Patent ID: 8527876

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving, on a computing device, one or more media files, wherein a media file includes usage metadata corresponding to one or more playback characteristics of the media file; monitoring the one or more playback characteristics of the media file; determining changes to the one or more playback characteristics of the media file, wherein determining includes averaging the changes, and wherein the changes to the one or more playback characteristics of the media file includes skipping a section of the media file during the playback, adjusting a volume setting during the playback of the media file, or adjusting an equalizer setting during the playback of the media file; updating the usage metadata based upon the determined changes; adjusting the media file using the updated usage metadata, wherein adjusting includes changing the playback of the media file; and displaying a notification indicating that the playback of the media file has been adjusted according to the updated usage metadata.