System And Method For Automatically And Graphically Associating Programmatically-Generated Media Item Recommendations Related To A User's Socially Recommended Media Items

Abstract

A system and method for automatically, programmatically generating media item recommendations on a graphical user interface (GUI) based on a friend media item recommendation selected by a user. For example, a social media item recommendation list comprising one or more social media item recommendations is received. Further, a programmatically-generated media item recommendation list comprising one or more programmatically-generated media item recommendations is received. The social media item recommendation list is displayed in a first area on the user interface. The programmatically-generated media item recommendation list is displayed in a second area on the user interface different from the first area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for providing social and programmatically-generated media item recommendations to a user on a user interface, comprising the steps of:
 receiving a social media item recommendation list comprising one or more social media item recommendations;   receiving a programmatically-generated media item recommendation list comprising one or more programmatically-generated media item recommendations;   displaying the social media item recommendation list in a first area on the user interface; and   displaying the programmatically-generated media item recommendation list in a second area on the user interface different from the first area.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first area is a first axis, and the second area is a second axis. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the social media item recommendation list in the first axis intersects the focus area on the user interface. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the programmatically-generated media item recommendation list in the second axis intersects the focus area on the user interface. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first area is a first adjacent area to the focus area, and the second area is a second adjacent area to the focus area. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein displaying the programmatically-generated media item recommendation list further comprises displaying an icon list on the user interface graphically representing the one or more programmatically-generated media item recommendations. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein displaying the social media item recommendation list further comprises displaying an icon list on the user interface graphically representing the one or more social media item recommendations. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising generating the programmatically-generated media item recommendation list comprises determining the relation of a set of media item recommendations to a user-selected media item recommendation. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the relation is determined by determining a relation score between the set of media item recommendations and the user-selected media item recommendation. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the most closely related media item recommendations, among the set of media item recommendations, to the user-selected media item recommendation are displayed closest to the user-selected media item recommendation on the user interface in the programmatically-generated media item recommendation list. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining the relation of the user's social media item recommendations to a user-selected media item recommendation. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising shifting at least one of the programmatically-generated media item recommendation list and the social media item recommendation list in response to receiving a user selection to traverse at least one of the programmatically-generated media item recommendation list and the social media item recommendation list on the user interface on the user interface. 
     
     
         13 . A system providing a media application for providing social and programmatically-generated media item recommendations to a user on a user interface, comprising:
 a system executing a media application;   wherein the media application is adapted to:
 receiving a social media item recommendation list comprising one or more social media item recommendations; 
 receiving a programmatically-generated media item recommendation list comprising one or more programmatically-generated media item recommendations; 
 displaying the social media item recommendation list in a first area on the user interface; and 
 displaying the programmatically-generated media item recommendation list in a second area on the user interface different from the first area. 
   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the first area is a first axis, and the second area is a second axis. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the media application is further adapted to determine the relation of a set of media item recommendations to a user-selected media item recommendation. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the media application is further adapted to determine the relation by determining a relation score between the set of media item recommendations and the user-selected media item recommendation. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the media application is further adapted to display the most closely related media item recommendations, among the set of media item recommendations, to the user-selected media item recommendation on the user interface in the programmatically-generated media item recommendation list. 
     
     
         18 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program instructions for providing social and programmatically-generated media item recommendations to a user on a user interface, the program instructions for:
 receiving a social media item recommendation list comprising one or more social media item recommendations;   receiving a programmatically-generated media item recommendation list comprising one or more programmatically-generated media item recommendations;   displaying the social media item recommendation list in a first area on the user interface; and   displaying the programmatically-generated media item recommendation list in a second area on the user interface different from the first area.