Method and apparatus for providing content lists using connecting user interface elements
View Patent ↗An approach is provided for providing content lists using connecting user interface elements. The content-based patching platform causes, at least in part, a rendering of a user interface depicting at least one location-based content list and at least one other location-based content list. Next, the content-based patching platform determines one or more interactions with at least one connecting user interface element to cause, at least in part, an association of the at least one location-based content list with the at least one other location-based content list. Then, the content-based patching platform determines to create at least one mixed content list from the at least one location-based content list, the at least one other location-based content list, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the association.
1. A method comprising:
rendering, at a user device, a user interface depicting at least one location-based content list and at least one other location-based content list at one or more corresponding locations in a map, wherein each respective content list is associated with a respective location, wherein consumption location and route information associated with each media content item in the location-based content list and the at least one other location-based content list is graphically depicted on the map;
receiving, at the user device, one or more user interactions with a connecting user interface element to cause, at least in part, a presentation of an association of the at least one location-based content list with the at least one other location-based content list in the map on the user interface, wherein the connecting user interface element is a separate user interface element from the at least one location-based content list and the at least one other location-based content list;
creating, at the user device, at least one mixed content list made from the at least one location-based content list and the at least one other location-based content list based, at least in part, on the association, wherein the at least one mixed content list includes linking identifiers of media content files that link to one or more databases; and
retrieving, by the user device, the media content files from the one or more databases using the linking identifiers, while rendering one of the media content files and transitioning to the next one of the media content files at the user device by applying a synchronization module as well as concurrently transmitting application information of the synchronization module to one or more other user devices,
wherein the one or more other user devices follow the rendering on the user device by retrieving the media content files from the one or more databases and transitioning to the next one of the media content files using the application information of the synchronization module.
2. A method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting the at least one mixed content list to the one or more other user devices, or publishing the at least one mixed content list on one or more social network websites accessible to the one or more other user devices;
determining at least one territory associated with the at least one location-based content list based, at least in part, on the consumption location and route information associated with each media content item in the content list;
determining one or more subsequent consumptions location and route information associated with one or more other content items in the territory; and
modifying the at least one location-based content list with the one or more other content items based, at least in part, on the subsequent consumptions location and route information,
wherein the linking identifiers of media content files are combined into a link vector.
3. A method of claim 2 , further comprising:
determining conquest of the at least one territory based, at least in part, on a determination that subsequent consumptions of the one or more other content items exceed consumptions of the one or more content items within the at least one territory with respect to consumption time durations and consumption routing coverage; and
determining, based on the conquest, an addition of one or more credits to one or more users performing the subsequent consumptions of the one or more other content items,
wherein the linking identifiers of the media content files are uniform resource identifiers.
4. A method of claim 2 , further comprising:
rendering in the map one or more indicators representing the consumptions of the one or more content items, the subsequent consumptions of the one or more other content items, or a combination thereof,
wherein the synchronization module is a beat matching module.
5. A method of claim 4 , wherein one or more characteristics of the one or more indicators are based, at least in part, on respective consumption amounts of the one or more content items, the one or more other content items, or a combination thereof, and
wherein the beat matching module analyzes beats and downbeats of content signals in the media content files and then either applies time stretching to match tempi of the content signals during a transition period, or time-aligns the content signals to match the beats and the downbeats during the transition period.
6. A method of claim 2 , further comprising:
rendering one or more user interface modules; and
determining one or more other interactions among at least one other connecting user interface element and the one or more user interface modules to cause, at least in part, one or more actions with respect to the at least one mixed content list.
7. A method of claim 6 , further comprising:
initiating a transfer of the at least one mixed content list, one or more media files associated with the at least one mixed content list, content information associated with the at least one mixed content list, or a combination thereof to one or more devices, one or more services, or a combination thereof in response to the one or more other interactions.
8. A method of claim 6 , further comprising:
modifying the at least one mixed content list, one or more media files associated with the at least one mixed content list, content information associated with the at least one mixed content list, or a combination thereof in response to the one or more other interactions.
