Sequential semantic representations for media curation

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that, when executed, control a processor of a computer system to be configured for:

• determining a plurality of nodes, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes comprises a corresponding set of criteria;
• determining a plurality of paths among the plurality of nodes, wherein the plurality of paths define a relationship among the plurality of nodes;
• determining a transitional operator associated with a path in the plurality of paths connecting a first node and a second node in the plurality of nodes, wherein the transitional operator defines an additional criterion for the first node and the second node;
• and
• retrieving a plurality of content items that include characteristics that are determined to match the corresponding set of criteria for at least one node in the plurality of nodes, wherein a first content item in the plurality of content items for the first node and a second content item for the second node are retrieved based on the first content item having a first characteristic and the second content item having a second characteristic that satisfy the additional criterion of the transitional operator.

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions, that when executed, control the one or more computer processors to be configured for:
• determining a plurality of nodes, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes comprises a corresponding set of criteria;
• determining a plurality of paths among the plurality of nodes, wherein the plurality of paths define a relationship among the plurality of nodes;
• determining a transitional operator associated with a path in the plurality of paths connecting a first node and a second node in the plurality of nodes, wherein the transitional operator defines an additional criterion for the first node and the second node;
• and
• retrieving a plurality of content items that include characteristics that are determined to match the corresponding set of criteria for at least one node in the plurality of nodes, wherein a first content item in the plurality of content items for the first node and a second content item for the second node are retrieved based on the first content item having a first characteristic and the second content item having a second characteristic that satisfy the additional criterion of the transitional operator.