Patent ID: 8156435

Claim:
A method comprising: generating a media playlist based on user preference data, wherein the user preference data indicates proportions of each of a plurality of categories of media content to be present in the media playlist; generating a user interface display, wherein the user interface display presents the user preference data using a plurality of adjustable bars, each adjustable bar associated with one of the plurality of categories of media content, wherein a dimension of each of the plurality of adjustable bars is associated with a proportion of a respective category of media content included in the media playlist; receiving first user input adjusting a dimension of a first adjustable bar of the plurality of adjustable bars, wherein the first adjustable bar is associated with a first category of media content of the plurality of categories of media content; adjusting a proportion of the first category of media content included in the media playlist based on the first user input; in response to determining that a proportion of a second category of media content included in the media playlist is below a threshold, removing the second category of media content from the media playlist; and adjusting the proportion of the first category of media content included in the media playlist and a proportion of at least a third category of media content included in the media playlist to generate a modified media playlist after removing the second category of media content from the media playlist.