Method and system for exploring similarities
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsTodd Beaupre, Jagdish Chand
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Abstract
A method and computer readable medium for exploring similar users and items of a media service includes generating a user interface. The user interface displays a user selectable indicia representing a similar member function for allowing a user to search a media service for at least one other user. The one other user has a degree of similarity with respect to the searching user. Another method includes facilitating the search of such a similar user within a media service.
Claims20
A method implemented by a device, the method comprising:
- displaying a list of users on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a media player application;
- receiving a first input on the GUI for selecting a first user from the list of users, wherein the first input comprises highlighting a name associated with the first user on the GUI;
- displaying, in response to the first input, a page comprising a plurality of media items associated with the first user, wherein the media items comprise a first media item;
- receiving, on the page, a second input for adding the first media item to a playlist associated with a user of the device;
- and
- adding, in response to the second input, the first media item to the playlist.
A device, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store programming instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the device to be configured to:
- display a list of users on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a media player application;
- receive a first input on the GUI for selecting a first user from the list of users, wherein the first input comprises highlighting a name associated with the first user on the GUI;
- display, in response to the first input, a page comprising a plurality of media items associated with the first user, wherein the media items comprise a first media item;
- receive a second input for adding the first media item to a playlist associated with a user of the device;
- and
- add, in response to the second input, the first media item to the playlist.
A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that, when executed by a processor of a device, cause the device to be configured to:
- display a list of users on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a media player application;
- receive a first input on the GUI for selecting a first user from the list of users, wherein the first input comprises highlighting a name associated with the first user on the GUI;
- display, in response to the first input, a page comprising a plurality of media items a associated with the first user, wherein the media items comprise a first media item;
- receive a second input for adding the first media item to a playlist associated with a user of the device;
- and
- add, in response to the second input, the first media item to the playlist.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.