Playlist configuration and preview

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016283192-A1
Application number	US-201615174753-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 6, 2016
Priority date	Dec 22, 2011
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In some implementations, a user can play a music track from a dynamically generated playlist. The user can provide input indicating that the user likes or dislikes the music track and the playlist can be adjusted based on the user input. In some implementations, information can be presented to the user so that the user can preview changes to the playlist before the changes are made to the playlist. In some implementations, a user can adjust playlist criteria (configuration) by adjusting specific music characteristics. In some implementations, a user can adjust playlist criteria by manipulating a list of representative music tracks. In some implementations, a user can compare the user's playlist to playlists of other users.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 - 3 . (canceled)

4 . A method comprising:
at an electronic device with a display and one or more input devices:
while playing a first respective track on the electronic device:
concurrently displaying, on the display:
a representation of a first playlist that includes one or more tracks, the representation of the first playlist including one or more visual representations of the one or more tracks; and
a playback control user interface element that includes:
a set of controls for controlling playback of the first respective track that is currently playing on the electronic device, and
a set of controls for indicating whether a user likes or dislikes the first respective track that is currently playing on the electronic device;

while concurrently displaying, on the display, the representation of the first playlist and the playback control user interface element, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to add a second respective track to the first playlist; and
in response to receiving the input, updating the representation of the first playlist to include a visual representation of the second respective track.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein before receiving the input, the second respective track is in a different playlist than the first respective track.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein after receiving the input, the second respective track is in a same playlist as the first respective track.

7 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the request to add the second respective track to the first playlist comprises an input indicating a user's like of the second respective track.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the request to add the second respective track to the first playlist comprises an input dragging a visual representation of the second respective track from a representation of a second playlist to the representation of the first playlist.

9 . The method of claim 4 , wherein before the input is received, the first playlist includes the first respective track.

10 . The method of claim 4 , wherein updating the representation of the first playlist comprises removing a visual representation of a third respective track from the representation of the first playlist to make room for the visual representation of the second respective track in the representation of the first playlist.

11 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the visual representations of the one or more tracks comprise album artwork associated with the one or more tracks, and the visual representation of the second respective track comprises album artwork associated with the second respective track.

12 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the first playlist is an automatically generated playlist, and the first playlist is automatically updated based on the received input.

13 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising concurrently displaying, on the display:
representations of a plurality of playlists, including the representation of the first playlist; and the playback control user interface element.

14 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display and one or more input devices, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
while playing a first respective track on the electronic device: concurrently displaying, on the display:
a representation of a first playlist that includes one or more tracks, the representation of the first playlist including one or more visual representations of the one or more tracks; and
a playback control user interface element that includes:
a set of controls for controlling playback of the first respective track that is currently playing on the electronic device, and
a set of controls for indicating whether a user likes or dislikes the first respective track that is currently playing on the electronic device;

while concurrently displaying, on the display, the representation of the first playlist and the playback control user interface element, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to add a second respective track to the first playlist; and
in response to receiving the input, updating the representation of the first playlist to include a visual representation of the second respective track.

15 . An electronic device comprising:
one or more processors; a display; one or more input devices; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising: while playing a first respective track on the electronic device:
concurrently displaying, on the display:
a representation of a first playlist that includes one or more tracks, the representation of the first playlist including one or more visual representations of the one or more tracks; and
a playback control user interface element that includes:
a set of controls for controlling playback of the first respective track that is currently playing on the electronic device, and
a set of controls for indicating whether a user likes or dislikes the first respective track that is currently playing on the electronic device;

while concurrently displaying, on the display, the representation of the first playlist and the playback control user interface element, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to add a second respective track to the first playlist; and
in response to receiving the input, updating the representation of the first playlist to include a visual representation of the second respective track.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Friesen Sharon E
• Fino Jorge S
• Skinder Jason A

Classifications

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/167 Primary

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title

• G06F3/04817 Primary

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06Q50/10

  Services · CPC title

• G11B27/02 Primary

  Editing, e.g. varying the order of information signals recorded on, or reproduced from, record carriers · CPC title