USER RATING MECHANISM FOR MEDIA CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method of discovering, managing, organizing, or playing back content items in a library of content items, comprising:
- arranging for user selection of a rating choice via a user interface, the rating choice identifying an emotional context representing a user opinion of a content item;
associating the selected rating choice with the content item, the association serving as a medium for exchange of information about the content item; and
performing an operation on at least a subset of a library of content items based on the rating choice.
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Abstract
An intuitive, user-friendly user ratings mechanism for using user ratings to affect operations of content management devices, such as PCs, and content playback devices, such as portable media players, is discussed. The user ratings mechanism can be employed on PC clients, consumer electronics, mobile devices, other entertainment appliances, or in a network environment. The user ratings associated with various digital content items generally reflect a user opinion in a binary emotional context that is virtually universally understood (for example, “I Like It” or “I Don'"'"'t Like It”). In one scenario, a user can choose between two options to rate a content item, or can choose to leave the content item unrated.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of discovering, managing, organizing, or playing back content items in a library of content items, comprising:
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arranging for user selection of a rating choice via a user interface, the rating choice identifying an emotional context representing a user opinion of a content item; associating the selected rating choice with the content item, the association serving as a medium for exchange of information about the content item; and performing an operation on at least a subset of a library of content items based on the rating choice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:
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presenting a user interface to a user; receiving user-input information via the user interface, the user-input information identifying a user opinion having a binary emotional context; evaluating a relationship between the user-input information and user ratings associated with a plurality of content items in a library of content items; and based on the evaluation, arranging for identification of a subset of content items in the library of content items. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a user interface configured to receive a user opinion having a binary emotional context; a computer-readable storage medium; and a processor responsive to the computer-readable storage medium, to the user interface, and to computer-executable instructions stored on the computer-readable medium, the computer-executable instructions executable by the processor to store data corresponding to the user opinion, and based on the stored data, perform an operation on at least a subset of a library of content items, the operation selected from the group comprising;
discovery;
management; and
playback of the subset of content items. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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