Method of and system for browsing of music
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of browsing recorded music comprising steps of:
- selecting a song from a library;
playing at least a portion of the selected song for a user;
while the portion of the selected song is playing, accepting input from the user, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment of the at least portion of the selected song;
repeating said steps of selecting, playing and accepting to generate a sequence of song portions; and
creating a record comprising an identification of each selected song portion, the indication for the song portion, and the amount of time while the portion of each selected song was playing before the indication for the song was received.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of and system for browsing of music. In an embodiment, a method of browsing recorded music comprises steps of: selecting a song from a library; playing at least a portion of the selected song for a user; while the portion of the selected song is playing, accepting input from the user, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment of the at least a portion of the selected song; repeating said steps of selecting, playing and accepting to generate a sequence of song portions; and creating a record comprising an identification of each selected song portions and the indication for the song portions.
-
Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A method of browsing recorded music comprising steps of:
-
selecting a song from a library; playing at least a portion of the selected song for a user; while the portion of the selected song is playing, accepting input from the user, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment of the at least portion of the selected song; repeating said steps of selecting, playing and accepting to generate a sequence of song portions; and creating a record comprising an identification of each selected song portion, the indication for the song portion, and the amount of time while the portion of each selected song was playing before the indication for the song was received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
10. A method of browsing recorded music comprising steps of:
-
selecting a song from a library; playing at least a portion of the selected song for a user wherein the at least a portion of each selected song is limited to a determined duration and the determined duration is adjustable by the user; while the portion of the selected song is playing, accepting input from the user, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s eniovment of the at least a portion of the selected song; repeating said steps of selecting, playing and accepting to generate a sequence of song portions; and creating a record comprising an identification of each selected song portion and the indication for the song portion.
-
-
18. Machine executable code stored on a machine readable storage device for performing a method of browsing recorded music, comprising steps of:
-
selecting a song from a library; playing at least a portion of the selected song for a user; while the portion of the selected song is playing, accepting input from the user, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment of the at least a portion of the selected song and the amount of time the portion of the selected one of the songs was playing before the indication for the song was received; repeating said steps of selecting, playing and accepting for a sequence of song portions; and creating a record comprising an identification of each selected song portion and an indication of the user'"'"'s eniovment of the at least a portion of the selected song and the amount of time the portion of the selected one of the songs was playing before the indication for the song was received for the song portion.
-
-
19. A system for browsing music comprising:
-
a library comprising a plurality of entries for songs to be browsed, each entry comprising identification of at least a playable portion of the song corresponding to the entry and information about the song; a player for selectively playing the portions of the songs; a user interface for accepting input from the user while a portion of a selected one of the songs is playing, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment of the selected song and the amount of time the portion of the selected one of the songs was playing before the indication for the song was received; and a song selector that selects a next playable portion of a song from the library to be played next by the player based on the input accepted from the user and based upon the information about the songs in the library.
-
-
20. Machine executable code stored on a machine readable storage device for performing a method of browsing recorded music, comprising steps of:
-
selecting a song from a library; playing at least a portion of the selected song for a user wherein the at least a portion of the selected song is limited to a determined duration and the determined duration is adjustable by the user; while the at least a portion of the selected song is playing, accepting input from the user, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment of the at least a portion of the selected song; repeating said steps of selecting, playing and accepting for a sequence of song portions; and creating a record comprising an identification of each selected song portion and the indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment for the song portion.
-
-
21. A system for browsing music comprising:
-
a library comprising a plurality of entries for songs to be browsed, each entry comprising identification of at least a playable portion of the song corresponding to the entry and information about the song; a player for selectively playing the portions of the songs wherein each portion of each selected song is limited to a determined duration and the determined duration is adjustable by the user; a user interface for accepting input from the user while a portion of a selected one of the songs is playing, the input comprising an indication of the user'"'"'s enjoyment of the selected song; and a song selector that selects a next playable portion of a song from the library to be played next by the player based on the indication accepted from the user and based upon the information about the songs in the library.
-
Specification