US 7,358,434 B2
Methods and systems for per persona processing media content-associated metadata
Daniel Plastina, Sammamish, Wash. (US); Khurshed Mazhar, Kirkland, Wash. (US); Scott Colville, Kirkland, Wash. (US); James M. Alkove, Woodinville, Wash. (US); and Kirt A. Debique, Seattle, Wash. (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US)
Filed on Apr. 01, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/96,684.
Application 11/096684 is a continuation of application No. 10/959014, filed on Oct. 05, 2004, granted, now 7,256,341.
Application 10/959014 is a continuation of application No. 10/100513, filed on Mar. 21, 2002, granted, now 7,220,910.
Prior Publication US 2005/0198075 A1, Sep. 08, 2005
Int. Cl. G10H 1/18 (2006.01); G10H 1/00 (2006.01); G10H 7/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 84—615  [369/30.08; 715/811; 707/104.1] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
monitoring a user's media content experience, as the user is experiencing media content via a media-playing application, wherein experiencing comprises at least listening to the media content;
producing metadata associated with the user's media content experience;
associating produced metadata with media content experienced by the user by providing the metadata into a file that contains the media content experienced by the user; and
using the metadata to automatically personalize one or more playlists to reflect the user's media content experience.