it possible for repeat customers to simplify this process by storing the user's credit card information so that this information need not be re-entered for each purchase. This is generally accomplished through a user account.
Unfortunately, it is often difficult for users to identify which songs or albums they have already purchased. In addition, the availability of peer-to-peer sharing has been to a large part eliminated in response to allegations of copyright infringement. As a result, users can no longer share songs or albums among one another.
In view of the above, it would be desirable if users could share music without the risk of copyright infringement.
The present invention pertains to methods and apparatus for sharing a playlist. Specifically, a user may publish a playlist over a network (e.g., Internet). The disclosed embodiments may be implemented in association with a web site, thereby enabling a user to purchase items in the published playlist (or listen to samples of the items) via the web site.
In the following description, a list that lists one or more tracks (e.g., songs) and/or one or more albums (i.e., a purchasable unit such as a tape or CD) will be referred to as a “playlist.” The playlist may be manually or automatically generated. It is important to note that the playlist is a list of attributes of each item (e.g., song) sufficient to identify the item (e.g., on the web site or server), and does not provide unlimited access to the actual content of tracks or albums referenced in the playlist.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, methods and apparatus for sharing a playlist are disclosed. When a playlist identifiying at least one of one or more tracks and one or more albums is received, the playlist may then be published by submitting a request to publish the playlist. The playlist is then published such that it is viewable by one or more individuals.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, methods and apparatus for sharing a playlist enable the playlist to be made accessible via an online store from which contents of the playlist can be purchased. When the playlist is received, the contents of the playlist are matched against contents of an online store via which tracks and albums can be purchased. Tracks and albums that cannot be purchased from the online store may then be then filtered (i.e., removed) from the playlist. The filtered playlist may then be published, enabling users to purchase tracks and albums identified in the playlist.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the invention, methods and apparatus for sharing a playlist include obtaining a playlist identifying at least one of one or more tracks and one or more albums. The playlist is then published such that the playlist is viewable by one or more individuals. A request with respect to at least one of the one or more tracks and one or more albums is then received. The request may be, for example, a purchase request or search request. For instance, a search may be performed to ascertain those playlists that include a particular track (e.g., song) and/or album.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the invention, methods and apparatus for sharing a playlist include maintaining one or more playlists, each of the playlists identifying at least one of one or more tracks and one or more albums. One or more of the playlists are published such that the published playlists are viewable by one or more individuals. A request with respect to at least one of the tracks/albums associated with one of the playlists may then be received and processed. For instance, the request may be a purchase request or a search request.
The invention also relates to graphical user interfaces that assist users in sharing a playlist, viewing a playlist, performing various searches, and sampling, listening to, or purchasing items listed in a playlist, as well as those that are used to notify a user that the playlist has been published. For instance, a graphical user interface for use in facilitating the publication of a playlist is disclosed. In addition, a graphical user interface for use in purchasing items listed in a playlist is disclosed.
The invention can be implemented in numerous ways, including as a method, system, device, apparatus, graphical user interface, or computer readable medium. Other aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention.
The invention will be readily understood by the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate like structural elements, and in which:
Embodiments of various aspects of the invention are discussed below with reference to
One aspect of the invention pertains to a system and method for sharing a playlist. In the following description, a list that lists one or more tracks (e.g., songs) and/or one or more albums (i.e., a purchasable unit such as a tape or CD) will be referred to as a “playlist.” By publishing a playlist, the playlist may be accessible by one or more individuals. For instance, a hypertext link including a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to the playlist may be transmitted to one or more individuals. The individuals may then access the playlist by clicking on the link provided in the email. As another example, the playlist may simply be accessible via a web site (e.g., central server). The playlist may be accessible by the public, or merely those who have a particular password or email address.
Another aspect of the invention pertains to a system and method for purchasing items such as tracks or albums that are listed in a playlist (e.g., published playlist) over a network. Specifically, the disclosed embodiments may be implemented in association with a web site supporting a user account such as a publisher or purchaser account, thereby enabling the purchaser to purchase track(s) and/or album(s) via the web site that are listed in the publisher's (or purchaser's) playlist.
Another aspect of the invention enables a potential purchaser to sample and purchase items in a playlist (e.g., if it has been uploaded by the purchaser) or a published playlist. Specifically, the potential purchaser can browse through published playlists identifying media items that are available for purchase. The potential purchaser can thereafter purchase one or more media items on-line with great ease. Upon purchasing a media item, the content for the media item can be downloaded over the network to the purchaser. The content for the media item is then encrypted for the purchaser's use and stored on the purchaser's machine. Thereafter, the purchaser can make use of the media item (e.g., play the media item).
Still another aspect of the invention pertains to a graphical user interface suitable for assisting users in uploading a playlist, publishing a playlist, and purchasing items from a playlist, as well as those that notify a recipient that a playlist has been published.
The media purchase system 100 also includes a media store 112. The media store 112 provides mass storage of the numerous media items that are available for purchase via the media purchase system 100. In addition, the media store 112 may provide storage for one or more playlists that have been uploaded and/or published. Once purchased (e.g., via selection from a playlist), the media items can be accessed from the media store 112 over the data network 106 by way of the media commerce server 110.
