# US 2014/0195026 A1 · Adaptive Personalized Playback or Presentation using Rating > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195026 A1 - Document ID: US20140195026A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/793,800 - Filed: 2013-03-11 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2003-11-03 - Inventors: James W. Wieder - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195026A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) - G06F 16/639: {using playlists} - G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising - H04L 63/0807: {using tickets, e.g. Kerberos (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213)} - H04L 67/306: User profiles - H04L 67/60: Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources (admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70) - G06F 21/1014: {to tokens} - G06F 21/1015: {to users} - G10H 1/0025: {Automatic or semi-automatic music composition, e.g. producing random music, applying rules from music theory or modifying a musical piece (automatically producing a series of tones G10H1/26)} - G10H 2240/131: Library retrieval, i.e. searching a database or selecting a specific musical piece, segment, pattern, rule or parameter set - H04L 2463/101: applying security measures for digital rights management - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G10H: ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE ## Abstract Methods and apparatus for providing a personalized entertainment experience, which may be customized for each user. A user's playback/presentation history and/or user actions may be captured and associated with each played/presented composition. A target time for playback/presentation of a composition to the user may be determined by using a user's playback/presentation history and/or user actions. The target time for playback/presentation may incorporate a target time between playbacks/presentations of a composition, which may be at least partially based on a user's playback/presentation history and/or user actions. A customized sequence of compositions may be automatically generated for each user. The personalized sequence may automatically adapt to changing user actions and preferences over time. The user's collection of compositions may be automatically integrated with the generated customized sequence. In one embodiment, a target time for next playback/presentation may incorporate a time between playback/presentation, which is at least partially based on rating (preference) of the user for the composition. The user rating (preference) may be explicitly provided by the user or may be implicitly determined at least partially based upon controls or action(s) by the user, that are related to the composition. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Apparatus for personalized music or entertainment, the apparatus comprising: a processor or processors configured to: obtain a rating of a composition that is associated with a user; determine a target time for playback or presentation of said composition to said user; wherein said target time is at least partially based on said rating; select said composition for playback or presentation to said user, at least partially based upon said target time for playback or presentation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said processor or processors are configured to also: initiate the playback or presentation of said selected composition to said user. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said processor or processors are configured to also: play or present said composition to said user, at least partially based upon said target time for playback or presentation. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said processor or processors are configured to also: play or present a personalized sequence that includes other compositions; wherein said composition is included in said sequence, at least partially based upon said target time for playback or presentation of said composition. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for playback or presentation, is at least partially based upon a target time between playback or presentation of the composition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for playback or presentation, is dependent on a previous time played or presented to said user, and a target time between playback or presentation that is at least partially based on said rating. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for playback or presentation, incorporates a target time between playback or presentation of said composition, which is at least partially based on a relationship that varies said rating. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) Apparatus as in claim 7 wherein said relationship is defined by a curve, lookup table, database, equation, polynomial, digital differential analyzer, mathematical function or formula. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) Apparatus as in claim 7 wherein said relationship is non-linear. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) Apparatus as in claim 7 wherein said relationship is monotonic. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) Apparatus as in claim 7 wherein said relationship is not monotonic. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) Apparatus as in claim 7 wherein said relationship has three or more values. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said user manually inputs or selects a value for said rating for said composition. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said rating is at least partially based on user actions that were applied to said composition. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said rating is at least partially based on user actions, at a plurality of user-devices, that were related to said composition. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said rating is at least partially based on a number of times said user has experienced said composition. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said rating is at least partially based on a cumulative amount of time said user has experienced said composition. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the target time between playback or presentation of the composition is shorter when said rating indicates a higher user preference for said composition. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein an updated value of said rating is determined by adjusting a prior rating by an amount determined by a newer control action. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein an updated value of said rating is determined by adjusting a prior rating by an amount determined by a newer control action, and one or more control actions that occurred prior to the newer control action. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein a value of said rating is increased by some control actions, and the value of said rating for the composition is decreased by other control actions. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein, when said rating for said composition is below a defined level of preference, the said composition is not selected again until at least a defined amount of time has elapsed from a prior playback or presentation of the said composition. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein when said rating for said composition is below a defined level of preference, said composition is not selected. ### Claim 24 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said rating is adjusted to a higher preference, by a user control action that finds, selects or designates, said composition for playback or presentation. ### Claim 25 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said rating is adjusted to a higher preference, by a user control actions to search or find said composition. ### Claim 26 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said rating is adjusted to a lower preference, by a user control action or actions that skip or forward-past, an ending portion of said composition. ### Claim 27 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said rating is adjusted to a lower preference, by a user control action or actions that stopped said composition while being played or presented; and initiated playback or presentation of another composition. ### Claim 28 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said rating is adjusted to a higher preference, by a user control action or actions to repeat the playback or presentation of said composition. ### Claim 29 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the faster the user takes a control action to avoid said composition during playback or presentation, the more said rating for said composition, is adjusted toward a lower preference. ### Claim 30 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein, once said composition has played or presented for at least a recognition-time, the faster the user takes a control action to avoid said composition, the more said rating is adjusted toward a lower preference. ### Claim 31 (depends on 1) Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said rating for said composition is determined by using a plurality of control actions that occurred on a plurality of different occasions, and were applied by the user on said composition. ### Claim 32 An apparatus-implemented method for personalized music or entertainment, the method comprising: obtaining, by a processor or processors, a rating of a composition that is associated with a user; determining, by a processor or processors, a target time for playback or presentation of said composition to said user; wherein said target time is at least partially based on said rating; selecting said composition for playback or presentation to said user, by a processor or processors, at least partially based upon said target time for playback or presentation. ### Claim 33 One or more computer-readable memories or media, not including carrier-waves, having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, implement a method of: obtaining a rating of a composition that is associated with a user; determining a target time for playback or presentation of said composition to said user; wherein said target time is at least partially based on said rating; selecting said composition for playback or presentation to said user, at least partially based upon said target time for playback or presentation.