Automatically generating music marketplace editorial content
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- controlling an automated album scoring process to acquire static information for a set of albums and to acquire dynamic information for the set of albums;
controlling the automated album scoring process to select a genre for which an album recommendation is to be made, to select a region for which the album recommendation is to be made, to select a classification for which the album recommendation is to be made, and to select a demographic for which the album recommendation is to be made;
controlling the automated album scoring process to produce a raw score for a member of the set of albums as a function of the static information, the dynamic information, the genre, the region, the classification, and the demographic;
controlling an automated recommendation process to acquire a set of ratios associated with recommendations in a music marketplace, to acquire a set of thresholds associated with recommendations in the music marketplace, and to acquire a set of time constraints associated with recommendations in the music marketplace, where the set of ratios, set of thresholds, and set of time constraints control, at least in part, whether an album will be recommended in the music marketplace;
controlling the automated recommendation process to acquire a set of weights that control, at least in part, the relative importance to a recommendation score of one or more of, the genre, the region, the classification, the demographic, members of the set of ratios, members of the set of thresholds, and members of the set of time constraints;
controlling the automated recommendation process to produce the recommendation score for the member of the set of albums as a function of the raw score, the set of ratios, the set of thresholds, the set of time constraints, and the set of weights;
selecting the member of the set of albums as a recommended album based, at least in part, on the recommendation score, andautomatically generating editorial content for the music marketplace for the recommended album.
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Abstract
Example apparatus and methods concern automatically creating editorial content for albums that are to be recommended in a computerized music marketplace. An album may be selected for recommendation after analyzing consumption data (e.g., sales, downloads, samples), and popularity data (e.g., chart rankings, critical reviews). The popularity data may also include data mined from sources including search engines and social media sites. An overall recommendation score may be a weighted function of consumption data and popularity data. A customized recommendation score may be a weighted function of the overall recommendation score influenced by regional considerations, demographic considerations, and other considerations. The editorial content may include art and text and may be customized based on regional considerations, demographic considerations, and based on other art or text that will appear at the same time as the editorial content.
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15 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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controlling an automated album scoring process to acquire static information for a set of albums and to acquire dynamic information for the set of albums; controlling the automated album scoring process to select a genre for which an album recommendation is to be made, to select a region for which the album recommendation is to be made, to select a classification for which the album recommendation is to be made, and to select a demographic for which the album recommendation is to be made; controlling the automated album scoring process to produce a raw score for a member of the set of albums as a function of the static information, the dynamic information, the genre, the region, the classification, and the demographic; controlling an automated recommendation process to acquire a set of ratios associated with recommendations in a music marketplace, to acquire a set of thresholds associated with recommendations in the music marketplace, and to acquire a set of time constraints associated with recommendations in the music marketplace, where the set of ratios, set of thresholds, and set of time constraints control, at least in part, whether an album will be recommended in the music marketplace; controlling the automated recommendation process to acquire a set of weights that control, at least in part, the relative importance to a recommendation score of one or more of, the genre, the region, the classification, the demographic, members of the set of ratios, members of the set of thresholds, and members of the set of time constraints; controlling the automated recommendation process to produce the recommendation score for the member of the set of albums as a function of the raw score, the set of ratios, the set of thresholds, the set of time constraints, and the set of weights; selecting the member of the set of albums as a recommended album based, at least in part, on the recommendation score, and automatically generating editorial content for the music marketplace for the recommended album. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; a memory; a set of logics configured to facilitate automated production of editorial content for an album to be recommended to a music marketplace; and an interface that connects the processor, the memory, and the set of logics, the set of logics comprising; a first logic configured to analyze consumption data for the album, the consumption data including one or more of, data describing a number of sales, data describing a number of downloads, data describing a number of samples, data describing a number of streams, and data describing a number of plays; a second logic configured to analyze popularity data for the album, the popularity data including one or more of, data describing a chart ranking data describing a critical review, data describing search engine relevance, data describing social media relevance, and data describing promotion data; a third logic configured to produce an overall recommendation score for the album as a function of the consumption data and popularity data; a fourth logic configured to produce a customized recommendation score for the album; and a fifth logic configured to selectively provide editorial content for the album to a music marketplace, where the editorial content includes art and text, the fourth logic being configured to produce the customized recommendation score as a function of the overall recommendation score as influenced by one or more of, a regional consideration, a demographic consideration, and a consideration of membership in a set of recommended albums.
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; a memory; a set of logics configured to facilitate automated production of editorial content for an album to be recommended to a music marketplace; and an interface that connects the processor, the memory, and the set of logics, the set of logics comprising; a first logic configured to analyze consumption data for the album, the consumption data including one or more of, data describing a number of sales, data describing a number of downloads, data describing a number of samples, data describing a number of streams, and data describing a number of plays; a second logic configured to analyze popularity data for the album, the popularity data including one or more of, data describing a chart ranking, data describing a critical review, data describing search engine relevance, data describing social media relevance, and data describing promotion data; a third logic configured to produce an overall recommendation score for the album as a function of the consumption data and popularity data; a fourth logic configured to produce a customized recommendation score for the album; and a fifth logic configured to selectively provide editorial content for the album to a music marketplace, where the editorial content includes art and text, the fourth logic being configured to produce the customized recommendation score as a function of the overall recommendation score as influenced by one or more of, a regional consideration, a demographic consideration, and a consideration of membership in a set of recommended albums; the fifth logic being configured to provide the editorial content to a music marketplace in a customized form, where the customized form depends, at least in part, on the regional consideration, the demographic consideration, and the membership in a set of recommended albums.
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