Preference-weighted semi-random media play
First Claim
1. A method of selecting and ordering media for play on a media player, comprising:
- selecting a media file for play from a group of media files at random using a non-uniform probability distribution in which the probability that the media file will be played is influenced by one or more positive or negative user behaviors noted with respect to prior plays of the media file.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and systems that allow random music play, and random selection of other media files, using a non-uniform probability distribution. The likelihood that a particular song, piece, or media file will be played or presented in the future is increased or decreased according to positive and negative user behaviors noted with respect to previous plays of the same media file, such as how long the user listens to or views a song, piece, or file; whether the user manually selects a song, piece, or file for play or presentation; and whether the user “skips” a song while it is being played, or otherwise actively chooses not to listen to a song.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of selecting and ordering media for play on a media player, comprising:
selecting a media file for play from a group of media files at random using a non-uniform probability distribution in which the probability that the media file will be played is influenced by one or more positive or negative user behaviors noted with respect to prior plays of the media file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A media player, comprising:
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a media output device;
a storage medium;
selection controls; and
a processor coupled to the media rendering device, the storage medium, and the user selection controls, the processor being adapted to select a media file for play from a group of media files stored on the storage medium at random using a non-uniform probability distribution in which the probability that the media file will be played is influenced by one or more positive or negative user behaviors noted with respect to prior plays of the media file. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A music player, comprising:
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a storage medium having a group of songs stored thereon;
an audio output device; and
a processor coupled to the storage medium and the audio output device that selects a song for play at random from among the group of songs using a non-uniform probability distribution that changes based on which ones of the group of songs the user listens to and which ones of the group of songs the user skips.
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