The mood player

Inventors: Lee; Peter S.; (Calabasas Park, CA), THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY;C/O
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
United States Patent Application : 20060005226
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Walt Disney would surely be pleased with some of the new ideas being patented by Disney's Californian headquarters.

Alongside digital downloads for fast food restaurants, the company has devised a media player that selects songs based on its owner's latest mood.

A system for synchronizing a portable media player for downloading of content and playing the downloaded content on the player including profile synchronizing means associated with the player for synchronizing content downloaded to player related to the profile of the user of the player.

The device has wrist sensors that measure body temperature, perspiration and pulse rate. It uses these measurements to build a profile of what music or video the owner plays when they are hot, cold, dry or sweaty, and when their pulse is racing or slow.

The device then comes up with suggestion to fit each and every profile, either using songs or videos in its library or downloading something new that should be suitable.

If the owner rejects the player's selection it learns and refines the profile. So, over time the player should get better and better at matching body measurements with the owner's moods.

The patent suggests that the device could display animated cartoons when the owner is particularly happy. Walt would surely be proud.