KR20180129725A - Method and system for generating playlist using user play log of multimedia content - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and a system for generating a personalized playlist using a user play log of multimedia content. The method for generating a personalized playlist using the user play log of multimedia content includes: a step of managing playback history information of a user on multimedia content; a step of managing meta information of the multimedia content and external information obtainable by using the meta information of the multimedia content or the playback history information as additional information related to the playback history information; and a step of determining and providing at least one characteristic theme of a user based on statistical data obtained by combining the playback history information and the additional information.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and system for constructing a personalized playlist using a user's playback log for multimedia contents,

The following description relates to a technique for constructing and providing personalized playlists.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, as utilization of portable electronic devices has increased, various contents playback and supply services through portable electronic devices have been actively researched.

Particularly, there is an increasing demand for a service that efficiently distributes content and recommends content suitable for a user's taste as users who use the content by downloading or real-time streaming content are downloaded to electronic devices and computers through a communication network.

As an example of a technique for recommending content, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2013-0008696 (published on Jan. 23, 2013) discloses a technique for creating a playlist of content that can be used by anyone, Technology is disclosed.

A method and system for constructing and providing a playlist having various themes based on a user's playback log of multimedia contents are provided.

There is provided a method and system for extracting features corresponding to each theme using a user's playback log for multimedia contents, and constructing and providing a personalized play list corresponding to the extracted features.

A computer-implemented method, comprising: managing playback history information of a user with respect to multimedia contents; Managing external information obtainable by using meta information of multimedia contents and the reproduction history information or the meta information as additional information related to the reproduction history information; And determining and providing at least one theme characteristic of the user based on statistical data obtained by combining the reproduction history information and the additional information.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the providing step may classify the reproduction history information and the additional information, and determine the theme using statistical data for each classified information.

According to another aspect, in the providing step, the theme may be determined by filtering information having the playback log of the user higher than a certain level among information classified by classifying the playback history information and the additional information.

According to another aspect, the playback history information may be tagged with location information collected from the user's electronic device in each of the multimedia contents.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of playing music, comprising: constructing a play list corresponding to a theme for each theme with respect to the theme; And providing a play list configured in the specific theme when a selection of a specific theme among the themes is received.

According to another aspect, the step of constructing the playlist may extract statistical data related to the theme from the reproduction history information and the additional information for each theme, and construct a playlist according to the extracted statistical data .

According to another aspect of the present invention, the step of providing the playlist may provide the playlist to the user's electronic device in a form that allows the user to view the playlist on a theme-by-theme basis.

According to another aspect, the step of providing the play list may provide an edit function for editing the play list in a theme unit basis.

According to another aspect, the editing function may include a function of editing a name of a theme, a function of editing the composition of a playlist, and a function of merging with another playlist.

According to another aspect, the step of providing the playlist may provide a sharing function for sharing the playlist with others on a theme-by-theme basis.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the sharing function may transmit the access path of the play list to the other electronic device in a message form or a multi-dimensional code form.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the sharing function may expose the play list shared by the user through a service screen on which the play list of the other person is provided.

A computer program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium for executing a method of providing a playlist, the method comprising: managing playback history information of a user with respect to multimedia contents; Managing external information obtainable by using meta information of multimedia contents and the reproduction history information or the meta information as additional information related to the reproduction history information; Determining at least one theme characteristic of the user based on statistical data obtained by combining the reproduction history information and the additional information; Constructing a play list corresponding to the theme for each theme with respect to the theme; And providing a playlist configured in the particular theme when a selection of a theme among the themes is received.

A computer-implemented system, comprising: at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions, the at least one processor comprising: a playback history manager configured to manage playback history information of a user for multimedia content; An additional information management unit for managing the meta information of the multimedia content and the external information obtainable by using the playback history information or the meta information as additional information related to the playback history information; And a theme providing unit for determining and providing at least one theme characteristic of the user based on statistical data obtained by combining the reproduction history information and the additional information.

