Patent ID: 7797446

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for automatically updating a playlist on a media play system, said method being performed by the media play system which includes a processor and a memory, said method comprising: determining whether new media content has been added to a media content library available to the media play system; determining whether the playlist is affected by the added new media content to the media content library available to the media play system; and automatically regenerating the playlist when said determining determines that the new media content has been added to the media content library available to the media play system, wherein the playlist has at least one playlist condition associated therewith, wherein said regenerating operates to regenerate the playlist using the at least one playlist condition, wherein said regenerating is performed only when said determining determines that the new media content has been added to the media content library available to the media play system and when said determining determines that the playlist is affected by the added new media content to the media content library available to the media play system, and wherein said regenerating is initiated without requiring user interaction to initiate such regeneration.