Methods and systems for processing playlists

A method comprising:

• monitoring a user's media-playing experience, the media-playing experience being provided by a media-playing application that is configured to play media content on a computing device, said monitoring being performed by at least monitoring one or more media-playing habits associated with the user's media-playing experience;
• producing metadata associated with the user's media-playing habits;
• associating produced metadata with media content experienced by the user by providing the metadata into a file that contains the media content experienced by the user;
• and
• using the metadata to update a playlist that is associated with the user.

A method comprising:

• monitoring a user s media-playing experience by monitoring one or more parameters associated with the user's experience, the parameters comprising at least a last played time associated with when a particular piece of content was played by the user;
• producing metadata associated with the monitored parameter(s);
• associating produced metadata with media content experienced by the user;
• and
• using the metadata to update a playlist that is associated with the user.

A method comprising:

• defining a plurality of time periods;
• monitoring a user s media-playing experience by monitoring one or more parameters associated with the user's media-playing experience during the defined time periods;
• producing metadata associated with the monitored parameter(s);
• associating produced metadata with media content experienced by the user;
• and
• using the metadata to update a playlist that is associated with the user.

A method comprising:

• monitoring multiple users' media-playing experiences by at least monitoring one or more media-playing habits associated with individual users;
• producing metadata associated with each of the users' monitored habit(s);
• associating produced metadata with media content experienced by the users;
• and
• using the metadata to update one or more playlists associated with one or more of the users.

A method comprising:

• monitoring multiple user's media-playing experiences by monitoring one or more parameters associated with the users' experiences, the parameters comprising at least a last played time associated with when a particular piece of content was played by the users;
• producing metadata, for each of the users, associated with the monitored parameter(s);
• associating, for each of the users, produced metadata with media content experienced by the users;
• and
• using the metadata to update one or more playlists associated with one or more of the users.

A method comprising:

• defining a plurality of time periods;
• monitoring multiple users' media-playing experiences by monitoring one or more parameters associated with individual user's experience during the defined time periods;
• producing, for individual users, metadata associated with the monitored parameter(s);
• associating, for individual users, produced metadata with media content experienced by the respective users;
• and
• using the metadata to update one or more playlists associated with one or more of the users.

A method comprising:

• monitoring multiple users' media-playing experiences using a first device on which one or more users can experience the media, wherein said monitoring is performed by at least monitoring one or more media-playing habits associated with individual users;
• producing metadata associated with the users' monitored habit(s;
• associating produced metadata with media content experienced by the users;
• maintaining, for individual users, at least the metadata in a database on the first device;
• updating metadata on at least a second device that can be used by one or more user to experience the media by providing metadata from the first device to at least the second device.

A computer implemented method comprising:

• receiving at least one character string associated with at least one user's media-playing habit(s);
• selecting a number of characters from the character string;
• computing another character string using remaining characters of the received character string;
• combining the selected characters and the computed character string to provide an identifier for said at least one user;
• and associating the identifier with metadata that is associated with media content of a playlist that can be experienced by said at least one user.

A system comprising:

• a playlist that lists media content that can be experienced by a user;
• one or more filters associated with the playlist that are configured to be used to query one or more databases to develop the playlist, wherein a developed playlist is based, at least in part, on the user's monitored content-experiencing habits;
• and
• data associated with the playlist that is configured to enable a user to obtain media content that the user does not possess.

An architecture comprising:

• means for processing a playlist file to provide a playlist for a user;
• means for defining one or more queries that can be used to query one or more databases for developing the playlist;
• and
• means for querying the one or more databases, wherein a developed playlist is based, at least in part, on a user's monitored content-experiencing habits.

A system comprising:

• a media-playing application configured to play media content on a computing device;
• a playlist engine configured to process a playlist file that references one or more filters, the playlist file referencing one or more pieces of media content that can be played by the media-playing application;
• and
• one or more filters associated with the playlist engine and which can be used by the playlist engine to query one or more databases to develop a playlist, wherein a developed playlist is based, at least in part, on a user's monitored content-experiencing habits.

A system comprising:

• a database;
• media content in the database that is playable by a media-playing application;
• metadata from one or more users associated with the media content in the database, the metadata being associated with a user's media-playing experience;
• a playlist engine configured to process a playlist file that references one or more filters;
• and
• one or more filters associated with the playlist engine and which can be used by the playlist engine to query the database to develop a playlist that is unique to an individual user, wherein a developed playlist is based, at least in part, on a user's monitored content-experiencing habits.

A system comprising:

• one or more filters;
• the filters being configured for use in querying a database that contains metadata that is associated with media content that can be played via a media player application;
• and
• the filters being configured to update a playlist for one or more users, wherein undated playlists are based, at least in part, on one or more of a user's monitored content-experiencing habits.

A method comprising:

• providing one or more filters that can be used to execute queries;
• querying one or more databases using at least one filter;
• receiving a result set from the query;
• and
• providing the result set as a playlist for a user, wherein the playlist is based, at least in part, on one or more of the user's monitored content-experiencing habits.

A method comprising:

• providing one or more filters that can be used to execute queries;
• querying one or more databases using at least one filter;
• receiving a result set from the query;
• and
• providing the result set as a playlist for a user, the playlist being automatically adaptive, wherein the playlist is adaptive responsive to a user's listening habits.

A method comprising:

• executing software code that creates one or more media objects that are associated with a playlist that is to be rendered for a user;
• sending the one or more media objects via the Internet to an entity for processing;
• receiving, via the Internet, one or more media objects that are associated with the playlist, the one or more media objects containing data that is provided by said entity;
• and
• using the one or more media objects to provide a playlist for a user.