Migration of feedback data to equivalent digital assets

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10459945-B2
Application number	US-201815985458-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 21, 2018
Priority date	Jan 11, 2013
Publication date	Oct 29, 2019
Grant date	Oct 29, 2019

Abstract

Methods and systems for managing for migrating feedback data from one digital asset to another digital asset are disclosed. Typically, the one digital asset is available for distribution from a network-based media distribution system, but then subsequently is removed from distribution for any of a number of reasons. However, since the one digital asset has been in use at the network-based media distribution system, it has accumulated feedback data. Hence, if the another digital asset serves (e.g., due to equivalency) to replace the one digital asset, then the accumulated feedback data from the one digital asset can be transferred to the another digital asset. As a result, the another digital asset can benefit from the feedback data that was previously associated with the one digital assert.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A digital content distribution system comprising:
at least one storage configured to:
store feedback data; and
store a first version of a playlist, the first version of the playlist associated with the feedback data, and the first version of the playlist available through a music source;

a network component configured to receive a second version of a playlist;
at least one processor; and
at least one computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
determining whether the second version of the playlist is a replacement for the first version of the playlist by:
comparing a first playlist identifier or playlist title associated with the first version of the playlist with a second playlist identifier or playlist title associated with the second version of the playlist; and
if, based on the comparing, the first and second playlist identifiers or playlist titles match, comparing at least one of a primary artist, song identifier, or metadata associated with the first version of the playlist with a second primary artist, second song identifier, or second metadata associated with the second version of the playlist to determine that the second version of the playlist is the replacement for the first version of the playlist;

replacing the first version of the playlist with the second version of the playlist based on the determination;
associating to the second version of the playlist, the feedback data associated with the first version of the playlist; and
updating the second version of the playlist, in the at least one storage, with the feedback data from the first version of the playlist for display by a client device.

2. The digital content distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the feedback data includes one or more of popularity data, rating data or review data.

3. The digital content distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores additional instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, result in operations further comprising unassociating the feedback data from the first version of the playlist.

4. The digital content distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the network component is configured to receive feedback data for the first version of the playlist from users of the digital content distribution system.

5. The digital content distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the first version of the playlist was previously distributed and subject to feedback data provided by users.

6. The digital content distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to determine whether the second version of the playlist is the replacement for the first version of the playlist by:
comparing a primary artist, song identifier, or metadata associated with the first version of the playlist and the second version of the playlist;
determining whether each track of the first version of the playlist corresponds to a track of the second version of the playlist based on the comparing; and
determining that the second version of the playlist is the replacement for the first version of the playlist based on the determination that each track of the first version of the playlist corresponds to the track of the second version of the playlist.

7. A computer-implemented method for migrating feedback data, comprising:
storing a first version of a playlist, the first version of the playlist associated with the feedback data, and the first version of the playlist available through a music source;
receiving a second version of a playlist;
determining whether the second version of the playlist is a replacement for the first version of the playlist by:
comparing a first playlist identifier or playlist title associated with the first version of the playlist with a second playlist identifier or playlist title associated with the second version of the playlist; and
if, based on the comparing, the first and second playlist identifiers or playlist titles match, comparing at least one of a primary artist, song identifier, or metadata associated with the first version of the playlist with a second primary artist, second song identifier, or second metadata associated with the second version of the playlist to determine that the second version of the playlist is the replacement for the first version of the playlist;

replacing the first version of the playlist with the second version of the playlist based on the determination;
associating to the second version of the playlist, the feedback data associated with the first version of the playlist; and
updating the second version of the playlist with the feedback data from the first version of the playlist for display by a client device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the feedback data includes one or more of popularity data, rating data or review data.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising unassociating the feedback data from the first version of the playlist.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising receiving feedback data for the first version of the playlist from users of the digital content distribution system.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the first version of the playlist was previously distributed and subject to feedback data provided by users.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein determining whether the second version of the playlist is the replacement for the first version of the playlist comprises:
comparing a primary artist, song identifier, or metadata associated with the first version of the playlist and the second version of the playlist;
determining whether each track of the first version of the playlist corresponds to a track of the second version of the playlist based on the comparing; and
determining that the second version of the playlist is the replacement for the first version of the playlist based on the determination that each track of the first version of the playlist corresponds to the track of the second version of the playlist.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method for migrating feedback data between digital media assets, comprising:
storing a first version of a playlist, the first version of the playlist associated with the feedback data, and the first version of the playlist available through a music source;
receiving a second version of a playlist;
determining whether the second version of the playlist is a replacement for the first version of the playlist by:
comparing a first playlist identifier or playlist title associated with the first version of the playlist with a second playlist identifier or playlist title associated with the second version of the playlist; and
if, based on the comparing, the first and second playlist identifiers or playlist titles match, comparing at least one of a primary artist, song identifier, or metadata associated with the first version of the playlist with a second primary artist, second song identifier, or second metadata associated with the second version of the playlist is the replacement for the first version of the playlist;

replacing the first version of the playlist with the second version of the playlist based on the determ

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Wadycki Andrew M
• Sharma Ashish
• Walker Michael H
• Cortes Ricardo D
• Sahuc Sebastien P
• Pirnack Tracy L

Classifications

• H04L67/1095

  Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes · CPC title

• G06F16/639

  using playlists · CPC title

• G06F16/27 Primary

  Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor · CPC title

• G06Q30/0217 Primary

  involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards · CPC title

• G06F16/214

  Database migration support · CPC title