Methods and systems for personalizing user experience based on use of service

Abstract

An electronic device associated with a media-providing service has one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors. For each track of a plurality of tracks consumed by a user of the media-providing service, the electronic device receives, over a time window, an indication of user selection of the track to compile a listening history of the user and determines, based on the listening history of the user with the media-providing service, whether the track has previously been consumed by the user. The electronic device determines, for the user, a discovery score corresponding to an average preference of the user for selecting previously unconsumed tracks. In response to determining that an amount of use of the media-providing service by the user does not satisfy a use threshold, the electronic device forgoes recommending tracks to the user based on the discovery score.

1 . A method, comprising:
 at an electronic device associated with a media-providing service having one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors:
 for each track of a plurality of tracks consumed by a user of the media-providing service:
 receiving, over a time window, an indication of user selection of the track to compile a listening history of the user with the media-providing service; and 
 determining, based on the listening history of the user with the media-providing service, whether the track has previously been consumed by the user; 
 
 determining, for the user, a discovery score corresponding to an average preference of the user for selecting previously unconsumed tracks; and 
 providing personalized content to the user based on the discovery score. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the discovery score includes measuring, over the time window, the average preference of the user for selecting previously unconsumed tracks. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein determining the discovery score comprises calculating the average preference of the user for selecting previously unconsumed tracks measured over a number of successive tracks consumed by the user. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 in response to determining that an amount of use of the media-providing service by the user satisfies a use threshold, streaming tracks to the user for playback based on the discovery score.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein streaming the tracks comprises:
 selecting an order of the tracks to provide to the user based on the discovery score; and   streaming the tracks to the user in the selected order.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising, at the electronic device:
 determining a user preference for a first content type over a second content type, based in part on the discovery score; and   selecting the tracks to stream based on the user preference.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 after determining the discovery score, determining whether the discovery score of the user satisfies a threshold discovery score; and   in response to determining that the discovery score of the user does not satisfy the threshold discovery score, streaming tracks to the user for playback that have been previously consumed by the user and excluding providing tracks to the user for playback that have not been previously consumed by the user.   
     
     
         8 . The method of claim  7 , further comprising, at the electronic device:
 determining a personalized ratio of previously unconsumed tracks to previously consumed tracks to be provided to the user, wherein the personalized ratio is proportional to the discovery score; and   in response to determining that the discovery score of the user does not satisfy the threshold discovery score, selecting a track to recommend to the user based on the personalized ratio.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, at the electronic device:
 identifying a listening context for the user in which the discovery score satisfies a threshold; and   streaming previously unconsumed tracks without user selection of the previously unconsumed tracks, in response to a determination that a current listening context for the user matches the identified listening context.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein streaming the previously unconsumed tracks comprises streaming tracks from one or more content sources of the media-providing service. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more content sources of the media-providing service comprise one or more stations. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the time window corresponds to a single session for the user. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the listening history is stored as a Bloom filter; and   determining whether the track has been previously consumed by the user comprises querying the Bloom filter.   
     
     
         14 . An electronic device associated with a media-providing service, comprising:
 one or more processors; and   memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
 for each track of a plurality of tracks consumed by a user of the media-providing service:
 receiving, over a time window, an indication of user selection of the track to compile a listening history of the user with the media-providing service; and 
 determining, based on the listening history of the user with the media-providing service, whether the track has previously been consumed by the user; 
 
 determining, for the user, a discovery score corresponding to an average preference of the user for selecting previously unconsumed tracks; and 
 providing personalized content to the user based on the discovery score. 
   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by an electronic device associated with a media-providing service, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
 for each track of a plurality of tracks consumed by a user of the media-providing service:
 receiving, over a time window, an indication of user selection of the track to compile a listening history of the user with the media-providing service; and 
 determining, based on the listening history of the user with the media-providing service, whether the track has previously been consumed by the user; 
   determining, for the user, a discovery score corresponding to an average preference of the user for selecting previously unconsumed tracks; and
 providing personalized content to the user based on the discovery score.