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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
United Video Properties, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jacob Kramer, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jim Fingal, Cambridge, MA (US);
Alex Helsinger, Somerville, MA (US);
Matt Pakulski, Oak Park, IL (US);
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are described for generating media playlists, or selecting a media asset, according to a 'shape' selected by a user. Specifically, a user may 'shape' the playlist by designating specific sub-categories of media assets that should be presented at selected times in the playlist. The media application then interpolates the sub-categories for a media asset between the selected times such that adjacent media assets have smooth categorical transitions (e.g., feature incremental changes in the range of sub-categories).