Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for generating an ordered list of one or more media items

• US 20060218187A1
• Filed: 03/25/2005
• Published: 09/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Plastina, Daniel, Novak, Michael J., Cain, Jonathan Marshall
• Application Number:
  US11/089,696
• Publication Number:
  US 20060218187A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists

Abstract

A system for generating an ordered list of one or more media items selected from a library of media items. The system comprises a user-associated selection filter for generating a subgroup of media items from the library. The system further comprises a user-associated ordering filter for ordering at least a portion of the subgroup of media items into an ordered list.

Claims

1. A system for generating an ordered list of one or more media items selected from a library of media items, said system comprising;

a user-associated selection filter for generating a subgroup of media items from the library, and

a user-associated ordering filter for ordering at least a portion of the subgroup of media items into an ordered list.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein each of said user-associated filters is configured as a function of at least one of

user selection of filter parameters, and

user behavior determining filter parameters.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein said user behavior comprises user actions relating to at least one of selecting, accessing, and playing the media items.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said ordered list is an “

Up Next”

playlist.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein said user-associated selection filter comprises at least one of:

a null filter,

a content filter, and

a frequency filter.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein said user-associated ordering filter comprises at least one of:

a null filter,

a media item matching filter, and

a listening experience filter.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the filters are adapted to continuously regenerate the subgroup and continuously reorder at least a portion of the subgroup while at least one of the media items in the ordered subgroup is accessed by a user.

4. The system of claim I wherein said system further comprises a data source containing said library of media items.

6. The system of claim I wherein each of said user-associated selection filter and said user-associated ordering filter comprises two or more filters, wherein each of said two or more filters is assigned a weight such that each of said two or more filters impacts the filtering of the media items according to its relative weight.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein said two or more filters of the user-associated selection filter score each media item of the library according to the weighted filters, whereby the subgroup is generated based upon the score of each media item in the library.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein each of the media items of the library is assigned a centile ranking based upon its weighted score.

9. The system of claim 8 whereby a highest scoring media itera is awarded a centile score of 100, a lowest scoring media item is awarded a score of zero, and each of the remaining media items is awarded a centile score evenly distributed between the highest scoring media item and the lowest scoring media item based upon its weighted score.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein said two or more filters of the user-associated ordering filter score each media item of the subgroup according to the weighted filters, whereby the media items of the subgroup are arranged in an ordered list based upon the score of each media item in the subgroup.

14. A method for generating an ordered list of one or more media items selected from a library of media items, said method comprising:

selecting a subgroup of media items from the library according to a user-associated selection filter; and

ordering at least a portion of the subgroup of media items into an ordered list according to a user-associated ordering filter.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising configuring each of said filters as a function of at least one of user selection of filter parameters and user behavior determining filter parameters.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising repeating at least one of said selecting and ordering in response to at least one of user selection of filter parameters and user behavior determining filter parameters.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein each of said user-associated selection filter and said user-associated ordering filter comprises two or more filters, and wherein each of said selecting and ordering comprises:

filtering each of the media items with said two or more filters;

assigning a weight to each of said two or more filters; and

scoring each media item of the library according to the weighted filters, whereby the subgroup is generated based upon the score of each media item in the library.

18. The method of claim 14 further comprising displaying at least a portion of said ordered list on a user interface.

19. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for generating an ordered list of one or more media items selected from a library of media items, said computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:

selecting a subgroup of media items from the library according to a user-associated selection filter; and

ordering at least a portion of the subgroup of media items into an ordered list according to a user-associated ordering filter.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19 wherein said computer-executable instructions for performing steps further comprises,

repeating at least one of said selecting and ordering in response to at least one of user selection of filter parameters and user behavior determining filter parameters.