Newness Control of a Personalized Music and/or Entertainment Sequence

Abstract

Apparatus and method for Newness Control of a Personalized Music and/or Entertainment Sequence. Apparatus for personalized music or entertainment may include a newness control, configured to be adjustable by a user, to indicate an amount or portion of new compositions that the user desires to experience. A processor or processors may be configured to generate a sequence of compositions for said user; so that the amount or portion of new compositions in the sequence of compositions, varies in response to the newness control. Compositions that are new to the user may be determined by a history or information about the user; and/or history or information about other users that are determined to be friends-with or similar to the user.

1 . Apparatus for personalized music or entertainment, comprising:
 a newness user-interface or control, comprising electronic-circuitry that captures an indication of, an amount or portion of new compositions that a user desires to experience;   a memory or memories for storing a list of new compositions, wherein said new compositions were determined to be new to said user, by using a history or information about said user; and   electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s) that generate a sequence of compositions for said user, that includes highlight compositions of said compositions that are new to said user; and wherein the amount or portion of highlight compositions in said sequence of compositions, varies in response to said newness user-interface or control.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : further comprising electronic-circuitry to capture information about said user, wherein said information allows said user to be related to a list of compositions that said user is familiar with. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein at least one of said new compositions are selected for said user based upon compositions that said user is already familiar with. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein at least one of said new compositions are selected for said user based on history or information about other users. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein at least one of said new compositions are determined based upon information about another user or users that were determined to be friends-with or similar to said user. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein one of said new compositions was determined based upon an analysis of compositions that are liked by both said user and other users, to identify other compositions that are also liked by said other users and which said user does not own usage-rights for. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein one of said new compositions was determined based upon correlations between: another composition or compositions that a group of users are known to like, and other compositions that said group of users are known to also like. 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein at least one of said new compositions is a new release that said user is not familiar with. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein said user does not own usage-rights for one or more of said new compositions. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein said user has limited usage-rights for one or more of said new compositions. 
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein said newness user-interface or control allows the amount or portion of said highlight compositions in said sequence to be varied between 0% and 100%. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein said newness user-interface or control is configured to be adjustable by said user from a low amount or portion of newness, to a high amount or portion of newness. 
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . A method for personalized music or entertainment, comprising:
 capturing from a newness user-interface or control at a user-device, an indication of an amount or portion of new compositions that a user desires to experience;   storing a list of new compositions in a memory or memories, wherein said new compositions were determined to be new to said user, by using a history or information about said user; and   generating, with electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s), a sequence of compositions for said user; and wherein the amount or portion of highlight compositions in said sequence of compositions, varies in response to said newness user-interface or control.   
     
     
         21 . One or more computer-readable memories or storage media, not including carrier-waves, having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, implement a method of personalized music or entertainment, the method comprising:
 capturing from a newness user-interface or control at a user-device, an indication of an amount or portion of new compositions that a user desires to experience;   storing a list of new compositions in a memory or memories, wherein said new compositions were determined to be new to said user, by using a history or information about said user; and   generating, with electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s), a sequence of compositions for said user; and wherein the amount or portion of new highlight compositions in said sequence of compositions, varies in response to said newness user-interface or control.   
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : further comprising electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s) to present and/or play, said sequence of compositions to said user. 
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein said newness user-interface or control is a physical or virtual slider control that is adjustable by said user. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein said highlight compositions are interspersed with user favorites and/or new compositions based upon an amount of newness indicated by said newness user-interface or control. 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein said highlight compositions are inserted more frequently when said newness user-interface or control indicates a greater amount of newness. 
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein highlight compositions are interspersed more frequently when said newness user-interface or control is closer to an indication of newness. 
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein when said newness user-interface or control, indicates that said user desires extreme newness, then at least a portion of said generated sequence has only highlight compositions. 
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein at least one said new compositions is not already a favorite of said user. 
     
     
         29 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein said sequence of compositions comprises music, audio, and/or sound. 
     
     
         30 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein said sequence of compositions comprises music videos and/or a video sequence. 
     
     
         31 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein when said user appears to be disliking and forwarding over much of the music, said apparatus recommends that said user adjust said newness user-interface or control more toward new compositions. 
     
     
         32 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein when said user appears to be disliking and forwarding over much of the music, said newness user-interface or control is automatically adjusted toward more new compositions. 
     
     
         33 . The apparatus of  claim 1 : wherein a said highlight composition is a shorter version of a particular new composition, and comprises compelling portion(s) of said particular new composition.