More particularly, the media purchase system 100 allows a user of the client 104 to utilize the media player 108 to browse, search or sort through a plurality of playlists identifying one or more media items (e.g., tracks/songs or albums) that can be purchased from the media commerce server 102. The media player 108 may also allow the user to preview a media clip (i.e., sample) of the media items (e.g., songs). In the event that the user of the media player 108 desires to purchase a particular media item, the user (via the media player 108) and the media commerce server 102 engage in an on-line commerce transaction in which the user pays for access rights to the particular media item. In one embodiment, a credit card associated with the user is credited for the purchase amount of the particular media item.
In the media purchase system 100, the media items are stored in the media store 112 and retrieved via the media commerce server 102. However, a separate media storage server could additionally be provided and coupled between the data network 106 and the media store 110. The benefit of such a media storage server would be that the media commerce server 102 need not burden its resources to deliver any of the media items that may be purchased to the client 104. Instead, on purchasing a particular media item, the media commerce server 102 sends download information to the media player 108 on the client 104. The download information can then be used by the media player 108 (and the client 104) to retrieve the media content for the particular media item by interacting with the media storage server through the data network 106. In this regard, the media storage server obtains the media content corresponding to the particular media item from the media store 112 and downloads such content through the data network 106 to the client 104. The downloaded media content can then be stored on the client 104. In one embodiment, the downloaded media content is encrypted as received at the client 104 but is decrypted and then re-encrypted before persistent storage on the client 104. Thereafter, the media player 108 can present (e.g., play) the media content at the client 104. In addition, media search processing/browsing may be performed by an application program operating on a client. The application program is, for example, the media player 108 illustrated in
Here, in one example, the media commerce server 102 illustrated in
The connections through the data network 106 between the media commerce server 102, the client 104 and the media storage server can be through secure connections, such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Further, the media content may be re-encrypted prior to storage at the client 104 such that downloaded media content is not stored in the clear, but is instead stored in an encrypted manner.
In order to publish a playlist identifying one or more tracks and/or albums, the playlist is first obtained. Specifically, the playlist is uploaded for publishing. In this example, the playlist “Party Shuffle” has been uploaded for publishing. As can be seen from this example, a playlist includes one or more tracks (e.g., songs) and/or albums. For each entry in the playlist (e.g., song), the name is identified. For each song, the artist is also identified. In addition, an album name, genre, play time and personal rating (not shown) may also be identified in a playlist entry for a track such as a song. For instance, the genre may be pop, rock, or R&B. Although songs are identified in the exemplary playlist, other entries may also be identified. For instance, an entry may merely identify a track or, alternatively, an album.
When the playlist is received, the playlist may then be published for access by one or more additional users. The contents of the playlist may be published in the order in which the contents are listed in the uploaded playlist. Publishing may merely involve publishing all text contents of a playlist, such as those set forth above. However, the playlist may also be filtered prior to publishing, as will be described in further detail below with reference to
By filtering albums or songs from published playlists that cannot be purchased from the online store, only those items that can be purchased from the online store are present in the published playlists. A user may then click on any album or song playlist entry to purchase that album or song from the online store.
Other types of tracks and albums may also be filtered from a playlist prior to publishing the playlist. For instance, pornographic or obscene names associated with tracks or albums may be filtered from the playlist. In addition, the number of items in a playlist that is published may be limited and therefore the playlist may be filtered accordingly, such as through removal of the last entries in the playlist.
A user may submit a request to publish any playlist such that the playlist is viewable by one or more individuals.
Publication may be achieved in a variety of manners. For instance, publication may result in a playlist that is viewable by the public, or merely one or more individuals specified by the publisher. Thus, the publisher may notify one or more individuals of the publication, which may be achieved via a pop-up window, e-mail or other suitable mechanism. For instance, the publisher may provide a URL, which may be provided to one or more individuals via an email indicating that the playlist can be accessed via the URL. Thus, a published playlist may be accessed via a link to a web site (e.g., iTunes Music Store). In other words, the publishing user may specify the individual(s) by whom the playlist may be viewed after the playlist is published. Of course, it is possible for the user to modify the group of individuals after the playlist has been published (e.g., by adding users to the publication group). This may be accomplished, for example, by entering the email address of the specified users into the system for automatic notification. Alternatively, each individual may be emailed directly to notify the individual of the playlist publication, and to provide the URL to the individual. Each of the specified individuals may thereafter access and view the playlist by clicking on the link provided in the email. Alternatively, a published playlist may be made available via a web site and accessed via a password which may be transmitted or provided to the intended receipients. In this manner, one or more playlists may be provided via a central server.
In addition to accessing a published playlist via a URL, the URL may also provide access to an online store from which contents of the published playlist may be purchased. Various methods of purchasing items listed in a published playlist will be described in further detail below.
