METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING PLAYLISTS
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including at least computer program code stored thereon for updating a playlist on a media player, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
- computer program code for receiving playlist rules to be used to create the playlist;
computer program code for producing a playlist from a plurality of available media items in a media library and the playlist rules;
computer program code for subsequently automatically determining whether the playlist should be re-produced due to addition of new media items to the media library; and
computer program code for reproducing the playlist from the plurality of available media items in the media library and the playlist rules when the computer program code for determining determines that the playlist should be re-produced, wherein the computer program code for reproducing of the playlist is initiated without requiring user interaction to initiate such reproducing.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Improved techniques for automatic (or dynamic) updating (or maintaining) of playlists for a media system that stores and plays media content for a user of the media system. The automatic update to playlists can occur when additional media content is added to or removed from the media system. The automatic update to playlists can also occur when previously stored media content is otherwise altered.
4 Citations
15 Claims
-
1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including at least computer program code stored thereon for updating a playlist on a media player, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
-
computer program code for receiving playlist rules to be used to create the playlist; computer program code for producing a playlist from a plurality of available media items in a media library and the playlist rules; computer program code for subsequently automatically determining whether the playlist should be re-produced due to addition of new media items to the media library; and computer program code for reproducing the playlist from the plurality of available media items in the media library and the playlist rules when the computer program code for determining determines that the playlist should be re-produced, wherein the computer program code for reproducing of the playlist is initiated without requiring user interaction to initiate such reproducing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
-
-
6. A computing device, comprising:
-
a display for displaying a graphical user interface; a data storage device for storing a playlist and media content library for a plurality of media items, the playlist being associated with one or more of the media items, and the data storage device storing playlist rules to be used to create the playlist; and a processor configured to determine whether one or more new media items have been added to the media content library, determine whether the playlist should be re-produced due to addition of the one or more new media items being added to the media content library, and reproduce the playlist from the plurality of available media items in the media content library and the playlist rules it is determined that the playlist should be reproduced, wherein the reproduction of the playlist is initiated without requiring user interaction to initiate such reproduction. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A computing device as recited in claim 25, wherein the background process is performed during an idle state.
Specification