SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING PLAYLISTS
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically generating a playlist of series assets and systems and methods for grouping assets of a playlist in clusters are provided. In one embodiment, series assets may automatically be included into a playlist for that series. In another embodiment, an interactive media guidance application may group assets in clusters based on one or more user selected parameters or may group assets in cluster based on automatically determined parameters. In yet another embodiment, the interactive media guidance application may group assets in clusters and display at least one identifier in connection with each cluster to indicate a basis for forming the cluster. The identifier may be a key word or catch phrase that succinctly identifies a trait or characteristic of assets in a particular cluster associated with the identifier.
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73. A method implemented by an interactive media guidance application, the method comprising:
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creating a playlist from a list of assets, wherein listings for the assets in the playlist are arranged in a predetermined order for playing back seamlessly one asset after another in the predetermined order; grouping the listings for assets of the playlist into a first cluster and a second cluster as a function of at least one user-selected parameter; and generating for simultaneous display the first and second clusters of assets, wherein the listings for assets within each cluster are arranged for display according to the predetermined order, and an identifier associated with at least one of the clusters that is representative of attributes common to the assets within that one of the clusters. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A system implemented by an interactive media guidance application, the system comprising:
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memory; and control circuitry configured to; create a playlist from a list of assets, wherein listings for the assets in the playlist are arranged in a predetermined order for playing back seamlessly one asset after another in the predetermined order; group the listings for assets of the playlist into a first cluster and a second cluster as a function of at least one user-selected parameter; and generate for simultaneous display the first and second clusters of assets, wherein the listings for assets within each cluster are arranged for display according to the predetermined order, and an identifier associated with at least one of the clusters that is representative of attributes common to the assets within that one of the clusters. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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