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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2005
Daniel Plastina, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jonathan M. Cain, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael J. Novak, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel Plastina, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jonathan M. Cain, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael J. Novak, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for suggesting a list of media items to a user. The method comprises presenting a user with a selection element for gathering a seed for generating a list of media items related to the seed. The method further receives a seed selection from the user and identifies one or more characteristics of the seed. The method further generates a suggested list of media items with characteristics corresponding to the one or more characteristics of the seed. The method additionally presents the user with the suggested list of media items and a choice of selecting media items or groups of media items in the suggested list. A system for executing the method comprises a user interface, a processor, and a data source for generating the suggested list by evaluating characteristics of the media items to similar find media items.