Method for media popularity determination by a media playback device
First Claim
1. A method for using media files on a media playback device, comprising the step of at least one of creating and updating popularity metrics for the media files that are stored on the media playback device, wherein the popularity metrics are related to the playback of the media files by a user of the media playback device.
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Abstract
There is provided a method for determining the popularity of media files for a media playback device. The method comprises using a popularity metric manager for at least one of creating and updating popularity metrics for media files that are stored on the media playback device, wherein the popularity metrics are related to the playback of the media files by a user of the media playback device. The method then updates the playback device with files in accordance with the determined popularity metrics.
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- 1. A method for using media files on a media playback device, comprising the step of at least one of creating and updating popularity metrics for the media files that are stored on the media playback device, wherein the popularity metrics are related to the playback of the media files by a user of the media playback device.
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17. A method of organizing a plurality of media files stored in a memory resource comprising the steps of:
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attributing a metric to a media file from the plurality of data files, wherein said metric is related to playback of the media file;
ranking the media file in comparison to information comprising a metric attributed to an other media file from a second memory resource;
updating the memory resource in accordance with the rankings established in said ranking step. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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