Patent ID: 8250120

Claim:
A method comprising: obtaining a first input from a first media device of a first user, the first media device comprising a first portable electronic device belong to a first occupant of a plurality of occupants of a vehicle, the first input comprising first data corresponding to properties of one or more first media files, wherein the obtaining of the first input comprises obtaining metadata representative of a first plurality of entertainment selections from the first media device via a first physical input connection onboard the vehicle; obtaining a second input from a second media device of a second user, the second media device comprising a second portable electronic device belong to a second occupant of the plurality of occupants of the vehicle, the second input comprising second data corresponding to properties of one or more second media files, wherein the obtaining of the second input comprises obtaining metadata representative of a second plurality of entertainment selections from the second media device via a second physical input connection onboard the vehicle; generating, via a processor, a list comprising: one or more first selected media files of the first media files from the first media device sharing a common property with at least one of the second media files from the second media device; and one or more second selected media files of the second media files from the second media device sharing the common property, such that the list comprises a selected plurality of files comprising the first selected media files and the second selected media files, wherein the list comprises a third plurality of entertainment selections generated using the metadata representative of the first plurality of entertainment selections and the metadata representative of the second plurality of entertainment selections; and causing execution of one of the selected plurality of media files via a processor.