Patent ID: 9276977
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H04H,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: hosting, by a media station platform, a first preview station of streaming media items, the first preview station generated based on a collection of non-user-account-specific media selection rules; generating, by the media station platform, a first station fingerprint for the first preview station, the first station fingerprint being generated from basic metadata of media items selected for the first preview station; receiving, by the media station platform, client interaction data corresponding to the first preview station, the client interaction data describing feedback received by a client device from a first user of the client device while the first preview station is streamed on the client device, the feedback indicating the first user's taste for media items streamed in the first preview station, and the feedback received from the client device through the first user's interactions with the first preview station; receiving, by the media station platform, a request to generate a new user-account-specific station based on seed data provided by the first user; generating, by the media station platform, a second station fingerprint for the new user-account-specific station, the second station fingerprint generated from the seed data provided by the first user; determining, by the media station platform, that the second station fingerprint corresponding to the new user-account-specific station is similar to the first station fingerprint corresponding to the first preview station; and generating, by the media station platform, the new user-account-specific station based on the seed data provided by the first user and the client interaction data describing feedback indicating the first user's taste for media items streamed in the first preview station.