System and method for intelligently selecting media through a simplified user interface
First Claim
1. A media player and media player interface, the media player comprising:
- a storage unit for storing media and media related data, said media related data including a selection probability for each item of a plurality of items of said media, wherein said selection probability is, at least in part, determined based on a time of selection of an item and/or a time between the selection of at least two items; and
media selection logic, wherein the media selection logic is responsive to said media player interface;
the media player interface comprising a trigger mechanism, coupled to the media selection logic, wherein said trigger mechanism enables a user to trigger the selection of media by said media selection logic;
the media selection logic configured to;
select an item of said media by reference to said media related data; and
update said media related data in accordance with the selection of the item of media by the media selection logic.
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Abstract
The present invention is a media player and media player interface. The media player includes a storage unit for various types of media, media related data, and media selection logic. The media player interface is either built into the media player or a separate component such as a remote control. Either way, the media player interface includes a single point interface. When the single point interface is triggered by a user, the media selection logic selects an item of media by reference to the media related data. The media related data includes information that determines the probability of a particular item of media being selected by the media selection logic. The act of triggering the single point interface provides the media selection logic with information to update the media related data. The media selection logic may also consider the current sequence of selections, so that a single item is not likely to be selected back-to-back.
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64 Claims
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1. A media player and media player interface, the media player comprising:
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a storage unit for storing media and media related data, said media related data including a selection probability for each item of a plurality of items of said media, wherein said selection probability is, at least in part, determined based on a time of selection of an item and/or a time between the selection of at least two items; and
media selection logic, wherein the media selection logic is responsive to said media player interface;
the media player interface comprising a trigger mechanism, coupled to the media selection logic, wherein said trigger mechanism enables a user to trigger the selection of media by said media selection logic;
the media selection logic configured to;
select an item of said media by reference to said media related data; and
update said media related data in accordance with the selection of the item of media by the media selection logic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A media player and media player interface,
the media player comprising: -
a storage unit for storing media and media related data, said media related data including a selection probability for each item of a plurality of items of said media; and
media selection logic, wherein the media selection logic is responsive to said media player interface;
the media player interface comprising a trigger mechanism, coupled to the media selection logic, wherein said trigger mechanism enables a user to trigger the selection of media by said media selection logic;
the media selection logic configured to;
select an item of said media by reference to said media related data;
update said media related data in accordance with the selection of the item of media by the media selection logic;
determine a duration associated with a first selected item of said media;
ascertain an amount of time that lapses between a selection of the first selected item of media and a selection of a second selected item of said media; and
adjust by a first amount the selection probability associated with the first selected item of media by reference to a ratio of said duration to said amount of time that lapses. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer controlled media player, the computer controlled media player capable of executing a procedure, the computer controlled media player including a storage unit for storing media and media related data, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, comprising:
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a media selection module, responsive to trigger signals received from an interface of the media player, including;
instructions for selecting items of the media, in response to the trigger signals, by reference to said media related data;
instructions for updating the media related data in accordance with the selection of the items of media by the media selecting instructions; and
wherein the media related data includes a selection probability for each item of a plurality of items of said media, wherein said selection probability is at least in part determined based on a time of selection of an item and/or a time between the selection of at least two items. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer controlled media player, the computer controlled media player capable of executing a procedure, the computer controlled media player including a storage unit for storing media and media related data, the media related data including a selection probability for each item of a plurality of items of said media, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, comprising:
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a media selection module, responsive to trigger signals received from an interface of the media player, including;
instructions for selecting items of the media, in response to the trigger signals, by reference to said media related data;
instructions for updating the media related data in accordance with the selection of the items of media by the media selecting instructions;
instructions for determining a duration associated with a first selected item of said media;
instructions for ascertaining an amount of time that lapses between a selection of the first selected item of media and a selection of a second selected item of said media; and
instructions for adjusting by a first amount the selection probability associated with the first selected item of media by reference to a ratio of said duration to said amount of time that lapses. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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