US 12,326,899 B2
Methods and systems for adapting playlists
Miles Lennon, New York, NY (US); Rafael Mumme, New York, NY (US); Jason Gavris, Wellesley, MA (US); Minwei Gu, Malden, MA (US); and Mateo Rando, Stockholm (SE)
Assigned to Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Spotify AB, Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/854,200.
Application 17/854,200 is a continuation of application No. 16/820,562, filed on Mar. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,403,341.
Application 16/820,562 is a continuation of application No. 15/282,375, filed on Sep. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,628,482, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0047586 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 16/638 (2019.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06F 16/438 (2019.01); G06F 16/635 (2019.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 16/639 (2019.01) [G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06F 16/4387 (2019.01); G06F 16/637 (2019.01); H04W 4/025 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
while playing a first media item in a first coherent group from a playlist that includes a plurality of coherent groups at a first presentation device associated with a first user, wherein the first user is a host of a party listening session and wherein each coherent group of the plurality of coherent groups includes a group of media items having a common attribute that are played uninterrupted from each other:
automatically receiving an identifier associated with a second user, as a participant of the party listening session, having a second electronic device, without explicit input from the second user after the second electronic device comes within range of a first electronic device, different from the first presentation device and from the second electronic device, associated with the first user;
in response to receiving the identifier associated with the second user, automatically adapting the party listening session to include an additional media content item based at least in part on the identifier associated with the second user, including:
obtaining a taste profile parameter of the second user that indicates previous listening behavior of the second user; and
selecting the additional media content item based on the previous listening behavior of the second user and a respective common attribute of the additional media content item and the first media item in the first coherent group of the plurality of coherent groups, the respective common attribute selected from one or more attributes including danceability, energy and/or tempo; and
outputting for playback, at the first presentation device, the additional media content item after completing playback of the first coherent group.