Playlist managing apparatus and method
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1. A playlist managing apparatus, comprising:
- a disc-driving unit that receives audio data from a storage medium;
a decoder that receives the audio data from the disc-driving unit, and decodes and outputs the received audio data;
a central control unit that controls operations of the disc-driving unit and the decoder in response to at least one input control signal; and
a playlist management unit that calculates a hit rate for the audio data based on an output state of the audio data, and that generates a playlist based on the calculated hit rates.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a playlist managing apparatus and method capable of automatically generating and updating a playlist in response to a dynamic change in taste of a user. Hit rates for respective pieces of audio data are calculated based on output states of the pieces of audio data while they are decoded and output, and the playlist is updated or a playlist is generated based on the calculated hit rates, so that pieces of audio data that a user does not like cannot be reproduced.
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1. A playlist managing apparatus, comprising:
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a disc-driving unit that receives audio data from a storage medium;
a decoder that receives the audio data from the disc-driving unit, and decodes and outputs the received audio data;
a central control unit that controls operations of the disc-driving unit and the decoder in response to at least one input control signal; and
a playlist management unit that calculates a hit rate for the audio data based on an output state of the audio data, and that generates a playlist based on the calculated hit rates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 32)
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16. A playlist managing method, comprising the steps of:
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retrieving audio data from a storage medium in response to an input control signal, and performing control so that the retrieved audio data is decoded and output; and
when the audio data is decoded and output, calculating a hit rate for at least one item represented by the audio data, and generating a playlist in accordance with the calculated hit rate. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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33. A computer readable medium configured for storing a set of instructions operative to manage a playlist, said set of instructions comprising:
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retrieving audio data from a storage medium in response to an input control signal, and performing control so that the retrieved audio data is decoded and output;
when the audio data is decoded and output, calculating a hit rate for at least one item represented by the audio data, and generating a playlist in accordance with the calculated hit rate;
retrieving a playlist stored in the storage medium; and
performing control so that the audio data is decoded and output in accordance with the retrieved playlist. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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