9. A method of claim 6 , further comprising:
rendering one or more input connection components, one or more output connection components, or a combination thereof for interacting with the at least one connecting user interface element, the at least one other connecting user interface element, the at least one location-based content list, the at least one other location-based content list, the at least one mixed content list, the one or more user interface modules, or a combination thereof.
10. A method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more interactions, the one or more other interactions, or a combination thereof includes, at least in part, a connecting of at least one of the one or more input connection components to at least one of the one or more output connection components using the at least one connecting user interface element, the at least one other connecting user interface element, or a combination thereof.
11. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus embedded in a user device to perform at least the following,
initiate a rendering of a user interface depicting at least one location-based content list and at least one other location-based content list at one or more corresponding locations in a map, wherein each respective content list is associated with a respective location, wherein consumption location and route information associated with each media content item in the location-based content list and the at least one other location-based content list is graphically depicted on the map;
receive one or more user interactions with a connecting user interface element to cause, at least in part, a presentation of an association of the at least one location-based content list with the at least one other location-based content list in the map on the user interface, wherein the connecting user interface element is a separate user interface element from the at least one location-based content list and the at least one other location-based content list;
create at least one mixed content list made from the at least one location-based content list and the at least one other location-based content list based, at least in part, on the association, wherein the at least one mixed content list includes linking identifiers of media content files that link to one or more databases; and
retrieve the media content files from the one or more databases using the linking identifiers, while rendering one of the media content files and transitioning to the next one of the media content files by applying a synchronization module as well as concurrently transmitting application information of the synchronization module to one or more other user devices,
wherein the one or more other user devices follow the rendering on the user device by retrieving the media content files from the one or more databases and transitioning to the next one of the media content files using the application information of the synchronization module.
12. An apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine at least one territory associated with the at least one location-based content list based, at least in part, on the consumption location and route information associated with each media content item in the content list;
determine one or more subsequent consumptions location and route information associated with one or more other content items in the territory; and
modify the at least one location-based content list with the one or more other content items based, at least in part, on the subsequent consumptions location and route information.
13. An apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine conquest of the at least one territory based, at least in part, on a determination that subsequent consumptions of the one or more other content items exceed consumptions of the one or more content items within the at least one territory with respect to consumption time durations and consumption routing coverage; and
determine, based on the conquest, an addition of one or more credits to one or more users performing the subsequent consumptions of the one or more other content items.
14. An apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
initiate a rendering in the map one or more indicators representing the consumptions of the one or more content items, the subsequent consumptions of the one or more other content items, or a combination thereof.
15. An apparatus of claim 14 , wherein one or more characteristics of the one or more indicators are based, at least in part, on respective consumption amounts of the one or more content items, the one or more other content items, or a combination thereof.
16. An apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
initiate a rendering of one or more user interface modules; and
determine one or more other interactions among at least one other connecting user interface element and the one or more user interface modules to cause, at least in part, one or more actions with respect to the at least one mixed content list.
17. An apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
initiate a transfer of the at least one mixed content list, one or more media files associated with the at least one mixed content list, content information associated with the at least one mixed content list, or a combination thereof to one or more devices, one or more services, or a combination thereof in response to the one or more other interactions.
18. An apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
modify the at least one mixed content list, one or more media files associated with the at least one mixed content list, content information associated with the at least one mixed content list, or a combination thereof in response to the one or more interactions.
19. An apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
initiate a rendering of one or more input connection components, one or more output connection components, or a combination thereof for interacting with the at least one connecting user interface element, the at least one other connecting user interface element, the at least one location-based content list, the at least one other location-based content list, the at least one mixed content list, the one or more user interface modules, or a combination thereof.
20. An apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the one or more interactions, the one or more other interactions, or a combination thereof includes, at least in part, a connecting of at least one of the one or more input connection components to at least one of the one or more output connection components using the at least one connecting user interface element, the at least one other connecting user interface element, or a combination thereof.