|
The Real Deal On Microsoft's Playlist Patent |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, 13 August 2005 |
The
Real Deal On Microsoft's Playlist Patent
Forbes - USA
NEW YORK - Microsoft is close to patenting a technology that, for all
intents and purposes, makes a Tivo out of your digital media player.
The technology in question, patent application number 20030221541, was filed in
May of 2002 and "relates generally to systems and methodologies that facilitate
generation of playlists," according to a summary of the invention patent. "It
reduces effort and time required to generate a playlist that meets or is similar
to desired characteristics or features by automatically generating a playlist."
In other words, the technology can create autogenerated playlists of various
types of media based on usage patterns, with no intervention from the user. So
if 1970s funk music is your thing, a portable MP3 player would generate such
playlists on your behalf.
The patent was filed by Microsoft's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) John Platt,
an expert in machine learning, which is essentially technology that learns
through repetition, says David Kaefer, director of business development and
intellectual property at Microsoft. The patent has been the focus on media
reports this week that suggest a connection between a digital media patent filed
months later by Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ).
Only registered users can write comments.
Please login or register. Powered by AkoComment 2.0! |
|
Last Updated ( Sunday, 14 August 2005 )
|
