Patent ID: 8407098
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: sending, by an electronic device, metadata associated with a playlist of media items and the electronic device, wherein the playlist of media items includes an order; determining, by the electronic device, a familiarity value for each media item in the playlist of media items, wherein the determination is based on a plurality of charts that rank the media items; comparing the determined familiarity values for at least two media items in the playlist of media items against one another to identify a conflict, wherein comparing includes determining that the at least two media items from the playlist of media items have a same familiarity value; and in response to determining that the at least two media items from the playlist of media items have the same familiarity value, re-ordering the playlist of media items based on the familiarity value for each of the media items and a predetermined conflict resolution criteria.