According to embodiments of the present invention, a play list having various themes can be configured based on a user's playback log of multimedia contents, and a play list can be provided for each theme in a form that the user can enjoy or can share with others.

According to embodiments of the present invention, a feature corresponding to each theme is extracted using a user's playback log of the multimedia contents, and a play list corresponding to the extracted feature is configured, so that a play list classified into a specific taste or preference Can be provided.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic device and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a component that a processor of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention may include.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method that a server according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform.
5 shows an example of a playback history information management table in an embodiment of the present invention.
6 shows an example of a meta information management table in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 shows an example of an external information management table in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 8 to 10 illustrate examples of scenarios constituting a personalized play list according to a theme in an embodiment of the present invention.
11 to 12 are views showing an example in which a play list to be provided to a server is displayed on a screen of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to techniques for constructing and providing personalized playlists.

Embodiments, including those specifically disclosed herein, may implement the configuration and provision of personalized playlists, thereby achieving significant advantages in terms of service quality and utilization, efficiency, cost reduction, and the like.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 shows an example in which a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140, a plurality of servers 150, 160, and a network 170 are included. 1, the number of electronic devices and the number of servers are not limited to those shown in FIG.

The plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140 may be a fixed terminal implemented as a computer device or a mobile terminal. Examples of the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130 and 140 include a smart phone, a mobile phone, a navigation device, a computer, a notebook, a digital broadcast terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) ), And tablet PCs. For example, the electronic device 1 110 may communicate with other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and / or the servers 150, 160 via the network 170 using a wireless or wired communication scheme.

The communication method is not limited, and may include a communication method using a communication network (for example, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, a broadcasting network) that the network 170 may include, as well as a short-range wireless communication between the devices. For example, the network 170 may be a personal area network (LAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN) , A network such as the Internet, and the like. The network 170 may also include any one or more of a network topology including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, It is not limited.

Each of the servers 150 and 160 is a computer device or a plurality of computers that communicate with a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130 and 140 through a network 170 to provide commands, codes, files, Lt; / RTI > devices.

In one example, the server 160 may provide a file for installation of the application to the electronic device 1 (110) connected via the network 170. [ In this case, the electronic device 1 (110) can install an application using a file provided from the server (160). It is also possible to access the server 150 according to the control of an operating system (OS) or at least one program (for example, a browser or an installed application) included in the electronic device 1 (110) Services and contents can be provided. For example, when the electronic device 1 (110) transmits a service request message to the server 150 via the network 170 under the control of the application, the server 150 transmits a code corresponding to the service request message to the electronic device 1 The first electronic device 110 can provide contents to the user by displaying and displaying a screen according to the code according to the control of the application.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic device and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, an internal configuration of the electronic device 1 (110) as an example of one electronic device and the server 150 as an example of one server will be described. Other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 or server 160 may have the same or similar internal configurations.

The electronic device 1 110 and the server 150 may include memories 211 and 221, processors 212 and 222, communication modules 213 and 223 and input / output interfaces 214 and 224. The memories 211 and 221 may be a computer-readable recording medium and may include a permanent mass storage device such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a disk drive. Also, the operating system or at least one program code (code for an application installed in, for example, the electronic device 1 110) may be stored in the memories 211 and 221. These software components may be loaded from a computer readable recording medium separate from the memories 211 and 221. [ Such a computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD / CD-ROM drive, and a memory card. In other embodiments, the software components may be loaded into memory 211, 221 via communication modules 213, 223 rather than a computer readable recording medium. For example, at least one program may be a program installed by a file distribution system (for example, the server 160 described above) that distributes installation files of developers or applications, May be loaded into the memory 211, 221 based on the application described above.

Processors 212 and 222 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input / output operations. The instructions may be provided to the processors 212 and 222 by the memories 211 and 221 or the communication modules 213 and 223. For example, the processor 212, 222 may be configured to execute a command received in accordance with a program code stored in a recording device, such as the memory 211, 221.

