Patent ID: 7995505
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G11B,H04L,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a first component in communication with a plurality of media file related services, said first component receiving from one or more of said plural services a user preference rating associated with information related to a media file renderable via a respective media file related service of said plurality; a rating storage for storing said user preference rating and associated media file information, said user preference rating and associated media file information are stored and organized according to a structure as set forth by a user preference, said user preference rating and associated media file information being in the form of user rating data so as to enable said user preference rating information and said associated media file information to be associated with a particular user regardless of the respective media file related service the preference rating was received from; and a second component for incorporating said user rating data into said plural services so that each respective service, during interaction by said particular user with said respective service and based on the structural organization of said user preference rating and said associated media file information, utilizes said rating data to tailor a user experience, wherein tailoring said user experience comprises utilizing said user rating data to recommend media files to another user.