US 11,909,797 B2
Systems and methods for switching between media content
Aaron Paul Harmon, New York, NY (US); Adam Shonkoff, Reading, MA (US); Bradford Lage, Cranston, RI (US); Johanna Anderson Favole, Franklin, MA (US); Justin David Covington, Nashville, TN (US); Paul Lamere, Bath, ME (US); Timothy Andrew Chagnon, Concord, MA (US); Debra Lynn McDonald, San Francisco, CA (US); Matthew Julian Seaton, Somerville, MA (US); Matthew Budelman, Providence, RI (US); and Scott Kagan, Newton, MA (US)
Assigned to Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed on May 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/825,996.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/283,915, filed on Nov. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0171297 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 65/613 (2022.01); H04L 65/1089 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/613 (2022.05) [H04L 65/1089 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for personalizing media content for a user, comprising:
at an electronic device:
streaming a first media item from a first playlist, the first playlist comprising a plurality of media items curated for the user using a first recommendation hypothesis;
while streaming the first media item, in response to a first user request for initiating a differently-curated next playlist, selecting, without user intervention, the differently-curated next playlist, distinct from the first playlist, including:
determining a presentation order of a plurality of playlists, each playlist including a plurality of media items curated using a respective recommendation hypothesis, using a heuristic applied to the plurality of playlists, wherein:
a second playlist is selected as the differently-curated next playlist after the first playlist in the presentation order; and
the second playlist is curated for the user using a second recommendation hypothesis, wherein the second recommendation hypothesis curates media items differently than the first recommendation hypothesis; and
streaming a second media item from the second playlist.