Systems and methods for using playlists

Abstract

Systems and methods for automatically generating a playlist of series assets and systems and methods for grouping assets of a playlist in clusters are provided. In one embodiment, series assets may automatically be included into a playlist for that series. In another embodiment, an interactive media guidance application may group assets in clusters based on one or more user selected parameters or may group assets in cluster based on automatically determined parameters. In yet another embodiment, the interactive media guidance application may group assets in clusters and display at least one identifier in connection with each cluster to indicate a basis for forming the cluster. The identifier may be a key word or catch phrase that succinctly identifies a trait or characteristic of assets in a particular cluster associated with the identifier.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for using an interactive media guidance application, and more particularly to using the interactive media guidance application to automatically include series assets in a playlist. This disclosure is also directed to systems and methods for using an interactive media guidance application to arrange the order of assets within a playlist.[0002]As defined herein, an asset refers to any type of media that may be played. Such media may include all the variants of television media, music media, interactive games, and other audio and / or video media. Each asset may be associated with one or more identifiers that identify one or more aspects (e.g., name, title, an actor, a director, a producer, theme, and genre) of the asset. For example, a television programming asset for the movie “GoldenEye” may have identifiers such as “Pierce Brosnan” and “action” associated with it.[0003]Playlists may be used to determi...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent describes systems and methods for automatically generating playlists of series assets and grouping assets based on user-configured parameters. This allows users to create playlists with assets from a series without having to manually filter and rearrange the assets. The system can also suggest parameters based on the attributes of the assets in the playlist. The user interface is designed to make it easy for users to select parameters and create clusters for the assets in the playlist. The technical effects of this patent include automating the creation of playlists and making it easier for users to access and play back assets from a series.

Problems solved by technology

Users may find this exercise to be tedious, especially for series assets such as series recorded assets or series video-on-demand (VOD) assets.

Given that the number of programming choices available are vast, playlists may include a large number of assets, many of which a user may not want to play.

Though filtering techniques are known, such techniques fail to provide flexibility in allowing a user to obtain a playlist including the most desired assets the user wishes to play.

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