Method and device for generating a user profile on the basis of playlists
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1. A method of generating a user profile for a given user from at least one first playlist including a first sequence of content and being associated with the given user and stored on a media device, said method comprising:
- automatically searching for the at least one first playlist among a plurality of playlists, wherein the plurality of playlists includes at least one of a second playlist and a third playlist, wherein the second playlist has a second sequence of content and is associated with a different user and the third playlist has a third sequence of content and is associated with the given user, and each playlist of the plurality of playlists including at least one identifying characteristic of content stored on the media device;
analyzing the at least one first playlist and automatically deriving from the at least one analyzed first playlist at least one playlist feature expressing at least one property of the at least one first playlist, the at least one playlist feature comprising an occurrence frequency or at least a content relationship of the plurality of playlists; and
automatically generating a user profile for the given user based on the analyzed at least one first playlist and the derived at least one playlist feature;
wherein at least one of the said searching, analyzing, and generating comprises use of computerized hardware including a processing element.
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In a method and device for generating a user profile on the basis of playlists, the user profile is generated on the basis of the user'"'"'s own playlists and properties derived from them. In this way, more playlists are considered in the generation of a user profile, thereby generating a more reliable user profile. Aspects taken into account includes frequency of occurrence, creation date of the playlist, and relation between content items (songs, video, etc.) in one or more playlists.
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1. A method of generating a user profile for a given user from at least one first playlist including a first sequence of content and being associated with the given user and stored on a media device, said method comprising:
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automatically searching for the at least one first playlist among a plurality of playlists, wherein the plurality of playlists includes at least one of a second playlist and a third playlist, wherein the second playlist has a second sequence of content and is associated with a different user and the third playlist has a third sequence of content and is associated with the given user, and each playlist of the plurality of playlists including at least one identifying characteristic of content stored on the media device; analyzing the at least one first playlist and automatically deriving from the at least one analyzed first playlist at least one playlist feature expressing at least one property of the at least one first playlist, the at least one playlist feature comprising an occurrence frequency or at least a content relationship of the plurality of playlists; and automatically generating a user profile for the given user based on the analyzed at least one first playlist and the derived at least one playlist feature; wherein at least one of the said searching, analyzing, and generating comprises use of computerized hardware including a processing element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19)
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11. A media device for generating a user profile for a given user from at least one first playlist including a first sequence of content and being associated with the given user and stored on the media device, the media device comprising:
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a searching element adapted to automatically search for at least one first playlist associated with the given user among a plurality of playlists, wherein the plurality of playlists includes at least one of a second playlist and a third playlist, wherein the second playlist has a second sequence of content and is associated with a different user and the third playlist has a third sequence of content and is associated with the given user, and each playlist of the plurality of playlists including at least one identifying characteristic of content stored on the media device; an analyzing element adapted to analyze the at least one firstplay list and automatically derive from the at least one analyzed first playlist at least one playlist feature expressing at least one property of the at least one first playlist, the at least one playlist feature comprising an occurrence frequency or at least a content relationship of the plurality of playlists; and a generating element adapted to automatically generate the user profile based on the analyzed at least one first playlist and the derived at least one playlist feature. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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