METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PLAYLIST OF MEDIA CONTENT AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING MEDIA CONTENT

• US 20080301173A1
• Filed: 01/07/2008
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ryu, Won-ho, Bang, Min-Hyok, Yoon, Seok-Hyun, RYU, Sung-Ho, Kang, Hyun-Joo
• Application Number:
  US11/970,214
• Publication Number:
  US 20080301173A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/634 Query by example, e.g. query by humming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/637 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialization, adaptation or distribution
• 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: G06F 16/683 using metadata automatically derived from the content

Abstract

Provided are a method and apparatus for generating a playlist of media content and a method and apparatus for playing media content. The method of generating a playlist of media content includes providing a user interface for setting a playlist while media content is being played and generating a playlist of media content to be played according to playlist settings set through the user interface.

Claims

1. A method of generating a playlist of media content to be played, the method comprising:

providing a user interface for setting at least one playlist setting while a current media content is being played; and

generating the playlist of media content to be played according to the at least one playlist setting set through the user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the user interface comprises providing at least one playlist filter which limits a playlist range.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the generating of the playlist of media content comprises generating the playlist of media content based on the playlist range.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one playlist filter comprises at least one of a metadata-based playlist filter generated based on metadata, a similarity-based playlist filter generated based on similarities to the current media content, a user feedback/user-behavior-based playlist filter generated based on a feedback from a user and behavior, a multiple-user-based playlist filter generated based on data collected from a plurality of users, a recommendation-based playlist filter generated based on recommendations from various sources and a user-defined playlist filter defined in advance by the user.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein if the at least one playlist filter includes a plurality of playlist filters, the providing of the user interface further comprises arranging the plurality of playlist filters in ascending or descending order of widths of respective corresponding playlist ranges.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein if the at least one playlist filter includes a plurality of playlist filters, the providing of the user interface further comprises arranging the plurality of playlist filters in an order set by a user.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the metadata-based playlist filter comprises at least one of a first metadata playlist filter which extracts the current media content, a second metadata playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content included in a same album of the current media content, a third metadata playlist filter which extracts a number of media content performed by a same artist as the current media content, a fourth metadata playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content belonging to a predetermined genre, a fifth metadata playlist filter which extracts a number of media content designated with a predetermined tag and a sixth metadata playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content produced within a predetermined period of time from when the current media content was produced.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the similarity-based playlist filter comprises at least one of a first similarity playlist filter which extracts a number of media content similar to the current media content and a second similarity playlist filter which extracts a number of media content produced by an artist having a similarity to an artist of the current media content.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein the user feedback/user behavior-based playlist filter comprises at least one of a first feedback/behavior playlist filter which extracts a number of media content included in a library, a second feedback/behavior playlist filter which extracts a number of media content which have been played more than a predefined number of times by the user, a third feedback/behavior playlist filter which extracts a number of media content which have a high playback frequency, a fourth feedback/behavior playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content that have been given a certain grade or higher by the user, a fifth feedback/behavior playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content for which the user has shown a preference and a sixth feedback/behavior playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content that have been recently played.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein the multiple user-based playlist filter comprises at least one of a first multiple user playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content that have recently been popular among multiple users and a second multiple user playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content that were produced by a same artist as the current media content and that have recently been popular among multiple users.

11. The method of claim 4, wherein the recommendation-based playlist filter comprises a playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content not included in a library but are preferable by the user based on media content included in the library.

12. An apparatus for generating a playlist of media content to be played, the apparatus comprising:

a playlist-setting module which provides a user interface for setting at least one playlist setting while a current media content is being played; and

a playlist-generation module which generates the playlist of media content to be played according to the at least one playlist setting set through the user interface.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the playlist-setting module comprises a playlist filter manager which provides at least one playlist filter that limits a playlist range.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the playlist-generation module generates the playlist of media content based on the playlist range.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the at least one playlist filter comprises at least one of a metadata-based playlist filter generated based on metadata, a similarity-based playlist filter generated based on similarities to the current media content, a user feedback/user-behavior-based playlist filter generated based on a feedback from a user and behavior, a multiple-user-based playlist filter generated based on data collected from a plurality of users, a recommendation-based playlist filter generated based on recommendations from various sources and a user-defined playlist filter defined in advance by the user.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein if the at least one playlist filter includes a plurality of playlist filters, the playlist filter manager arranges the plurality of playlist filters in ascending or descending order of widths of respective corresponding playlist ranges.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein if the at least one playlist filter includes a plurality of playlist filters, the playlist filter manager arranges the plurality of playlist filters in an order set by a user.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the metadata-based playlist filter comprises at least one of a first metadata playlist filter which extracts the current media content, a second metadata playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content included in a same album of the current media content, a third metadata playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content performed by a same artist as the current media content, a fourth metadata playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content belonging to a predetermined genre, a fifth metadata playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content having a designated predetermined tag and a sixth metadata playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content produced within a predetermined period of time from when the current media content was produced.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the similarity-based playlist filter comprises at least one of a first similarity playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content similar to the current media content and a second similarity playlist filter which extracts a number of media content produced by an artist having a similarity to an artist of the current media content.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the user feedback/user-behavior-based playlist filter comprises at least one of a first feedback/behavior playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content included in a library, a second feedback/behavior playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content which have been played more than a predefined number of times by a user, a third feedback/behavior playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content which have a high playback frequency, a fourth feedback/behavior playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content that have been given a certain grade or higher by a user, a fifth feedback/behavior playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content for which a user has shown a preference and a sixth feedback/behavior playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content that have been recently played.

21. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the multiple user-based playlist filter comprises at least one of a first multiple user playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content that have recently been popular among multiple users and a second multiple user playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content that were produced by a same artist as the current media content and that have recently been popular among multiple users.

22. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the recommendation-based playlist filter comprises a playlist filter which extracts a number of selections of media content not included in a library but are preferable by the user based on media content included in the library.

23. A method of playing media content, the method comprising:

providing a user interface for setting at least one playlist setting while a current media content is being played;

generating a playlist of media content to be played according to the at least one playlist setting set through the user interface; and

playing the media content according to the generated playlist.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the providing of the user interface comprises providing at least one playlist filter which limits a playlist range.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the generating of the playlist comprises generating the playlist of media content based on the playlist range.