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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Christopher W. Higgins, Portland, OR (US);
Christopher T. Paretti, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicola Stefano Ghezzi, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Michael Spiegelman, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Ronald Martinez, San Francisco, CA (US);
Marc Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris Kalaboukis, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Christopher W. Higgins, Portland, OR (US);
Christopher T. Paretti, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicola Stefano Ghezzi, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Michael Spiegelman, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Ronald Martinez, San Francisco, CA (US);
Marc Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris Kalaboukis, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for selecting and presenting media on a network to tune an environment to the tastes of the users within that environment, thus improving the experience of that location. A physical location of a media presentation device is received over a network. The physical location of a plurality of end users are identified via the network, wherein each of plurality of users associated are with a plurality of media files stored on the network. A least one of the end users that are within a defined proximity to the media presentation device are identified. At least one media file associated with the end users that are within a defined proximity to the media presentation device are identified and transmitted over the network to the media presentation device.