US 11,810,133 B2
Systems and methods for discovering artists
Peter Kay, New York, NY (US); Mark Mezrich, New York, NY (US); Ryan Shafer, New York, NY (US); and Daniel Shearer, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Viacom International Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/172,151.
Application 18/172,151 is a continuation of application No. 15/335,011, filed on Oct. 26, 2016, granted, now 11,620,661.
Application 15/335,011 is a continuation of application No. 13/087,145, filed on Apr. 14, 2011, granted, now 9,514,476, issued on Dec. 6, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/324,171, filed on Apr. 14, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0206258 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/0201 (2023.01); G06F 16/68 (2019.01); G06F 16/683 (2019.01); G06F 16/635 (2019.01); G06F 16/638 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0282 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2023.01); G06F 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01) [G06F 7/026 (2013.01); G06F 16/635 (2019.01); G06F 16/638 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0282 (2013.01); G06F 16/68 (2019.01); G06F 16/683 (2019.01); G06F 16/686 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-assisted method for discovering musicians, comprising:
searching one or more libraries in communication with a user device for further musicians similar to a first musician selected on the user device;
determining a similarity score between the first musician and each of a plurality of further musicians, the similarity score for the first musician relative to each of the further musicians corresponding to a similarity between a music characteristic of the first musician and a music characteristic of the corresponding further musician;
selecting a plurality of second musicians from the further musicians whose similarity scores are above a similarity threshold level;
determining a popularity score for each of the plurality of second musicians based on a real-time familiarity score, the familiarity score corresponding to a respective frequency in which each of the plurality of second musicians is identified in external media sources in a given time period;
displaying on the user device, in a first list, the second musicians whose popularity scores are above a first popularity threshold level; and
displaying on the user device, in a second list, the second musicians whose popularity scores are above a second popularity threshold level and below the first popularity threshold level.