Playlist radio

• US 20040254659A1
• Filed: 08/16/2002
• Published: 12/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ian McDowall, Mark Bolas
• Original Assignee: Ian McDowall, Mark Bolas
• Inventors: McDowall, Ian, Bolas, Mark
• Application Number:
  US10/222,355
• Publication Number:
  US 20040254659A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A playlist creation system which uses playlists from broadcasting radio stations and other information to create a new custom playlist which uses songs available to a user'"'"'s device. The new custom playlist recreates the musical mood of the radio station on which the playlist was based biased by user specific preferences.

Claims

1. A playlist creating system comprising:

access to a library of available songs;

access to radio station playlists;

creating a new playlist through analyzing said radio station playlists and said song library.