Patent ID: 7519584
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: G06F,G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method collecting a tune list via an ad-hoc network, said method comprising steps of: searching for plural portable terminals on an ad-hoc network; detecting said plural portable terminals; establishing ad-hoc network communication with said plural portable terminals; receiving, from each of said plural portable terminals, a recommended tune list comprising information on a plurality of tunes recommended by a user of the respective portable terminal; incrementing a counter for each tune included in said recommended tune lists received from said plural portable terminals; and comparing an owned tune list with said each tune list; extracting tunes not found in said owned list and included in said received tune lists; genrating a collected tune list based on said extracted tunes; and incrementing a counter for each tune included in said tune list and included in said owned list.