Patent ID: 9557877
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for generating playlists using an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving, by the electronic device, a selection of a first media item; determining, by the electronic device, a plurality of metadata attributes associated with the first media item; generating, by the electronic device, a playlist comprising a first plurality of media items based on the plurality of metadata attributes associated with the first media item; displaying, by the electronic device, a plurality of user operable controls that are each associated with a metadata attribute from the plurality of metadata attributes, wherein the plurality of user operable controls describe: i) a media content type, and ii) a number of media items of the media content type; receiving, by the electronic device, i) a first input from the plurality of user operable controls, wherein the first input indicates a media content type value, and ii) a second input from the plurality of user operable controls, wherein the second input indicates a media item number, and the media item number is a maximum number of media items of the media content type value to be added to the playlist; and updating, by the electronic device, the playlist to include a second plurality of media items selected based on the media content type value and the media item number.