Patent ID: 9335818
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of personalizing playback of media to a user, said method comprising: at a server system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors: receiving from a plurality of users like or dislike ratings for at least a first pair of media content items comprising a first media content item and a second media content item; calculating a first aggregate rating for the second media content item based on ratings given to the second media content item by all users that gave the first media content item a like rating and based on the number of users that gave the first media content item a like rating and the second media content item any rating; calculating a second aggregate rating for the second media content item based on ratings given to the second media content item by all users that gave the first media content item a dislike rating and based on the number of users that gave the first media content item a dislike rating and the second media content item any rating; receiving from a user that has not previously rated the second media content item, a rating for the first media content item; predicting how the user will rate the second media content item based on the user's rating of the first media content item and either the first aggregate rating for the second media content item or the second aggregate rating for the second media content item; and upon predicting that the user will rate the second media content item above a first threshold, preparing the second media content item for playback.