Method and system for exploring similarities
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1. A method for exploring similar users of a media service from a media management application comprising:
- generating a user interface that displays a user selectable indicia representing a similar member function, wherein said similar member function allows a first user to search for at least one other user having a degree of similarity with respect to said first user;
receiving, a user selection action from said first user of said indicia indicating said first user'"'"'s desire to identify at least one user of said service that is similar to said first user;
accessing an affinity engine that generates a first list of at least one similar user in said service, said similar user having a first degree of similarity with respect to said first user, said degree of similarity based at least in part upon said user and said similar user'"'"'s media interaction behavior; and
displaying at least one identifier and information associated with said similar user, wherein selecting said identifier causes said user interface to display a second list of at least one second similar user in said service, said second similar user having a second degree of similarity with respect to said similar user.
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Abstract
A method and computer readable medium for exploring similar users and items of a media service. In one aspect, a user can explore for similar users iteratively. In one aspect, a user interface is generated that displays a user selectable indicia representing a similar member function for allowing a user to search a media service for at least one other user which has a degree of similarity with respect to the searching user. In another aspect, a method facilitates the search of such a similar user within a media service.
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1. A method for exploring similar users of a media service from a media management application comprising:
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generating a user interface that displays a user selectable indicia representing a similar member function, wherein said similar member function allows a first user to search for at least one other user having a degree of similarity with respect to said first user;
receiving, a user selection action from said first user of said indicia indicating said first user'"'"'s desire to identify at least one user of said service that is similar to said first user;
accessing an affinity engine that generates a first list of at least one similar user in said service, said similar user having a first degree of similarity with respect to said first user, said degree of similarity based at least in part upon said user and said similar user'"'"'s media interaction behavior; and
displaying at least one identifier and information associated with said similar user, wherein selecting said identifier causes said user interface to display a second list of at least one second similar user in said service, said second similar user having a second degree of similarity with respect to said similar user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium comprising software code for a media management application, the code configured to implement functions comprising:
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generating a user interface that displays a user selectable indicia representing a similar member function, wherein said similar member function allows a first user to search for at least one other user having a degree of similarity with respect to said first user;
receiving a user selection action from said first user of said indicia indicating said first user'"'"'s desire to identify at least one user of said service that is similar to said first user;
accessing an affinity engine that generates a first list of at least one similar user in said service, said similar user having a first degree of similarity with respect to said first user, said degree of similarity based at least in part upon said user and said similar user'"'"'s media interaction behavior; and
displaying at least one identifier and information associated with said similar user, wherein selecting said identifier causes said user interface to display a second list of at least one second similar user in said service, said second similar user having a second degree of similarity with respect to said similar user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for exploring similar users of a media service comprising:
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receiving, from a media management application, similar member search criteria, said search criteria representing a first user'"'"'s desire to search said service for at least one other user having a degree of similarity with respect to said first user;
accessing an affinity engine that generates a first list of at least one similar user of said service, said similar user having a first degree of similarity with respect to said first user, said degree of similarity based on at least in part upon said user'"'"'s and said similar user'"'"'s media interaction behavior; and
sending, to said media management application, at least one identifier and information associated with said similar user;
receiving, from said first user, a user selection action of said at least one identifier;
accessing, upon selection of said at least one identifier, said affinity engine that generates a second list of at least one second similar user in said service, said second similar user having a second degree of similarity with respect to said similar user; and
sending, to said media management application, at least one identifier and information associated with said second similar user. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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