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US 2007/0183742 A1Published application
Automated playlist generation
AssigneeSigmatel, Inc.
InventorClayton Cowgill
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Abstract
A device, method, and computer-readable medium for automated playlist generation are disclosed. In an embodiment, user input related to at least a first search criterion and a second search criterion is received at a portable playback device. A playlist is generated at the portable playback device. The playlist includes at least one media file selected based on the first search criterion and the second search criterion.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a portable playback device, user input related to at least a first search criterion and a second search criterion;
- generating, at the portable playback device, a playlist including at least one media file selected based on the first search criterion and the second search criterion, wherein a media file is selected for inclusion in the playlist when the media file meets both of the first search criterion and the second search criterion;
- and
- providing a representation of the playlist at the portable playback device.
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A portable playback device comprising:
- a memory to store media files;
- an interface configured to receive user input, the user input to include at least a first criterion selection and a second criterion related to multimedia content;
- logic to generate a playlist of multimedia content that meets both of the first criterion selection and the second criterion, the multimedia content including video content;
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- a display to display the video content.
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A computer-readable medium having instructions to cause a processor to execute a method comprising:
- receiving at least a first search criterion and a second search criterion at a portable playback device;
- generating a playlist including at least one media file selected based on the first search criterion and the second search criterion, wherein one or more of the media files are selected for inclusion in the playlist when the one or more media files meet both of the first search criterion and the second search criterion;
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- storing the playlist at the portable playback device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.