US 7,521,620 B2
Method of and system for browsing of music
Ramin Samadani, Palo Alto, Calif. (US); Yu-Yao Chang, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); Tong Zhang, Palo Alto, Calif. (US); and Ullas Gargi, Palo Alto, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, Tex. (US)
Filed on Jul. 31, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/496,999.
Prior Publication US 2008/0022846 A1, Jan. 31, 2008
Int. Cl. G10H 1/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 84—600 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of browsing recorded music comprising steps of:
selecting a song from a library;
playing at least a portion of the selected song for a user;
while the portion of the selected song is playing, accepting input from the user, the input comprising an indication of the user's enjoyment of the at least portion of the selected song;
repeating said steps of selecting, playing and accepting to generate a sequence of song portions; and
creating a record comprising an identification of each selected song portion, the indication for the song portion, and the amount of time while the portion of each selected song was playing before the indication for the song was received.