SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING A PLAYLIST BASED ON A FREQUENCY RATIO

• US 20110196867A1
• Filed: 02/11/2010
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beats Music, LLC (Apple Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Beats Music, LLC (Apple Inc.)
• Inventors: Hyman, David
• Granted Patent: US 8,356,031 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/737
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/635 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• 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

Several methods and systems to generate a playlist based on a frequency ratio are disclosed. In one aspect a method includes, presenting a list of a seed data to a user of a music device, selecting a portion of the seed data based on a preference of a user, and determining an identity of a primary song based on a match between the primary song and the preference of the user. The method also includes providing the user streaming access to the primary song in a database and determining a secondary song based on the primary song. A correlation between the secondary song and the primary song is determined based on an algorithm and the user is provided streaming access to the secondary song. A frequency ratio of the primary song and the secondary song is automatically adjusted in responsive to a selection through a selection tool.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

presenting a list of a seed data to a user of a music device;

selecting at least a portion of the seed data based on a preference of a user;

determining an identity of a primary song based on a match between the primary song the preference of the user;

providing the user streaming access to the primary song in a database;

determining a secondary song based on the primary song, wherein a secondary artist of the secondary song is different than a primary artist of the primary song;

determining that there is a correlation between the secondary song and the primary song based on an algorithm;

identifying the secondary song as being similar to the primary song based on the algorithm;

providing the user streaming access to the secondary song when the secondary song is selected from the database in a playlist having the primary song;

automatically adjusting a frequency ratio of the primary song and the secondary song responsive to a selection through a selection tool;

generating the playlist through a processor based on the frequency ratio of the primary song and the secondary song; and

providing access to the primary song and the secondary song similar to the primary song based on the preference of the user.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

blending the frequency ratio of the primary song and the secondary song in response to a sliding a slider to a desired point along at least one of a vertical, a diagonal, and a horizontal axis line.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

selecting the primary song based on the seed data selected by the user, wherein the seed data is one of a seed artist, a seed album, and a seed song, to provide the user a control of the primary song.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

generating the playlist comprising the primary song and the secondary song, wherein the primary artist of the primary song is the same as the seed artist of the seed data and the secondary artist of the secondary song is different than the primary artist of the primary song; and

providing the user access to meta-data associated with the secondary song similar to the primary song, wherein the meta-data is at least one of a playlist frequency data, a genre data, an artist history data, an image, and a video data.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

selecting the frequency ratio of the primary song and the secondary song when a slider is slid to a desired point along an axis; and

controlling exposure to the secondary song based on the slider value along the axis.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

selecting the secondary song similar to the primary song based on one of a genre of the primary song, a time period of the primary song, and a tone of the primary song.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

displaying the playlist to the user to provide the user a list of songs to be played as a fading gradient of colors from a foreground color to a background color, thereby creating an illusion that the playlist is infinite.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating the playlist comprising an equal number of the primary song and the secondary song when a slider of a blender is near the center of the blender to provide the user with the equal number the primary song and the secondary song similar to the primary song, wherein the blender comprises the axis responsive to adjusting the frequency ratio.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

generating the playlist comprising the primary song when the slider of the blender is near the end of the blender to provide the user with the primary song, wherein the primary artist of the primary song is the same as a seed artist of the seed, to provide the user streaming access to the primary song of the seed artist of the seed data.

10. A method comprising:

providing streaming access to a first primary song to a user of a music device;

determining an identity of a second primary song, wherein a primary artist of the first primary song is the same as the primary artist the second primary song;

providing the user streaming access to the second primary song in a database;

determining a secondary song based on the first primary song, wherein a secondary artist of the secondary song is different than the primary artist of the first primary song;

determining that there is a correlation between the secondary song and the first primary song based on an algorithm;

identifying the secondary song as being similar to the first primary song based on the algorithm;

providing the user streaming access to the secondary song when the secondary song is selected from the database in a playlist having the first primary song;

automatically adjusting a frequency ratio of a primary song and the secondary song responsive to a selection through a selection tool;

generating the playlist through a processor based on the frequency ratio of the primary song and the secondary song; and

providing access to the primary song and the secondary song similar to the primary song.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

blending the frequency ratio of the primary song and the secondary song in response to a sliding a slider to a desired point along at least one of a vertical, a diagonal, and a horizontal axis line.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

selecting the frequency ratio of the primary song and the secondary song when a slider is slid to a desired point along an axis;

controlling exposure to the secondary song based on the slider value along the axis.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

selecting the secondary song similar to the primary song based on the algorithm comprising an analysis of a genre of the primary song and the genre of the secondary song.

14. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

displaying the playlist to the user to provide the user a list of songs to be played as a fading gradient of colors from a foreground color to a background color, thereby creating an illusion that the playlist is infinite.

15. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

generating the playlist comprising an equal number of the primary song and the secondary song when a slider of a blender is near the center of the blender to provide the user with the equal number the primary song and the secondary song similar to the primary song, wherein the blender comprises the axis responsive to adjusting the frequency ratio.

16. A system comprising:

a processor to generate a playlist based on a frequency ratio of a primary song and a secondary song based on a selection tool to provide a user of the selection tool streaming access to the playlist based on the frequency ratio selected by the user;

a selection tool comprising an axis to provide the user to select the frequency ratio of the primary song and the secondary song based on sliding a slider to a desired point along the axis; and

a database of the primary song, wherein a primary artist of the primary song is the same as the seed artist of a seed data, and the secondary song, wherein a secondary artist of the secondary song is different than the primary artist of the primary song, to provide the user streaming access to the secondary song similar to the primary song.

17. The system of claim 16 further comprising:

the processor to select the primary song based on the seed data selected by the user, wherein the seed data is one of a seed artist, a seed album, and a seed song, to provide the user a control of the primary song.

18. The system of claim 17 further comprising:

the processor to generating the playlist comprising the primary song and the secondary song, wherein the primary artist of the primary song is the same as the seed artist of the seed data and the secondary artist of the secondary song is different than the primary artist of the primary song; and

to provide the user access to meta-data associated with the secondary song similar to the primary song, wherein the meta-data is at least one of a playlist frequency data, a genre data, an artist history data, an image, and a video data.

19. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

the processor to select the frequency ratio of the primary song and the secondary song when a slider is slid to a desired point along an axis; and

to control exposure to the secondary song based on the slider value along the axis.

20. The system of claim 16 further comprising:

the processor to select the secondary song similar to the primary song based on one of a genre of the primary song, a time period of the primary song, and a tone of the primary song.