Assuming playlists have been published and accessible by the public, a user may submit a search request to search the playlists. As one example, the request may be a request to display one or more playlists including a particular search term, track (e.g., song), or album. The request may be a request to display the most viewed playlists such as those including one or more specified tracks and/or albums. Similarly, the request may be a request to display the most purchased playlists such as those including one or more specified tracks and/or album. The playlists identified in the search results are then provided in response to the request. In some embodiments, permission to view the published playlists may be verified (e.g., via email address or password). As another example, a user may submit a request for those tracks and/or albums purchased by individuals who purchased a particular track or album. Thus, the identification of one or more tracks/albums purchased by the individual publishing a particular playlist may be accessed. In this manner, a user may search for and purchase similar or closely related types of music.
Upon publication, a title or description may be filtered to remove any unwanted language. For instance, any offensive or obscene language may be removed. In addition, personal information such as addresses and phone numbers may be removed.
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An individual accessing a published playlist may purchase one or more tracks or albums identified in the published playlist from the online store.
Similarly, if a purchase request indicates a request to purchase all of the tracks/albums identified in a playlist, a discount off of the purchase price may be offered to the purchaser. This discount may be a dollar amount or a percentage amount. This promotional discount may be offered each time a user requests a purchase of an entire playlist, or a percentage (e.g., 90 percent) of a playlist.
In order to keep track of those tracks/albums that have already been purchased, the tracks/albums in the playlist may be flagged to indicate that they have been purchased by the individual viewing the published playlist from the online store. The individual (purchaser) may be the individual who uploaded and published the playlist or, alternatively, the purchaser may be an individual accessing the published playlist (e.g., via the URL). The flagged items may be visible from the user (purchaser) account. Moreover, the tracks/albums that have been purchased may be flagged (e.g., in response to a request for flagging the purchased items). Other information may similarly be displayed for a published playlist, such as the number of people who purchased all items (e.g., albums/tracks) in a particular playlist, or the number of people who accessed a particular playlist.
Once a playlist has been published, a publishing user may wish to unpublish the published playlist. This may be accomplished, for example, by selecting an unpublish playlist option from the online store. The playlist may then be deleted from the online store, or unpublished in a similar manner via an indicator or other suitable mechanism. For instance, publishing may be performed in accordance with a publication status associated with each of the playlists, where the publication status when in a first state indicates that the corresponding playlist is to be published and when in a second state indicates that the corresponding playlist is not to be published.
An individual who has uploaded and published a particular playlist may wish to modify the published playlist. For instance, the individual may wish to add and/or remove one or more tracks/albums from the playlist. In these situations, the individual may wish to republish the playlist such that the modified playlist is uploaded and viewable by one or more individuals. Republishing may be initiated via selection of a republish playlist option. The republish playlist option, like the publish playlist option, may be selected from an online store from which contents of the published playlist can be purchased. For instance, the republish (and publish) option may be available for selection from an account page for the individual. Similarly, the republication may be achieved via the same notification mechanisms used to accomplish publication. For instance, the modified playlist may be provided via a URL such as the URL via which the playlist was initially published. Thus, the URL may provide access to an online store from which contents of the published playlist can be purchased. Moreover, an email may be sent to one or more individuals indicating that the playlist has been modified. The email may further identify a URL via which the modified playlist can be accessed. In addition, the email may include a message including additional text provided by an individual publishing the playlist. The email may be sent directly by the publisher, or indirectly by specifying or selecting one or more email addresses associated with the intended recipients of the publication/republication notice.
Publication may be implemented by transmitting an identifier associated with a playlist to the server/online store with the playlist. The identifier may also be transmitted with the playlist upon republication. The identifier may, for example, be an email address or password.
It is also possible to contact the publisher of a playlist by submitting a request to contact the publisher (i.e., individual who uploaded and published the playlist). For instance, an email may be sent to the individual, wherein the identity and email address of the individual are kept confidential. In other words, the email may be a blind email sent via the web site. In addition, emails sent by the individual in response may be received upon stripping any email address or other identifying information from the emails.
The various aspects, features, embodiments or implementations of the invention described above can be used alone or in various combinations. In addition, the media items can pertain to audio items (e.g., audio files or songs, such as for music), video items (e.g., video files or movies), or image items (e.g., photos).
The invention is preferably implemented by software, but can also be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and software. The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium is any data storage device that can store data which can thereafter be read by a computer system. Examples of the computer readable medium include read-only memory, random-access memory, CD-ROMs, DVDs, magnetic tape, optical data storage devices, and carrier waves. The computer readable medium can also be distributed over network-coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.
The advantages of the invention are numerous. Different embodiments or implementations may, but need not, yield one or more of the disclosed advantages. As set forth above, one advantage of the invention is that a user may publish a playlist. Another advantage of the invention is that items listed in a published playlist may be purchased, as well as used to initiate a further search in other published playlists.
The many features and advantages of the present invention are apparent from the written description and, thus, it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such features and advantages of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, the invention should not be limited to the exact construction and operation as illustrated and described. Hence, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to as falling within the scope of the invention.
This application is a continuation of, and claims priority to, U.S. application Ser. No. 10/833,879, filed on Apr. 27, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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