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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Eloy Technology, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Hugh Svendsen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Harold Sutherland, San Jose, CA (US);
Gary W. Black, Cary, NC (US);
Eloy Technology, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for aggregating a local media collection of a user with one or more shared media collections shared with the user to provide an aggregate media collection for the user. In general, media collection information of a plurality of shared media collections from a plurality of second client devices are obtained. Media collection information identifying media items from at least one of the plurality of shared media collections and a local media collection of a first user are processed. An aggregated media collection based on the processed media collection information is provided where the aggregated media collection comprises a primary list including a media item entry for each unique media item.