Media item selection
First Claim
1. A method for selecting a media item from a plurality of media items, each of the plurality of media items being linked to at least one of a plurality of content related attribute-value pairs, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a media selecting device, a user input for an attribute of the plurality of attribute-value pairs that sets at least two probabilities of selecting predetermined values of the attribute to user-specified values, resulting in a probability distribution of selection of values of the attribute;
selecting, by the selecting device, a selected value of the attribute in accordance with the probability distribution; and
selecting, by the selecting device, the media item from among a plurality of media items having an attribute-value pair corresponding to the selected value of the attribute,wherein receiving user input to set the at least two values of probability includes defining and displaying a pie-chart having at least two pie-parts corresponding to the at least two predetermined values, the pie-parts having proportions in dependence on the at least two user-specified probabilities.
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Abstract
Creating a playlist of media items for a desired perceiving experience requires many actions for searching and selecting media items that fit the desired perceiving experience. The invention provides an alternative for creating a perceiving experience without the use of a playlist. To this end, the invention provides a method (1) for selecting a media item from a plurality of media items, each of the plurality of media items being linked to at least one out of a plurality of content related attribute-value pairs, the method (1) comprising the steps of defining (10) for at least one attribute of said plurality of attribute-value pairs at least two desired probabilities of selecting a media item having a predetermined value for said at least one attribute, resulting in a desired probability distribution (22) of at least two predetermined values for which a desired probability has been defined, selecting (14) an actual value from said at least two predetermined values in accordance with said desired probability distribution (22), and selecting (16) one of said plurality of media items having an attribute-value pair corresponding to said actual value and the attribute linked to said actual value. The invention further provides a system (1) and a media player (5) for selecting a media item.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for selecting a media item from a plurality of media items, each of the plurality of media items being linked to at least one of a plurality of content related attribute-value pairs, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a media selecting device, a user input for an attribute of the plurality of attribute-value pairs that sets at least two probabilities of selecting predetermined values of the attribute to user-specified values, resulting in a probability distribution of selection of values of the attribute; selecting, by the selecting device, a selected value of the attribute in accordance with the probability distribution; and selecting, by the selecting device, the media item from among a plurality of media items having an attribute-value pair corresponding to the selected value of the attribute, wherein receiving user input to set the at least two values of probability includes defining and displaying a pie-chart having at least two pie-parts corresponding to the at least two predetermined values, the pie-parts having proportions in dependence on the at least two user-specified probabilities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for selecting a media item from a plurality of media items, each of the plurality of media items being linked to at least one out of a plurality of content related attribute-value pairs, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a user input for setting, for at least one attribute of the plurality of attribute-value pairs, values of at least two probabilities of selecting predetermined values for the at least one attribute to user-specified values, resulting in a probability distribution of selection of values of the attribute; means for selecting an actual value from the at least two predetermined values in accordance with the probability distribution; means for selecting the media item from among a plurality of media items having an attribute-value pair corresponding to the actual value of the attribute; means for defining a pie-chart having at least two pie-parts corresponding to the at least two predetermined values, the pie-parts having proportions in dependence on the at least two user-specified probabilities; and means for displaying the pie-chart. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18)
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10. A system comprising:
- a communication channel that is configured to receive a plurality of media items, an input device that is configured to facilitate setting values of selection probability associated with members of at least one attribute set associated with the plurality of media items to user-specified values of a first user, a selector that is configured to select a media item from the plurality of media items based on the defined values of selection probability wherein the input device is configured to facilitate defining other values of selection probability by one or more other users, and the selector is configured to select the media item based on a composite of the values and the other values of selection probability and a display that is configured to display a pie-chart corresponding to the selection probabilities and selecting by the selector is illustrated via the spinning of the pie-chart.
- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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