The communication modules 213 and 223 may provide functions for the electronic device 1 110 and the server 150 to communicate with each other through the network 170 and may provide functions for communicating with other electronic devices (for example, the electronic device 2 120) Or to communicate with another server (e.g., server 160). For example, when the processor 212 of the electronic device 1 110 receives a request (for example, a search request) generated according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 211 under the control of the communication module 213 170 to the server 150. Conversely, control signals, commands, contents, files, and the like provided under the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 are transmitted to the communication module 223 of the electronic device 110 via the communication module 223 and the network 170 213 to the electronic device 1 (110). For example, the control signal or command of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transmitted to the processor 212 or the memory 211, May be stored as a storage medium that may further include a < RTI ID = 0.0 >

The input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with the input / output device 215. For example, the input device may include a device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display for displaying a communication session of the application. As another example, the input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with a device having integrated functions for input and output, such as a touch screen. More specifically, the processor 212 of the electronic device 1 (110) uses the data provided by the server 150 or the electronic device 2 (120) in processing commands of the computer program loaded in the memory 211 A service screen or contents can be displayed on the display through the input / output interface 214. [

Also, in other embodiments, electronic device 1 110 and server 150 may include more components than the components of FIG. However, there is no need to clearly illustrate most prior art components. For example, electronic device 1 110 may be implemented to include at least a portion of input / output devices 215 described above, or may be implemented with other components such as a transceiver, Global Positioning System (GPS) module, camera, Elements. More specifically, when the electronic device 1 (110) is a smart phone, it may be an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera, various physical buttons, buttons using a touch panel, input / output ports, It is to be understood that the present invention may be embodied in various forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment of a method and system for providing a personalized playlist will be described.

In the present specification, the multimedia contents may include contents of an information service integrated with various information types such as characters, voices, and images. Hereinafter, music is described as a representative example of multimedia contents, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

A playlist of general music content can be automatically generated based on common track attributes such as genre, artist, album, and the like. In addition, a play list that the user has watched recently in a specific period or a play list that is popular among other users is generated and displayed. However, in the existing play list, only the play list-based appreciation that is commonly provided to all the users can be known without knowing the music appreciation patterns or characteristics of the respective users.

In the present invention, a playlist having various themes can be configured based on the characteristics of the past music playback log of the user, so that the playlist can be provided in a form that the user can enjoy or share with others.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a component that a server of a server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include; FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a method that a server can perform according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; Fig.

3, the processor 222 of the server 150 includes a playback history management unit 310, a supplementary information management unit 320, a theme providing unit 330, and a play list providing unit 340 as components . Such processor 222 and components of the processor 222 may control the server 150 to perform the steps S410 through S440 included in the method of FIG. At this time, the components of the processor 222 and the processor 222 may be implemented to execute instructions according to the code of the operating system and the code of at least one program that the memory 221 contains. In addition, components of processor 222 may be representations of different functions performed by processor 222 in accordance with control commands provided by the operating system or by at least one program. For example, the playback history management unit 310 may be used as a functional expression in which the processor 222 manages the playback history of the user with respect to the music content according to the control command described above.

In step S410, the playback history management unit 310 may manage the playback history information of the user regarding the music content. The playback history management unit 310 may store and manage the music playback log of each user using the service in a file system. 5 shows an example of a reproduction history information management table. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the playback history information includes a list of songs that the user has watched in the past. An identifier (e.g., ID, etc.) 501 of the song for each song, A reproduction rate 503 indicating how much the reproduction time of the music piece has been played back, whether skipping the music piece 504 during playback, user feedback on the music piece 505, whether or not the music is continuously played back 506, whether or not the album to which the music is associated is continuously played 507, the user's position at the time of playing the music 508), a time (509) at which the corresponding song was played back, and the like. At this time, the location 508 can be automatically collected from the electronic device 1 (110) of the user when the music reproduction log of the user is recorded in the file system and the user who has previously agreed to the location information collection. The position 508 collected from the electronic device 1 (110) can be automatically tagged and recorded in the reproduction history of the song that the user has watched in the past.

