SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZING PLAYBACK CONTENT THROUGH INTERACTION WITH A PLAYBACK DEVICE
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1. A method of personalizing media content rendered by a media playback device, comprising:
- displaying, on a display element of the device, information associated with a first of a plurality of content items stored within the device, said information based at least in part on metadata associated with the first of the plurality of content items;
receiving, during the displaying of the information, user input through a control element of the device; and
updating a user profile in response to the user input;
wherein rendering of said media content by said device is based at least in part upon said user profile.
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Abstract
User interfaces associated with devices and applications for distributing digital media content are described. A user interface may be provided that includes a favorites selection button allowing a user to identify selected media tracks and/or associated artists to be played more frequently. A ban selection button may be also provided allowing a user to selectively ban media tracks and/or associated artists. Additional controls may be provided including controls and interfaces for creating user customized stations to customize content delivery based on user specified preferences stored in a user profile.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of personalizing media content rendered by a media playback device, comprising:
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displaying, on a display element of the device, information associated with a first of a plurality of content items stored within the device, said information based at least in part on metadata associated with the first of the plurality of content items; receiving, during the displaying of the information, user input through a control element of the device; and updating a user profile in response to the user input; wherein rendering of said media content by said device is based at least in part upon said user profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of personalizing media content rendered by a media playback device configured to render content corresponding to a plurality of stations, comprising:
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receiving user input through a station attributes control of the device; and updating, in response to the user input, a station profile corresponding to one of the plurality of stations; wherein rendering of said media content by said device in accordance with said one of the plurality of stations is based at least in part upon said station profile. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for personalizing media content rendered by a media playback device, comprising:
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receiving, through a playback control element, a skip forward instruction; determining whether at least a predetermined number of skip forward instructions have been received within a predetermined time period; and conditionally advancing, based upon a result of the determining, to playback of a next content item in a sequence of content items scheduled to be rendered by the media playback device.
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24. A method of personalizing media content rendered by a media playback device, comprising:
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receiving, through a first control element of the device, a first user input; increasing, in response to said first user input, a playback frequency of at least a first of a plurality of content items stored within the device; receiving, through a second control element of the device, a second user input; decreasing, in response to said second user input, a playback frequency of at least a second of a plurality of the content items. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A machine readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method of personalizing media content rendered by a media playback device comprising:
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displaying, on a display element of the device, information associated with a first of a plurality of content items stored within the device, said information based at least in part on metadata associated with the first of the plurality of content items; receiving, during the displaying of the information, user input through a control element of the device; and updating a user profile in response to the user input; wherein rendering of said media content by said device is based at least in part upon said user profile. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A machine-readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method of personalizing media content rendered by a media playback device comprising:
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receiving user input through a station attributes control of the device; and updating, in response to the user input, a station profile corresponding to one of the stations; wherein rendering of said media content by said device in accordance with said one of the stations is based at least in part upon said station profile.
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37. A method of personalizing media content rendered by a media playback device configured to render sequences of audio tracks corresponding to a plurality of stations, comprising:
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receiving, through a first control element of the device;
a first user input relating to an audio track currently being rendered by the device;modifying, in response to said first user input, a playback frequency of the audio track. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of creating a customized station for a media playback device configured to render content corresponding to a plurality of stations, comprising:
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receiving an artist name; generating a list of related artists corresponding to the artist name; receiving indications of selection of one or more of the related artists; and generating a set of artists for the customized station based upon the artist name and the indications of selection; wherein at least certain content items rendered during playback of the customized station are associated with the set of artists. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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