Generating a playlist based on a data generation attribute
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1. A method comprising:
- determining an attribute associated with an audible version of a news story, wherein the attribute indicates that a manner in which data representing the audible version of the news story was generated is either (i) by recording a human verbal reading of a text based version of the news story, or (ii) by a text-to-speech system based on data representing the text based version of the news story;
using the determined attribute associated with the audible version of the news story as a basis to generate a playlist of a news program that includes the audible version of the news story; and
transmitting the generated playlist to a client device.
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Abstract
An example method involves determining an attribute associated with an audible version of a news story, wherein the attribute indicates a manner in which data representing the audible version of the news story was generated; using the determined attribute associated with the audible version of the news story as a basis to generate a playlist of a news program that includes the audible version of the news story; and transmitting the generated playlist to a client device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining an attribute associated with an audible version of a news story, wherein the attribute indicates that a manner in which data representing the audible version of the news story was generated is either (i) by recording a human verbal reading of a text based version of the news story, or (ii) by a text-to-speech system based on data representing the text based version of the news story; using the determined attribute associated with the audible version of the news story as a basis to generate a playlist of a news program that includes the audible version of the news story; and transmitting the generated playlist to a client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause performance of a set of operations comprising:
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determining an attribute associated with an audible version of a news story, wherein the attribute indicates that a manner in which data representing the audible version of the news story was generated is either (i) by recording a human verbal reading of a text based version of the news story, or (ii) by a text-to-speech system based on data representing the text based version of the news story; using the determined attribute associated with the audible version of the news story as a basis to generate a playlist of a news program that includes the audible version of the news story; and transmitting the generated playlist to a client device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server device comprising:
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a communication interface; a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the server device to perform a set of operations comprising; determining an attribute associated with an audible version of a news story, wherein the attribute indicates that a manner in which data representing the audible version of the news story was generated is either (i) by recording a human verbal reading of a text based version of the news story, or (ii) by a text-to-speech system based on data representing the text based version of the news story; using the determined attribute associated with the audible version of the news story as a basis to generate a playlist of a news program that includes the audible version of the news story; and transmitting via the communication interface the generated playlist to a client device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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determining an attribute associated with an audible version of a news story, wherein the attribute indicates that a manner in which data representing the audible version of the news story was generated is either (i) by recording a human verbal reading of a text based version of the news story, or (ii) by a text-to-speech system based on data representing the text based version of the news story; using the determined attribute associated with the audible version of the news story as a basis to generate a playlist of a news program that includes the audible version of the news story; and traversing the generated playlist, and for each media content item referenced by the playlist, (i) retrieving data representing the media content item, and (ii) using the retrieved data to play out the media. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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