Referring again to FIG. 4, in step S420, the supplementary information management unit 320 may manage supplementary information related to the user's reproduction history information. For example, the supplemental information management unit 320 can manage meta information of a song that the user has watched in the past along with playback history information. 6 shows an example of a meta information management table. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the supplemental information management unit 320 may store an identifier (e.g., ID, etc.) 601 of the corresponding song for each song having the history reproduced by the user, album information 602, artist information 603 of the song, and genre information 604 of the song. As another example, the supplemental information management unit 320 may manage the external information related to the song that the user has watched in the past together with the playback history information. At this time, the external information may include information that can be acquired on the Internet using at least one of the user's playback history information (FIG. 5) and the meta information (FIG. 6). 7 shows an example of an external information management table. For example, as shown in Fig. 7, the external information includes an identifier (e.g., ID, etc.) 701 of the song, a release date 702 of the album to which the song belongs, The artist age 703 of the song, the adult song 704 of the song, the weather 705 at the time the song was played back, and the social issue 706 at the time the song was played back. The date 702, the artist age 703 and the adult song 704 can be acquired using album information or artist information included in the meta information, and the weather 705 and the social issue 706 can be acquired using the reproduction history information The location or the time included in the document. The meta information (FIG. 6) and the external information (FIG. 7) may be matched with the playback history information (FIG. 5) and managed together.

Referring again to FIG. 4, in step S430, the theme providing unit 330 may determine and provide at least one theme characteristic of the user based on statistical data obtained by combining the user's playback history information and the additional information. The theme providing unit 330 combines playback history information of the user, which is primary information, and additional information (meta information or external information), which is secondary information obtained from the primary information, to determine various themes for constituting a play list . The theme providing unit 330 may classify the user's playback history information and the additional information and automatically determine a personalized theme for the user using statistical data on the classified information. In other words, the theme providing unit 330 can classify the user's playback history information and the additional information and automatically determine the theme based on the information classification result. For example, the theme providing unit 330 may classify the user's playback history information and additional information, and may filter the information whose playback log of the user is higher than a predetermined level among the classified information to determine the theme as a personalized theme. For example, a common environment or condition in which a user's music playback log is concentrated in the time, location, weather, artist age, adult song, social issue classified in the user's playback history information and additional information is filtered You can automatically assign them to your favorite theme.

In the above description, the theme is automatically determined. However, in addition, a basic theme list for constituting a play list is set in advance, and based on the user's playback history information and additional information, a theme preferred by the user is selected It is also possible to specify.

In step S440, the play list providing unit 340 may configure a play list corresponding to the theme for each theme with respect to the theme determined in step S430. If a selection for a specific theme is received, And provide the configured play list to the user. At this time, the play list providing unit 340 can construct a play list personalized for each theme by extracting the user's favorite songs for each theme using the user's playback history information and the statistical data on the additional information. For example, the playlist providing unit 340 may extract statistical data related to a theme for each theme, and construct a playlist using the extracted statistical data. The theme is a combination of two or more pieces of information among the playback history information and the additional information. For example, the theme is a combination of a combination of a playback history and a genre, such as <a favorite dance song BSET> and a <ballad BSET> , A theme that combines the playback history and time, a theme that the user likes at dawn TOP, a song that the user enjoyed last Christmas, a theme that combines playback history and adult songs, A theme that combines playback history and weather, a song that users listen to with rain, a combination of playback history and artist age, a list of users' emotional sensibility, a combination of playback history and social issues, A song that the user has made with Michael's death> and so on.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a scenario constituting a personalized play list according to the theme &quot; user's amusement list &quot;. Referring to FIG. 8, the playlist providing unit 340 extracts all the artists of the past songs from the user's playback history information (S801), and stores the preferences of the respective artists extracted in the step S801 It is possible to extract an artist having a certain constant ratio or a predetermined number of people as an artist preferred by the user (S802). The artist preference can be calculated by using the number of songs watched by the artist, the number of times of reproduction and reproduction rate per song, the skip state, user feedback, and continuous reproduction. Then, the playlist providing unit 340 can extract an artist having a predetermined constant ratio or a predetermined number of persons in order of age among the artists preferred by the user (S803). If the artist's history of the songs extracted in the step S803 is A song having a threshold value or more can be composed of a play list of a given theme (S804).

