METHOD FOR AFFECTING THE SCORE AND PLACEMENT OF MEDIA ITEMS IN A LOCKED-TO-TOP PLAYLIST
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing a playlist including a plurality of media items that are scored as a function of user preferences of an associated user, the playlist being sorted based on scores of the plurality of media items;
receiving, from the associated user, user input selecting a media item from the plurality of media items in the playlist;
receiving, from the associated user, user input moving the media item within the playlist such that the media item is moved from an original location of the media item in the playlist to a new location of the media item in the playlist; and
adjusting a score of the media item to provide an adjusted score for the media item such that the adjusted score for the media item corresponds to the new location of the media item in the playlist.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for affecting a score of a media item in a playlist of scored media items. In one embodiment, a playlist of scored media items that is sorted based on score is provided. An associated user is enabled to adjust the score of a media item in the playlist by moving the media item up or down in the playlist. In another embodiment, a playlist of scored media items is provided. The associated user is enabled to directly adjust the score of a media item in the playlist via a score adjustment control. In yet another embodiment, media items in a playlist are scored based on one or more user preferences of the associated user. The playlist may or may not be sorted based on score. Adjustments are made to the user preferences based on detected user events such as, for example, score adjustment events.
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27 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a playlist including a plurality of media items that are scored as a function of user preferences of an associated user, the playlist being sorted based on scores of the plurality of media items; receiving, from the associated user, user input selecting a media item from the plurality of media items in the playlist; receiving, from the associated user, user input moving the media item within the playlist such that the media item is moved from an original location of the media item in the playlist to a new location of the media item in the playlist; and adjusting a score of the media item to provide an adjusted score for the media item such that the adjusted score for the media item corresponds to the new location of the media item in the playlist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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providing a playlist including a plurality of media items that are scored as a function of user preferences of an associated user; receiving, from the associated user, user input directly adjusting a score of a media item from the plurality of media items in the playlist via a score adjustment control associated with the media item; and adjusting the score of the media item in response to the user input via the score adjustment control associated with the media item. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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providing a playlist including a plurality of media items that are scored as a function of user preferences of an associated user; detecting one or more user events with respect to the playlist; adjusting the user preferences of the associated user based on the one or more user events to provide adjusted user preferences for the associated user; and rescoring at least a subset of the plurality of media items in the playlist based on the adjusted user preferences. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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