Dynamic generation of playlists

摘要

A system can receive and/or otherwise access information about items of content (e.g., audio tracks, video tracks, images and/or other items), information about a playlist to be generated, information about the past behavior of the target entity for the playlist and/or information about the past behavior of other entities. Examples of information about the items of content include genre, artist, album, time period, etc. Examples of information about a playlist include tempo curve, event type, playlist duration, etc. Based on all or a subset of the above-described information, the system automatically generates a playlist that identifies items of content. The playlist is presented to the target entity so that the target entity can acquire the playlist and/or the items of content identified in the playlist. In some embodiments, the target entity is also provided with an opportunity to edit the playlist.

主权项

1. A system for generating a playlist, comprising:
a processor; and a memory device including instructions that, upon being executed by the processor, cause the system to:
track behavior of a user with respect to a plurality of items of an electronic catalog, the plurality of items corresponding to a plurality of types of items;determine at least one item of interest for the user based at least in part upon the behavior of the user, the at least one item of interest being at least one of (a) an item purchased by the user, (b) an item placed in a shopping cart by the user, (c) an item rated by the user, (d) an item corresponding to information viewed by the user for a specified period of time, (e) an item corresponding to information viewed by the user, or (f) an item selected by the user from a list of items presented to the user;determine at least one seed item for the playlist based at least in part upon a commonality index of the at least one item of interest with respect to the at least one seed item, the at least one item of interest corresponding to a first type of item, the at least one seed item including at least one of audio or video content;generate the playlist based at least in part upon the at least one seed item, the playlist comprising a plurality of tracks;transmit the playlist; andcharge payment for one or more tracks of the playlist that are played by the user, without charging for one or more tracks that are skipped by the user.