FIG. 9 shows an example of a scenario in which a personalized play list according to the theme <sensibility TOP enjoyed by the user at the dawn> is constructed. Referring to FIG. 9, the playlist providing unit 340 may classify the past songs viewed by the user in the playback history information of the user according to the time of day when the corresponding songs are reproduced (S901). Then, the playlist providing unit 340 extracts a piece of music corresponding to the morning time at the time when the piece of music classified by the time zone is reproduced (S902). After the music piece of music extracted at the step S902 has a threshold value or more A song can be composed of a play list of a given theme (S903).

FIG. 10 shows an example of a scenario in which a personalized play list according to a theme &quot; a song the user listens to with rain &quot; Referring to FIG. 10, the playlist providing unit 340 may classify a user's past viewing history based on the user's playback history information based on the weather at the time the corresponding song was played (S1001). Then, the playlist providing unit 340 extracts the songs viewed by the user on the rainy day from among the songs sorted by the weather (S1002), and then selects the songs in the list of songs extracted in the step S1002, And a play list (S1003).

Accordingly, the playlist providing unit 340 may extract user characteristic data, i.e., statistical data, related to the theme for each theme, and configure the personalized playlist using the extracted statistical data.

The above-described playlist configuration scenario is illustrative, and not limited thereto, and a playlist of various themes can be configured as many as possible through two or more information combinations. For example, the playlist providing unit 340 can configure a playlist having a specific location as a theme. To this end, the playlist providing unit 340 generates a playlist for the user, After extracting the data, a music piece having a history of a threshold value or more among pieces of music recorded at a specific location can be composed of a play list of the theme. In addition, it is also possible to construct a regular play list that the user has taken in by extracting a song showing a repetition pattern repeated intensively by using the number of times of song reproduction, Do.

The playlist providing unit 340 may provide the user with a playlist configured in the theme in a form that the user can enjoy or share with the other user when a selection of a theme among personalized themes is received. For example, the theme providing unit 330 may provide a personalized theme list to the user with the electronic device 1 110 of the user, and the play list providing unit 340 may provide the personalized theme list to the user A personalized play list can be provided. Then, the playlist providing unit 340 can provide an editing function and a sharing function for the play list on a theme-by-theme basis. At this time, the editing function includes a function of editing the name of the theme, a function of deleting a part of the song included in the play list, a function of adding a song to the play list, a function of merging two or more play lists, And a function of generating a new play list. The sharing function may be a function of transmitting the access path (URL) of the play list through a shared medium (for example, a messenger, an SNS, a mail, a message or the like) in the form of a message, or transmitting the play list in a multidimensional code Can be used. The above-described sharing method enables access and inquiry of a corresponding play list only to a person who has received a URL message or multidimensional code. Another example of the sharing function is a method of exposing a play list shared by another person through a service screen provided with an individual play list. It is possible to give the editing authority to the play list at the time of sharing the play list and to edit the play list among users sharing the play list.

11 to 12 are views showing an example in which a play list to be provided to the server 150 is displayed on the screen of the electronic device 1 (110) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The theme providing unit 330 may first provide a PlayList service screen as shown in FIG. 11 when the user desires to access the personalized playlist. At this time, the personalized theme list 1100 of the user may be included in the play list service screen. Each item included in the theme list 1100 includes an edit menu 1101 in which a play list of the theme can be edited, a sharing menu 1102 in which a play list of the theme can be shared with others, A feedback menu 1103 for inputting user feedback (for example, a user response such as 'like', 'favorite' registration, etc.) to the user.

