Digital Content Genre Representation
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, by a digital media store, a song from a music label for which the music label has assigned a label genre;
applying a first mapping rule to convert the label genre to a first one of a plurality of canonical genres, wherein every music genre submitted to the digital media store maps to exactly one of the plurality of canonical genres;
applying a second mapping rule to convert the first one of the plurality of canonical genres to at least one regional genre, wherein each of the at least one regional genre corresponds to a subset of the plurality of canonical genres available in a first region; and
providing, to an electronic device of a consumer browsing the media store, a first of the at least one regional genre.
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Abstract
A digital media store may receive content from a content creator and/or distributor thereof. The distributor may provide the content with a label genre. A first mapping rule may be applied to the label genre to convert it to a canonical genre and the canonical genre may be converted to a regional genre based on the application of a second mapping rule. The regional genre may be presented to a consumer'"'"'s electronic device along with a translation, if necessary.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, by a digital media store, a song from a music label for which the music label has assigned a label genre; applying a first mapping rule to convert the label genre to a first one of a plurality of canonical genres, wherein every music genre submitted to the digital media store maps to exactly one of the plurality of canonical genres; applying a second mapping rule to convert the first one of the plurality of canonical genres to at least one regional genre, wherein each of the at least one regional genre corresponds to a subset of the plurality of canonical genres available in a first region; and providing, to an electronic device of a consumer browsing the media store, a first of the at least one regional genre. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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a database for storing at least one of a label genre, a plurality of canonical genres, and at least one regional genre; a processor connected to the database, configured to; receive, by a digital media store, a song from a music label for which the music label has assigned a label genre; apply a first mapping rule to convert the label genre to a first one of the plurality of canonical genres, wherein every music genre submitted to the digital media store maps to exactly one of the plurality of canonical genres; apply a second mapping rule to convert the first one of the plurality of canonical genres to at least one regional genre, wherein each of the at least one regional genre corresponds to a subset of the plurality of canonical genres available in a first region; and provide, to an electronic device of a consumer browsing the media store, a first of the at least one regional genre. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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