Systems and methods for using playlists
First Claim
1. A method implemented by an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising:
- creating a playlist from a list of assets, wherein listings for the assets in the playlist are arranged in a predetermined order for playing back seamlessly one asset after another in the predetermined order;
identifying a first cluster of assets of the list of assets, wherein an attribute of the first cluster of assets matches a first user-selected parameter;
identifying a second cluster of assets of the list of assets, wherein an attribute of the second cluster of assets matches a second user-selected parameter; and
generating for simultaneous display the first and second clusters of assets, a third cluster that does not correspond to the first user-selected parameter or the second user-selected parameter, and identifiers that are representative of the attributes of the first and second clusters, wherein the first, second, and third clusters contain the list of assets in total, and wherein a respective listing for assets within the first cluster and the second cluster is arranged for display according to the predetermined order.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically generating a playlist of series assets and systems and methods for grouping assets of a playlist in clusters are provided. In one embodiment, series assets may automatically be included into a playlist for that series. In another embodiment, an interactive media guidance application may group assets in clusters based on one or more user selected parameters or may group assets in cluster based on automatically determined parameters. In yet another embodiment, the interactive media guidance application may group assets in clusters and display at least one identifier in connection with each cluster to indicate a basis for forming the cluster. The identifier may be a key word or catch phrase that succinctly identifies a trait or characteristic of assets in a particular cluster associated with the identifier.
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22 Claims
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1. A method implemented by an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising:
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creating a playlist from a list of assets, wherein listings for the assets in the playlist are arranged in a predetermined order for playing back seamlessly one asset after another in the predetermined order; identifying a first cluster of assets of the list of assets, wherein an attribute of the first cluster of assets matches a first user-selected parameter; identifying a second cluster of assets of the list of assets, wherein an attribute of the second cluster of assets matches a second user-selected parameter; and generating for simultaneous display the first and second clusters of assets, a third cluster that does not correspond to the first user-selected parameter or the second user-selected parameter, and identifiers that are representative of the attributes of the first and second clusters, wherein the first, second, and third clusters contain the list of assets in total, and wherein a respective listing for assets within the first cluster and the second cluster is arranged for display according to the predetermined order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system implemented by an interactive media guidance application, the system comprising:
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memory; and control circuitry configured to; create a playlist from a list of assets, wherein listings for the assets in the playlist are arranged in a predetermined order for playing back seamlessly one asset after another in the predetermined order; identify a first cluster of assets, wherein an attribute of the first cluster of assets matches a first user-selected parameter; identify a second cluster of assets of the list of assets, wherein an attribute of the second cluster of assets matches a second user-selected parameter; and generate for simultaneous display the first and second clusters of assets, a third cluster that does not correspond to the first user-selected parameter or the second user-selected parameter, and identifiers that are representative of the attributes of the first and second clusters, wherein the first, second, and third clusters contain the list of assets in total, and wherein a respective listing for assets within the first cluster and the second cluster is arranged for display according to the predetermined order. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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