System and method for updating a playlist based upon ratings

• US 20070174147A1
• Filed: 12/30/2005
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RealNetworks, Inc.
• Original Assignee: RealNetworks, Inc.
• Inventors: Klein, Eric
• Application Number:
  US11/322,716
• Publication Number:
  US 20070174147A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/06 Arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/33 Arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4143 embedded in a Personal Computer [PC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4405 involving video stream decryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/466 Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies services using the results of monitoring in broadcast systems H04H60/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format

Abstract

A method, computer program product and client electronic device for updating a radio playlist includes detecting in a memory a user-defined track rating for a digital audio encoded track included within a predetermined radio playlist of a plurality of digital audio encoded tracks. The radio playlist is updated based on the user-defined track rating.

Claims

1. A method of updating a radio playlist comprising:

detecting in a memory a user-defined track rating for a digital audio encoded track included within a predetermined radio playlist of a plurality of digital audio encoded tracks; and

updating the predetermined radio playlist based on the user-defined track rating.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing in the memory the user-defined track rating based on an indication received from a user input device.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

rendering the digital audio encoded tracks in a sequence defined by the predetermined radio playlist.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein updating the predetermined radio playlist includes:

determining if the user-defined track rating is a positive track rating; and

if the user-defined track rating is a positive track rating, scanning a seed content list from which the predetermined radio playlist was generated to locate at least one additional digital audio encoded track from an artist associated with the digital audio encoded track.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein updating the predetermined radio playlist further includes:

updating the predetermined radio playlist to include the at least one additional digital audio encoded track from an artist associated with the digital audio encoded track.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein updating the predetermined radio playlist includes:

determining if the user-defined track rating is a negative track rating; and

if the user-defined track rating is a negative track rating, scanning the predetermined radio playlist to locate at least one additional digital audio encoded track from an artist associated with the digital audio encoded track.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein updating the predetermined radio playlist further includes:

updating the predetermined radio playlist by deleting the at least one additional digital audio encoded track from an artist associated with the digital audio encoded track.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein updating the predetermined radio playlist includes:

determining if the user-defined track rating is a negative track rating; and

if the user-defined track rating is a negative track rating, scanning the predetermined radio playlist to locate at least one additional occurrence of the digital audio encoded track.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein updating the predetermined radio playlist further includes:

updating the predetermined radio playlist by deleting the at least one additional occurrence of the digital audio encoded track.

10. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

detecting in a memory a user-defined track rating for a digital audio encoded track included within a predetermined radio playlist of a plurality of digital audio encoded tracks; and

updating the predetermined radio playlist based on the user-defined track rating.

11. An electronic device comprising:

an interface circuit operative to receive from a remotely located computing device via a network a plurality of digital audio encoded tracks and a predetermined radio playlist for the plurality of digital audio encoded tracks that indicates a sequence to render the digital audio encoded tracks;

a memory operative to store the plurality of digital audio encoded tracks and the predetermined radio playlist;

a user interface circuit operative to receive an indication of a user-defined track rating for at least one of the plurality of digital audio encoded tracks, the user interface circuit being further operative to receive the indication from a user input device coupled with the electronic device; and

a rating circuit operative to store in the memory the user-defined track rating indicated by the user input device for the digital audio encoded track, the rating circuit being further operative to provide an indication to update the radio playlist stored in the memory based on the user-defined track rating.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 wherein the rating circuit is further operative to:

provide the user-defined track rating to the remotely located computing device.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 further comprising:

a rendering circuit operative to render the plurality of digital audio encoded tracks in the sequence indicated by the predetermined radio playlist.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 wherein the rating circuit is further operative to:

determine if the user-defined track rating is a positive track rating; and

if the user-defined track rating is a positive track rating, transmit an indication to scan a seed content list from which the predetermined radio playlist was generated to locate at least one additional digital audio encoded track from an artist associated with the digital audio encoded track.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 wherein the rating circuit is further operative to:

update the predetermined radio playlist to include the at least one additional digital audio encoded track from an artist associated with the digital audio encoded track.

16. The electronic device of claim 11 wherein the rating circuit is further operative to:

determine if the user-defined track rating is a negative track rating; and

if the user-defined track rating is a negative track rating, scan the predetermined radio playlist to locate at least one additional digital audio encoded track from an artist associated with the digital audio encoded track.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 wherein the rating circuit is further operative to:

update the predetermined radio playlist by deleting the at least one additional digital audio encoded track from an artist associated with the digital audio encoded track.

18. The electronic device of claim 11 wherein the rating circuit is further operative to:

determine if the user-defined track rating is a negative track rating; and

if the user-defined track rating is a negative track rating, scan the predetermined radio playlist to locate at least one additional occurrence of the digital audio encoded track.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 wherein the rating circuit is further operative to:

update the predetermined radio playlist by deleting the at least one additional occurrence of the digital audio encoded track.

20. A method of generating a radio playlist comprising:

detecting a user-defined track rating for a digital audio encoded track by an artist; and

generating seed content based on the user-defined track rating.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein generating seed content includes:

determining if the user-defined track rating is a positive track rating; and

if the user-defined track rating is a positive track rating, generating seed content that positively weights the artist.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising:

generating a radio playlist based upon the seed content that positively weights the artist.

23. The method of claim 20 wherein generating seed content includes:

determining if the user-defined track rating is a negative track rating; and

if the user-defined track rating is a negative track rating, generating seed content that negatively weights the artist.

24. The method of claim 23 further comprising:

generating a radio playlist based upon the seed content that negatively weights the artist.

25. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

detecting a user-defined track rating for a digital audio encoded track by an artist; and

generating seed content based on the user-defined track rating.

26. The computer program product of claim 25 wherein the instructions for generating seed content include instructions for performing operations comprising:

determining if the user-defined track rating is a positive track rating; and

if the user-defined track rating is a positive track rating, generating seed content that positively weights the artist.

27. The computer program product of claim 26 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

generating a radio playlist based upon the seed content that positively weights the artist.

28. The computer program product of claim 25 wherein the instructions for generating seed content include instructions for performing operations comprising:

determining if the user-defined track rating is a negative track rating; and

if the user-defined track rating is a negative track rating, generating seed content that negatively weights the artist.

29. The computer program product of claim 28 further comprising instructions for performing operations comprising:

generating a radio playlist based upon the seed content that negatively weights the artist.