Dynamic ratings-based streaming media playback system

摘要

A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a playback interface executing on an internet enabled multimedia computing platform including:
a media player that plays media resources delivered over the Internet from a remote server, anda streaming media clips rating system that receives a rating when a user enters a rating selection by using one or more of an icon or display feature of the playback interface, and signals, via the Internet, the rating to a rating component; and a rating system including:
a database management component that maintains an organizational data structure that describes rating information for the media resources,the rating component receives, via the Internet, the rating from the streaming media clips rating system and modifies rating information in the organizational data structure at least based on the rating; and a play-list generator adapted to automatically and dynamically generate at least one play-list based on rating information in the organizational data structure, wherein the play-list comprises identifiers of one or more media resources selected based on the rating information, wherein the media resources are played back on the media player.