When the user selects a specific theme in the theme list 1100 of the playlist service screen, the playlist provider 340 can provide a playlist detail screen of the theme as shown in FIG. At this time, the play list detail screen may include a music list 1200 composed of a play list of the theme, and may include an edit menu 1201 for editing the theme name or composition of the play list, A sharing menu 1202 for sharing with other people, a feedback menu 1203 for inputting user feedback (e.g., user response such as 'like', 'favorite' registration, etc.) A playback control menu 1204 for controlling playback in whole or in units of songs, and the like.

As described above, according to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to construct a play list having various themes based on the music reproduction log of the user, and to provide the play list in a form that the user can enjoy or can share with others. Furthermore, according to the embodiments of the present invention, a feature corresponding to each theme is extracted using a music reproduction log of a user, and a play list corresponding to the extracted feature is formed, whereby a play list classified into specific taste or preference .

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may be implemented as a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic unit, a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For ease of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as being used singly, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the processing apparatus may have a plurality of processing elements and / As shown in FIG. For example, the processing unit may comprise a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure the processing device to operate as desired or to process it collectively or collectively Device can be commanded. The software and / or data may be in the form of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage media, or device As shown in FIG. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. At this time, the medium may be a program that continuously stores a computer executable program, or temporarily stores the program for execution or downloading. Further, the medium may be a variety of recording means or storage means in the form of a combination of a single hardware or a plurality of hardware, but is not limited to a medium directly connected to any computer system, but may be dispersed on a network. Examples of the medium include a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as CD-ROM and DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floptical disk, And program instructions including ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. As another example of the medium, a recording medium or a storage medium that is managed by a site or a server that supplies or distributes an application store or various other software is also enumerated.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI &gt; or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (13)

In a computer implemented method,
Managing playback history information of a user with respect to multimedia contents;
Managing external information obtainable by using meta information of multimedia contents and the reproduction history information or the meta information as additional information related to the reproduction history information; And
Determining and providing a personalized favorite theme to the user as a theme for constructing a play list by combining two or more pieces of information of the playback history information and the additional information,
&Lt; / RTI &gt; The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
The reproduction history information and the additional information are classified and the theme is determined using statistical data for each classified information
&Lt; / RTI &gt; The method according to claim 1,
The playback history information may include location information collected from the user's electronic device in each of the multimedia contents
&Lt; / RTI &gt; The method according to claim 1,
Constructing a play list corresponding to the theme for each theme with respect to the theme; And
Providing a play list configured in the specific theme when a selection of a specific theme among the themes is received
&Lt; / RTI &gt; 5. The method of claim 4,
The step of constructing the playlist comprises:
Extracting statistical data related to the theme from the reproduction history information and the additional information for each theme, and constructing a play list according to the extracted statistical data
&Lt; / RTI &gt; 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein providing the playlist comprises:
Providing the playlist to the electronic device of the user in a form in which the user can view it on a theme unit basis
&Lt; / RTI &gt; 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein providing the playlist comprises:
Providing an editing function for editing the play list in a theme unit
&Lt; / RTI &gt; 8. The method of claim 7,
The editing function includes a function of editing the name of a theme, a function of editing the composition of a play list, and a function of merging with another play list
&Lt; / RTI &gt; 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein providing the playlist comprises:
Providing a sharing function for sharing the play list with others on a theme-by-theme basis
&Lt; / RTI &gt; 10. The method of claim 9,
The sharing function is to transmit the access path of the play list to the electronic device of the other person in a message form or a multidimensional code form
&Lt; / RTI &gt; 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the sharing function exposes the play list shared by the user through the service screen on which the play list of the other person is provided
&Lt; / RTI &gt; A computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium for executing the method of any one of claims 1-11 on the computer system. In a computer implemented system,
At least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions,
Lt; / RTI &gt;
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
A playback history management unit for managing playback history information of a user on multimedia contents;
An additional information management unit for managing the meta information of the multimedia content and the external information obtainable by using the playback history information or the meta information as additional information related to the playback history information; And
A theme for determining a personalized favorite theme for the user as a theme for constructing a play list by combining two or more pieces of information of the playback log information and the additional information, study
/ RTI &gt;

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