Back to results
US 2019/0294690 A1Published application
Media content item recommendation system
OwnerRafiel Joshua Yap Pastor, Lu Han +1inventors
InventorsRafiel Joshua Yap Pastor, Lu Han, Mesfin Bekele Mekonnen
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A media content item recommendation system operates to assist a user to make a media content playlist. The system provides a set of suggestions that can be used to characterize a playlist, receive a user selection of one or more suggestions from the set of suggestions, and recommend a list of media content items for the playlist based on the user selection.
Claims23
A method for adding media content items to a new playlist, the method comprising:
- receiving a user request to create the new playlist;
- identifying a selected set of playlist character suggestions including a first character suggestion and a second character suggestion, by:
- generating a first set of playlist character suggestions each usable to characterize the new playlist;
- receiving a user selection of the first character suggestion from the first set of playlist character suggestions;
- updating the playlist character suggestions based on the user selection of the first character suggestion to generate a second set of playlist character suggestions, wherein the second set of playlist character suggestions is different than the first set of playlist character suggestions;
- and
- receiving a user selection of the second character suggestion from the second set of playlist character suggestions;
- determining media content items based on the selected set of playlist character suggestions including at least the first and second character suggestions, wherein the playlist character suggestions are different than titles of the media content items;
- and
- associating at least some of the determined media content items with the new playlist.
7 more elements
A method of playing media content items, the method comprising:
- receiving a user request to create a playlist;
- prompting a user to activate a playlist making assistance engine;
- identifying a selected set of playlist character suggestions including a first character suggestion and a second character suggestion, by:
- presenting a first set of playlist character suggestions in the user interface, the plurality of playlist character suggestions each usable to characterize the playlist;
- receiving a user selection of the first character suggestion from the first set of playlist character suggestions;
- updating the plurality of playlist character suggestions based on the user selection of the first character suggestion;
- and
- receiving a user selection of a second character suggestion of the updated plurality of playlist character suggestions to generate a second set of playlist character suggestions, wherein the second set of playlist character suggestions is different than the first set of playlist character suggestions;
- presenting at least one recommended media content item in the user interface, the at least one recommended media content item being determined based on the selected set of playlist character suggestions including at least the first and second character suggestions, wherein the playlist character suggestions are different than titles of the media content items;
- and
- enabling a user to include the at least one recommended media content item in the playlist.
8 more elements
A system for delivering media content items using a playlist, the system comprising:
- a processing device;
- a media data store storing a plurality of media content items;
- and
- a computer readable data storage medium storing software instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the system to:
- receive a request for creating a playlist;
- receive a request for playlist making assistance for the playlist;
- identify a selected set of playlist character suggestions including a first character suggestion and a second character suggestion, by:
- upon receiving the request for playlist making assistance, generate a first set of playlist character suggestions each usable to characterize the playlist;
- receive a user selection of the first character suggestion from the first set of playlist character suggestions;
- update the playlist character suggestions based on the user selection of the first character suggestion to generate a second set of playlist character suggestions, wherein the second set of playlist character suggestions is different than the first set of playlist character suggestions;
- and
- receiving a user selection of the second character suggestion from the second set of playlist character suggestions;
- determine media content items based on the selected set of playlist character suggestions including at least the first and second character suggestions, wherein the playlist character suggestions are different than titles of the media content items;
- associate at least some of the determined media content items with the playlist;
- and
- enable a user to play back the determined media content items.
13 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.