GROUPING AND WEIGHTING MEDIA CATEGORIES WITH TIME PERIODS
First Claim
1. A method of scoring a media item comprising:
- for each media category in a plurality of media categories, assigning a time period weight to each time period in a plurality of time periods;
identifying a matching media category for the media item from the plurality of media categories;
identifying a matching time period for the media item from the plurality of time periods associated with the matching media category; and
assigning a score to the media item as a function of the time period weight assigned to the matching time period for the matching media category.
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Abstract
A method and system for scoring media items are provided. In general, a number of media categories are defined. Each of the media categories is defined by at least one criterion such as at least one genre, at least one artist, or the like, or any combination thereof. For each of the media categories, weights are assigned to a number of time periods. Thus, a weight assigned to a particular time period, such as a decade, may vary between media categories. In one embodiment, the criteria defining the media categories and the weights assigned to the time periods within each of the media categories are user-defined. Media items are then matched to the media categories and scored as a function of the weights assigned to the time periods for the matching media categories.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of scoring a media item comprising:
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for each media category in a plurality of media categories, assigning a time period weight to each time period in a plurality of time periods; identifying a matching media category for the media item from the plurality of media categories; identifying a matching time period for the media item from the plurality of time periods associated with the matching media category; and assigning a score to the media item as a function of the time period weight assigned to the matching time period for the matching media category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
a control system adapted to; for each media category in a plurality of media categories, assign a time period weight to each time period in a plurality of time periods; identify a matching media category for a media item from the plurality of media categories; identify a matching time period for the media item from the plurality of time periods for the matching media category; and assign a score to the media item as a function of the time period weight assigned to the matching time period for the matching media category. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable medium, comprising instructions for instructing a computer to:
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for each media category in a plurality of media categories, assigning a time period weight to each time period in a plurality of time periods; identify a matching media category for a media item from the plurality of media categories; identify a matching time period for the media item from the plurality of time periods for the matching media category; and assign a score to the media item as a function of the time period weight assigned to the matching time period for the matching media category.
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