Method and system for populating a content repository for an internet radio service based on a recommendation network

摘要

A computer-implemented method, system and computer readable medium storing software are provided for operating a media service based on a media recommendation network comprising a plurality of devices. Aspects of the method and system include receiving a recommendation of a media item from one of the plurality of devices for a media item that is intended for a recipient; determining if the media item is present in the content repository; requesting, in response to determining that the media item is not present in the content repository, upload of the media item; and storing, in response to the media item being uploaded, the media item in the content repository.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for operating a media service based on a media recommendation network comprising a plurality of devices, the method comprising:
receiving a recommendation of a media item from one of the plurality of devices for a media item that is intended for a recipient; using metadata identifying the media item to perform license verification on the media item to determine whether the media item can be at least one of played and streamed; determining if the media item is present in a content repository in response to receiving the recommendation of the media item; requesting, in response to determining that the media item is not present in the content repository, upload of the media item; storing, in response to the media item being uploaded, the media item in the content repository; and if the media item fails at least one of a media item identification and a license verification:
moving the media item into a separate holding area for at least one of subsequent media item identification and license verification, andnotifying the device that sent the recommendation of the failure of the at least one of the media item identification and the license verification.