Systems and methods for distributing a playlist within a music service

• US 9,552,418 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2012
• Issued: 01/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Brosjo, Joel, Reznor, Michael Trent, Sheridan, Rob, Vinna, Fredric, Frank, Brian, Sars, Ola
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Matt
• Assistant Examiner(s): Samwel, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US13/657,739
• Publication Number:
  US 20140115462A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,555 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/635 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/64 Browsing; Visualisation therefor generation of a list or set of audio data G06F16/638
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for distributing a playlist of a user. The systems and methods receive an indication from the user of a song to add to the playlist and adds the song to the playlist. In aspects, the systems and methods analyze the playlist to determine whether an attribute of the playlist meets a specified parameter. In some cases, the specified parameter can be met if a musical attribute of the song is similar to a music profile of one of the users, or if an amount of songs on the playlist meets or exceeds a specified threshold. The systems and methods can enable the user to distribute the playlist either publicly or to a specified set of users if the specified parameter of the playlist is met.

Claims

1. A method of distributing a playlist, the method comprising:

receiving, at an interface of a device, an identification of a song to add to a playlist;

in response to adding the song to the playlist, analyzing the playlist by a processor of the device to determine whether a number of songs in the playlist exceeds a threshold number of songs;

determining whether the added song has a similarity to at least one additional music profile connected to a profile associated with the device by a music service;

determining a compatibility between the profile associated with the device and the at least one additional music profile; and

presenting, at the interface of the device, an indication of the similarity and an option to distribute the playlist.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the interface of the device, a selection of the option to distribute the playlist; and

distributing the playlist according to the option in response to receiving the selection.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the option to distribute the playlist indicates an ability to share the playlist with the at least one additional music profile.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the added song has the similarity to the at least one additional music profile is performed after the playlist has been made public.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the option to distribute the playlist indicates an ability to make the playlist public.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein when the threshold is not exceeded, the method further comprises:

repeating the receiving, the adding, and the analyzing until the threshold is exceeded.

7. An electronic device capable of distributing a playlist, the electronic device comprising:

a display capable of presenting information at the electronic device; and

a processor coupled to the display and configured to perform operations comprising;

receiving, at the electronic device, an identification of a song to add to a playlist,

in response to adding the song to the playlist, analyzing the playlist to determine whether a number of songs in the playlist exceeds a threshold number of songs,

determining whether the added song has a similarity to at least one additional music profile connected to a profile associated with the electronic device by a music service,

determining a compatibility between the profile associated with the electronic device and the at least one additional music profile, and

presenting, at the interface of the device, an indication of the similarity and an option to distribute the playlist.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at the interface of the electronic device, a selection of the option to distribute the playlist, and distributing the playlist according to the option in response to receiving the selection.

9. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the option to distribute the playlist indicates an ability to share the playlist with the at least one additional music profile.

10. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein determining whether the added song has the similarity to the at least one additional music profile is performed after the playlist has been made public.

11. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the option to distribute the playlist indicates an ability to make the playlist public.

12. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein when the threshold is not exceeded, the processor is further configured to perform operations comprising:

repeating the receiving, the adding, and the analyzing until the threshold is exceeded.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer instructions embodied thereon to cause one or more processors to:

receive, at an interface of a device, an identification of a song to add to a playlist;

in response to adding the song to the playlist, analyze the playlist to determine whether a number of songs in the playlist exceeds a threshold number of songs;

determine whether the added song has a similarity to at least one additional music profile connected to a profile associated with the device by a music service;

determine a compatibility between the profile associated with the device and the at least one additional music profile; and

present at the interface of the device, an indication of the similarity and an option to distribute the playlist.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising computer instructions embodied thereon to cause the one or more processors to:

receive, at the interface of the device, a selection of the option to distribute the playlist; and

distribute the playlist according to the option in response to receiving the selection.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the option to distribute the playlist indicates an ability to share the playlist with the at least one additional music profile.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the one or more processors determine whether the added song has the similarity to the at least one additional music profile after the playlist has been made public.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the option to distribute the playlist indicates an ability to make the playlist public.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising computer instructions embodied thereon to cause the one or more processors to:

repeat the receive, the adding, and the analyze until the threshold is exceeded, wherein the repeat is performed in response to the threshold not being exceeded.