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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2024
Spotify Ab, Stockholm, SE;
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);
Scott Kagan, Newton, MA (US);
Spotify AB, Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method for personalizing media content for a user is provided. The method includes, at an electronic device, streaming a first media item from a first set of media items, the first set of media items compiled using a first recommendation hypothesis. The method further includes, while streaming the first media item, in response to a first user request, selecting, without user intervention, a second set of media items, distinct from the first set of media items, including determining a presentation order of a plurality of sets of media items using a heuristic applied to the plurality of sets of media items. The second set of media items is compiled using a second recommendation hypothesis, wherein the second recommendation hypothesis is distinct from the first recommendation hypothesis. The method includes streaming a second media item from the second set of media items.