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Predictive environment music playlist selection

US8035023B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateAug 25, 2009
Grant dateOct 11, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/632
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An entertainment system has a music storage system storing a plurality of music pieces, a playback system coupled with the music storage system, a navigation system providing current map information including a present location, wherein a current map has a plurality of zones each being assigned to one of a plurality of zone types, and a controller for controlling playback of selected music pieces, wherein the controller maintains a plurality of playlists, each having a plurality of music pieces and being assigned to at least one zone type. The controller receives information of a present location and a current zone type and selects an assigned playlist, wherein the navigation system further provides information about a distance and/or time to a next zone. The controller modifies the assigned playlist such that a transition to the next zone is timely synchronized with the ending of a music piece of the assigned playlist.

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