Patent ID: 11909797
Assignee: SPOTIFY AB
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. 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:
streaming a first media item from a first playlist, the first playlist comprising a plurality of media items curated for a user using a first recommendation hypothesis;
while streaming the first media item, in response to a first user request for initiating a differently-curated next playlist, selecting, without user intervention, the differently-curated next playlist, distinct from the first playlist, including:
determining a presentation order of a plurality of playlists, each playlist including a plurality of media items curated using a respective recommendation hypothesis, using a heuristic applied to the plurality of playlists, wherein:
a second playlist is selected as the differently-curated next playlist after the first playlist in the presentation order; and
the second playlist is curated for the user using a second recommendation hypothesis, wherein the second recommendation hypothesis curates media items differently than the first recommendation hypothesis; and

streaming a second media item from the second playlist.