System and method for creating custom playlists based on user inputs

• US 20070219996A1
• Filed: 03/15/2007
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: VerveLife
• Original Assignee: VerveLife
• Inventors: Jarvinen, Justin
• Application Number:
  US11/724,379
• Publication Number:
  US 20070219996A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

A system and method for creating custom playlists based on user inputs. The present invention allows individual users to build custom music playlists based upon their own inputs. The “lifestyle” playlist building tool of the present invention receives specific information about the user through a question and answer interface. The building tool automatically delivers a playlist of a specified number of individual media items (a playlist), each of which matches the user'"'"'s inputs.

Claims

1. A method of providing a custom playlist to a user, comprising:

providing a plurality of questions to a user, the plurality of questions including at least one question relating to personality-related characteristics of the user;

receiving a plurality of answers from the user in response to the plurality of questions;

selecting a plurality of playlist media items that have been determined to correlate to the plurality of answers received from the user, the plurality of playlist media items being selected from a database including a plurality of candidate playlist media items; and

providing a list of the plurality of playlist media items to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising permitting the user to download a predetermined number of the plurality of playlist media items.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising permitting the user to preview the playlist media items before deciding which of the plurality of playlist media items to download.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of candidate playlist media items consist of a plurality of songs.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of questions are provided to the user, and the plurality of answers are received from the user, through an Internet website.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising providing information concerning the plurality of answers received from the user to a sponsor or provider of the website.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of questions are provided to the user in conjunction with a plurality of potential answers, and wherein the plurality of answers received from the user are selected from the plurality of potential answers.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of candidate playlist media items is identified as being associated with at least one of the plurality of potential answers.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein each candidate playlist media item is associated with potential answers that have been determined to potentially appeal to a particular personality-related characteristic identified with the potential answers.

10. A computer program product, embedded in a computer readable medium, for providing a custom playlist to a user, comprising:

computer code for providing a plurality of questions to a user, the plurality of questions including at least one question relating to personality-related characteristics of the user;

computer code for receiving a plurality of answers from the user in response to the plurality of questions;

computer code for selecting a plurality of playlist media items that have been determined to correlate to the plurality of answers received from the user, the plurality of playlist media items being selected from a database including a plurality of candidate playlist media items; and

computer code for providing a list of the plurality of playlist media items to the user.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising computer code for permitting the user to download a predetermined number of the plurality of playlist media items.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer code for permitting the user to preview the playlist media items before deciding which of the plurality of playlist media items to download.

13. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the plurality of questions are provided to the user, and the plurality of answers are received from the user, through an Internet website.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising computer code for providing information concerning the plurality of answers received from the user to a sponsor or provider of the website.

15. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the plurality of questions are provided to the user in conjunction with a plurality of potential answers, and wherein the plurality of answers received from the user are selected from the plurality of potential answers.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of candidate playlist media items is identified as being associated with at least one of the plurality of potential answers.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein each candidate playlist media item is associated with potential answers that have been determined to potentially appeal to a particular personality-related characteristic identified with the potential answers.

18. A system for providing a custom playlist to a user, comprising:

a database unit including a plurality of candidate playlist media items;

a provider unit in at least selective communication with the database; and

a user terminal in at least selective communication with the provider unit,

wherein the provider unit includes;

computer code for providing a plurality of questions to a user through the user terminal, the plurality of questions including at least one question relating to personality-related characteristics of the user;

computer code for receiving a plurality of answers from the user through the user terminal in response to the plurality of questions;

computer code for selecting a plurality of playlist media items that has been determined to correlate to the plurality of answers received from the user, the plurality of playlist media items being selected from the plurality of candidate playlist media items; and

computer code for providing a list of the plurality of playlist media items to the user through the user terminal.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the providing unit further comprising computer code for providing information concerning the plurality of answers received from the user to a sponsor or provider.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein each candidate playlist media item is associated with potential answers that have been determined to potentially appeal to a particular personality-related characteristic identified with the potential answers.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the plurality of questions provided to the user comprise at least one question relating to a characteristic of the user selected from the group consisting of dates and locations of particular significance to the user.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein each of the plurality of questions provided to the user relate to personality-related characteristics of the user.