System and method for creating dynamic playlists

A method for creating a dynamic playlist, the dynamic playlist including meta-data having association with a respective content item configured to be played on a content player, the method comprising the steps of:

• accepting at least one meta-category, said at least one meta-category being a set of at least one criterion, said at least one criterion having a potential association with a content item;
• retrieving from at least one content provider a result set of meta-data fitting any said at least one criterion, wherein said result set enables acquisition of content items associated with said meta-data;
• inserting the result set to said dynamic playlist;
• and
• seeding a next meta-category, if any, with the result set and repeating said retrieving, inserting and seeding steps until all meta-categories have been processed.

A method for creating a dynamic playlist, the dynamic playlist including meta-data having association with a respective content item configured to be played on a content player, the method comprising the steps of:

• accepting at least one meta-category, said at least one meta-category being a set of at least one criterion, said at least one criterion having a potential association with a content item;
• retrieving from at least one content provider a result set of meta-data fitting any said at least one criterion, wherein said result set enables acquisition of content items associated with said meta-data;
• calculating a filtered result set by application of a collaborative filtering query algorithm to the result set;
• inserting said filtered result set to said dynamic playlist;
• and
• seeding a next meta-category, if any, with the result set and repeating said retrieving, calculating, inserting and seeding steps until all meta-categories have been processed.

A method for creating a dynamic playlist, the dynamic playlist including meta-data having association with a respective content item configured to be played on a content player, the method comprising the steps of:

• accepting at least one meta-category, said at least one meta-category being a set of at least one criterion, said at least one criterion having a potential association with a content item;
• retrieving from at least one content provider a result set of meta-data fitting any said at least one criterion, wherein said result set enables acquisition of content items associated with said meta-data, said at least one content provider being a provider selected from a group of providers including a local music collection, a central content server, and a peer-to-peer computer system;
• calculating a filtered result set by application of a collaborative filtering query algorithm to the result set;
• applying a reordering algorithm to the filtered result set, said reordering algorithm being selected from a group of algorithms including a ranking algorithm, a random element removal algorithm, a retention of top N most popular elements algorithm, and a pairing sort algorithm;
• inserting said filtered result set to said dynamic playlist;
• and
• seeding a next meta-category, if any, with the result set and repeating said retrieving, calculating, inserting and seeding steps until all meta-categories have been processed.