Method of and system for browsing of music
First Claim
1. A method of browsing recorded music comprising steps of:
- selecting a song from a library;
playing at least a portion of the selected song for a user;
while the portion of the selected song is playing, accepting input from the user, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment of the at least a portion of the selected song;
repeating said steps of selecting, playing and accepting to generate a sequence of song portions; and
creating a record comprising an identification of each selected song portion and the indication for the song portion.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of and system for browsing of music. In an embodiment, a method of browsing recorded music comprises steps of: selecting a song from a library; playing at least a portion of the selected song for a user; while the portion of the selected song is playing, accepting input from the user, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment of the at least a portion of the selected song; repeating said steps of selecting, playing and accepting to generate a sequence of song portions; and creating a record comprising an identification of each selected song portions and the indication for the song portions.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of browsing recorded music comprising steps of:
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selecting a song from a library; playing at least a portion of the selected song for a user; while the portion of the selected song is playing, accepting input from the user, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment of the at least a portion of the selected song; repeating said steps of selecting, playing and accepting to generate a sequence of song portions; and creating a record comprising an identification of each selected song portion and the indication for the song portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Machine executable code stored on a machine readable storage device for performing a method of browsing recorded music, comprising steps of:
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selecting a song from a library; playing at least a portion of the selected song for a user; while the portion of the selected song is playing, accepting input from the user, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment of the at least a portion of the selected song; repeating said steps of selecting, playing and accepting for a sequence of song portions; and creating a record comprising an identification of each selected song portion and the positive or negative indication for the song portion.
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20. A system for browsing music comprising:
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a library comprising a plurality of entries for songs to be browsed, each entry comprising identification of at least a playable portion of the song corresponding to the entry and information about the song; a player for selectively playing the portions of the songs; a user interface for accepting input from the user while a portion of a selected one of the songs is playing, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment of the selected song; and a song selector that selects a next playable portion of a song from the library to be played next by the player based on the indication accepted from the user and based upon the information about the songs in the library.
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