Ordering A Playlist Based on Media Popularity
First Claim
1. A method for ordering a playlist of media items, comprising:
- receiving a user selection of a plurality of media items;
retrieving for each of the plurality of media items a familiarity value indicative of how familiar each of the plurality of items is from a remote familiarity index; and
ordering the plurality of media items based on the retrieved familiarity value.
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Abstract
This is directed to systems and methods for ordering a playlist of media items. An existing playlist can include media sharing some characteristics, where some of the media items are unfamiliar to the user. To provide the user with a sense of the unfamiliar media items, the electronic device can order the playlist media items based on a familiarity or popularity measure. For example, the electronic device can determine the chart rankings of each media item in the playlist, and play back the media items in the order of chart ranking. This may allow a user to first listen or watch the most familiar or popular media items and get a sense for the less familiar or popular media items in the playlist.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for ordering a playlist of media items, comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a plurality of media items; retrieving for each of the plurality of media items a familiarity value indicative of how familiar each of the plurality of items is from a remote familiarity index; and ordering the plurality of media items based on the retrieved familiarity value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for playing back media, comprising:
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receiving a request to create a playlist comprising a plurality of media items; providing the identification information for the plurality of media items to a remote familiarity index; receiving, from the remote familiarity index, a familiarity value indicative of the familiarity of each of the provided plurality of media items; and sorting the plurality of media items based on the received familiarity value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic device operative to play back a playlist comprising a plurality of media items, the electronic device comprising:
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output circuitry operative to provide at least one of an audio and a visual output; and control circuitry operative to; identify a plurality of media items forming a playlist; associate a familiarity value with each of the plurality of media items, wherein the familiarity value is determined from a remote familiarity index; order the plurality of media items in the order of associated familiarity values; and direct the output circuitry to output the plurality of media items in the set order. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. Computer-readable media for ordering a playlist of media items, the computer-readable media comprising computer-readable instructions for:
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receiving a user selection of a plurality of media items; retrieving for each of the plurality of media items a familiarity value indicative of how familiar each of the plurality of items is from a remote familiarity index; and ordering the plurality of media items based on the retrieved familiarity value.
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