Patent ID: 9591045
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04H,H04L

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: generating, by a media station server, a first media station fingerprint based on first user specified seed data provided by a first user for creation of a preview media station, wherein the first media station fingerprint describes attributes of the preview media station; storing, by the media station server, interaction data received during performance of the preview media station along with the first media station fingerprint, the interaction data describing one or more actions taken by a client device with respect to a sequence of media items performed by the client device as part of the preview media station; receiving, by the media station server, a request to generate a new media station, the request including second user specified seed data provided by the first user for creation of the new media station, wherein the second user specified seed data is different than the first user specified seed data; generating, by the media station server, a second media station fingerprint based on the second user specified seed data provided by the first user, the second media station fingerprint describing attributes of the new media station; comparing, by the media station server, the first media station fingerprint with the second media station fingerprint to determine whether the preview media station and the new media station are similar; and in response to a determination that the preview media station is similar to the new media station, generating, by the media station server, the new media station based on at least the second user specified seed data and the interaction data stored along with the first media station fingerprint.