Patent ID: 9015334
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: storing a plurality of media files in a storage unit; enabling carrying out an action that allows playing the media files; storing at least one attribute associated with each of the plurality of the media files; and based on a first of said at least one attributes, selectively determining whether a media file can be sent to an associated media playing device, where said associated media playing device is separate from the storage unit that stores the plurality of media files, wherein a first value of said first attribute indicates that the media file can be sent to said associated media playing device at any time, and allows the media file to be sent at any time, and a second value of said first attribute indicates a do not send at any time indication, and prevents the media file from being sent to said associated media playing device at any time; where a first plurality of said files include said first attribute having said first value allowing that first plurality of files to be sent, and a second plurality of said files include said first attribute having said second value preventing that second plurality of files from being sent; based on a second of said attributes, determining which of said first plurality of files to send at a first time, where said second attribute represents a priority of sending files and where a higher priority file is more likely to be sent than a lower priority file; automatically determining a connection from said storage unit to said media playing device in response to a wireless connection to said media playing device; automatically sending a first file to said media playing device when the connection to the media playing device is detected by said automatically determining, said first file being selected as one that has the first value of said first attribute and being selected based on a priority set by said second attribute, and where said automatically sending causes said associated media playing device to play said first file automatically, responsive to receipt, without user interaction being necessary to play the media file; and storing a third file attribute associated with the file which specifies ownership characteristics of the file, further comprising detecting an owner name of said media playing device and comparing the owner name as detected with authorized owner name in said third file attribute and automatically sending said first file to the media playing device found by said automatically detecting if said comparing determines the owner name of said media playing device matches with said authorized owner name in said third file attribute, and not sending said first file if said owner name of said media playing device does not match with said authorized owner name in said third file attribute.