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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Spotify Ab, Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Brendan O'Driscoll, Dublin, IE;
Craig Watson, Dublin, IE;
Aidan Sliney, Dublin, IE;
George Boyle, Dublin, IE;
Clodagh McCarthy Luddy, Dublin, IE;
Assignee:
SPOTIFY AB, Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30778 (2013.01); G06F 17/3053 (2013.01); G06F 17/30053 (2013.01); G06F 17/30115 (2013.01); G06F 17/30761 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus, system and method for the comparison between songs to analyze how similar each song is to the next using a new system of classification. A new and improved method and apparatus for the weighting of these comparable variables between songs in order to find the best objective criteria for finding a likeness between songs is disclosed. The time complexity associated with the computation of the optimal path for smoothing a playlist of songs is substantially reduced using the system of classification.