Patent ID: 8838259

Claim:
A method for controlling the consumed audio dose of a user of a media player within a first and a second frequency range from the total frequency range relevant for the human ear, the first and the second frequency ranges being different, the method comprising: determining the audio dose already consumed by the user within the first frequency range; determining the audio dose within the first frequency range of a set of media tracks; determining the audio dose already consumed by the user within the second frequency range; determining the audio dose within the second frequency range of the set of media tracks; determining, from the audio dose of the set of media tracks within the first frequency range and the already consumed audio dose of the user within the first frequency range, a potentially consumed audio dose for each of the media tracks of the set of media tracks within the first frequency range, wherein determining the potentially consumed audio dose for a media track within the first frequency range comprises weighting the already consumed audio dose within the first frequency range by a first weight; weighting the audio dose of the media track within the first frequency range by a second weight; and determining a first weighted sum of the consumed audio dose and the audio dose of the media track in the first frequency range; wherein the first weighted sum corresponds to the potentially consumed audio dose for the media track within the first frequency range; determining, from the audio dose of the set of media tracks within the second frequency range and the already consumed audio dose of the user within the second frequency range, a potentially consumed audio dose for each of the media tracks of the set of media tracks within the second frequency range, wherein determining the potentially consumed audio dose for a media track within the second frequency range comprises weighting the already consumed audio dose within the second frequency range by the first weight; weighting the audio dose of the media track within the second frequency range by the second weight; and determining a second weighted sum of the consumed audio dose and the audio dose of the media track in the second frequency range; wherein the second weighted sum corresponds to the potentially consumed audio dose for the media track in the second frequency range; and selecting a media track from the set of media tracks for play-back on the media player, the selected media track providing a potentially consumed audio dose in the first and the second frequency range and a predetermined value for the second frequency range, respectively.