Methods and systems for personalizing user experience based on use of service

US11080002B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Spotify AB · SE

Inventors

• Clay Gibson · New York, US
• Will Shapiro · New York, US
• Santiago Gil · Portland, US
• Ian Anderson · New York, US
• Margreth Mpossi · Stamford, US
• Oguz Semerci · New York, US
• Scott Wolf · New York, US
• Benjamin Lacker · Brooklyn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 7, 2019
• Grant date: Aug 3, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 29, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L65/60
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device associated with a media-providing service has one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors. For each track of a plurality of tracks consumed by a user of the media-providing service, the electronic device receives, over a time window, an indication of user selection of the track to compile a listening history of the user and determines, based on the listening history of the user with the media-providing service, whether the track has previously been consumed by the user. The electronic device determines, for the user, a discovery score corresponding to an average preference of the user for selecting previously unconsumed tracks. In response to determining that an amount of use of the media-providing service by the user does not satisfy a use threshold, the electronic device forgoes recommending tracks to the user based on the discovery score.