System and method for playlist management and distribution
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1. A method of storing a playlist of media files accessible from various locations on a network comprising:
- receiving, upon a user selection action to identify a created playlist, a list of media file identifiers wherein each identifier is associated with a media file said user has selected to include in said playlist;
identifying a media file source associated with each identifier; and
storing said list of media file identifiers in a storage on said network so that multiple users of said network, including said user, can access said playlist from various locations.
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Abstract
A system and method for storing a playlist of media files that is accessible from various locations in a network. In one aspect, the playlist is accessible from multiple users of the network. A method is also described for arranging the media files of a playlist. In one aspect, the method for arranging the media files is based in part on implicit and/or explicit user behavior.
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1. A method of storing a playlist of media files accessible from various locations on a network comprising:
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receiving, upon a user selection action to identify a created playlist, a list of media file identifiers wherein each identifier is associated with a media file said user has selected to include in said playlist;
identifying a media file source associated with each identifier; and
storing said list of media file identifiers in a storage on said network so that multiple users of said network, including said user, can access said playlist from various locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for storing a playlist of media files accessible from various locations on a network comprising one or more servers configured to:
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receive, upon a user selection action to identify a created playlist, a list of media file identifiers wherein each identifier is associated with a media file said user has selected to include in said playlist;
identify a media file source associated with each identifier; and
store said list of media file identifiers in a storage on said network so that multiple users of said network, including said user, can access said playlist from various locations. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for arranging media files of a playlist comprising:
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identifying at least one media file of said media files of a playlist;
accessing data associated with said identified media file, said data being collected from a user;
generating a first score based on a first portion of said data;
generating a second score based on a second portion of said data; and
determining, based in part on said first score and said second score, a position of said identified media file within said playlist. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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