Graph-based music recommendation and dynamic media work micro-licensing systems and methods
View Patent ↗Provided herein are systems and methods for generating a set of recommended media works based on an identified seed media work. The seed media work is used to identify a set of co-occurring media works, which are defined as media works that have been intentionally interacted with within a predetermined time window as the seed media work by a single user. After the co-occurrence set is created, it is ranked and filtered. Media works identified in the co-occurrence set may then be selected based on their ranking.
1. A system useful in facilitating providing media interaction services with respect to digital copies of media works, the system comprising:
a data store containing at least:
user account data relating to a user account, including a user account identifier corresponding to said user account, a current user entitlement level for said user account, and a current media interaction credit balance for said user account; and
media work interaction data relating to a media work interaction, said media work interaction data including a media work interaction identifier corresponding to said media work interaction, a minimum user entitlement level associated with said media work interaction and a discrete-entitlement definition associated with said media work interaction; and
a server computer including:
a computer processing unit;
a network interface in data communication with said computer processing unit and said data store; and
memory in data communication with said computer processing unit and containing executable instructions for causing said computer processing unit to perform a first method comprising:
obtaining a media work interaction request, said media work interaction request including said user account identifier and said media work interaction identifier, wherein said media work interaction request includes a media work identifier associated with a media work and said media work interaction relates to providing a set of media work identifiers associated with media works that co-occur with said media work;
obtaining said current user entitlement level for said user account and said minimum user entitlement level for said media work interaction;
comparing said current user entitlement level for said user account to said minimum user entitlement level for said media work interaction;
determining said current user entitlement level for said user account is insufficient to authorize said media work interaction request;
obtaining said discrete-entitlement definition for said media work interaction;
determining a media work interaction cost associated with said media work interaction request, said media work interaction cost being dependent on said discrete-entitlement definition for said media work interaction;
providing a media work interaction response to said media work interaction request, said media work interaction response including at least said media work interaction cost;
obtaining an affirmative response to said media work interaction response;
deducting said media work interaction cost from said current media interaction credit balance for said user account;
identifying a first media work data record in said data store, said first media work data record being associated with said media work identifier;
identifying a plurality interaction instances between said first media work data record and a plurality of user session data records, including a first interaction instance between said first media work data record and a first user session data record, said first interaction instance occurring at a first time;
identifying a second interaction instance, said second interaction instance being between said first user session data record and a second media work data record, said second interaction instance occurring at a second time and said second media work data record being associated with a second media work identifier;
obtaining a determination that a temporal difference between said first time and said second time is less than a threshold temporal value;
including said second media work identifier in said set of media work identifiers; and
providing said set of media work identifiers.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a client device in data communication with said server computer via a computer network and including:
a client-computer processing unit;
a client-network interface in data communication with said client-computer processing unit; and
client-memory in data communication with said client-computer processing unit and containing executable instructions for causing said client-computer processing unit to:
perform said media work interaction;
implement a non-technical restriction selectively preventing said client-computer processing unit from performing said media work interaction; and
perform a second method comprising:
providing said media work interaction request;
obtaining said media work interaction response;
providing said affirmative response to said media work interaction response; and
disabling said non-technical restriction, thereby permitting said client-computer processing unit to perform said media work interaction.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said current user entitlement level for said user account is associated with an advertisement-supported set of media interaction services and said minimum user entitlement level for said media work interaction is associated with a subscription-supported set of media interaction services.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein said subscription-supported set of media interaction services is associated with a periodic subscription cost and said media work interaction cost is at least a factor of ten less than said periodic subscription cost.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein said media work interaction response acts an offer to enter into a micro-license agreement and said affirmative response to said media work interaction response acts as a notification of acceptance of said offer.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein said media work interaction relates to rendering a media work on a client device.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein said discrete-entitlement definition for said media work interaction includes a temporal duration for said media work interaction, said media work interaction response includes said temporal duration, said media work interaction relates to authorizing a client device to render a media work during a period of said temporal duration, and said affirmative response to said media work interaction response includes a starting time of said period of said temporal duration.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein said media work interaction relates to rendering a plurality of media works on a client device.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein said media work interaction relates to rendering said plurality of media works on said client device without advertisements.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein said media work interaction relates to rendering said plurality of media works on said client device without advertisements for a period of time.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein said discrete-entitlement definition for said media work interaction includes a temporal duration corresponding to said period of time, said media work interaction response includes said temporal duration, and said affirmative response to said media work interaction response includes a starting time of said temporal duration.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein said media work interaction relates to removing a media work identifier from a set of media work identifiers.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein said discrete-entitlement definition for said media work interaction includes a temporal duration for said media work interaction and said media work interaction response includes said temporal duration.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein said media work interaction request includes a media work identifier associated with a media work and said media work interaction relates to providing a location of a renderable copy of said media work on a computer network.
15. A method performed by at least one computer processing unit, the method comprising:
obtaining a media work interaction request, said media work interaction request including a user account identifier and a media work interaction identifier associated with a media work interaction;
obtaining a current user entitlement level for a user account and a minimum user entitlement level for said media work interaction;
comparing said current user entitlement level for said user account to said minimum user entitlement level for said media work interaction;
determining said current user entitlement level for said user account is insufficient to authorize said media work interaction request, wherein said media work interaction request includes a media work identifier associated with a media work and said media work interaction relates to providing a set of media work identifiers associated with media works that co-occur with said media work;
obtaining a discrete-entitlement definition associated with said media work interaction;
determining a media work interaction cost associated with said media work interaction request, said media work interaction cost being dependent on said discrete-entitlement definition for said media work interaction;
providing a media work interaction response to said media work interaction request, said media work interaction response including at least said media work interaction cost;
obtaining an affirmative response to said media work interaction response;
deducting said media work interaction cost from a current media interaction credit balance associated with said user account;
identifying a first media work data record in a data store, said first media work data record being associated with said media work identifier;
identifying a plurality interaction instances between said first media work data record and a plurality of user session data records, including a first interaction instance between said first media work data record and a first user session data record, said first interaction instance occurring at a first time;
identifying a second interaction instance, said second interaction instance being between said first user session data record and a second media work data record, said second interaction instance occurring at a second time and said second media work data record being associated with a second media work identifier;
obtaining a determination that a temporal difference between said first time and said second time is less than a threshold temporal value;
including said second media work identifier in said set of media work identifiers; and
providing said set of media work identifiers.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the steps of claim 15 are performed by a first computer processing unit and the method further comprises:
providing said media work interaction request;
obtaining said media work interaction response;
providing said affirmative response to said media work interaction response; and
disabling a non-technical restriction, thereby permitting a second computer processing unit to perform said media work interaction; and
wherein the steps of the present claim are performed by said second computer processing unit.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein said current user entitlement level for said user account is associated with an advertisement-supported set of media interaction services and said minimum user entitlement level for said media work interaction is associated with a subscription-supported set of media interaction services.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein said subscription-supported set of media interaction services is associated with a periodic subscription cost and said media work interaction cost is at least a factor of ten less than said periodic subscription cost.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein said media work interaction response acts an offer to enter into a micro-license agreement and said affirmative response to said media work interaction response acts as a notification of acceptance of said offer.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein said current user entitlement level for said user account is associated with a first geographic region and said minimum user entitlement level for said media work interaction is associated with a second geographic region.
21. The method of claim 15 , wherein said media work interaction relates to rendering a media work on a client device.
22. The method of claim 15 , wherein said discrete-entitlement definition for said media work interaction includes a temporal duration for said media work interaction, said media work interaction response includes said temporal duration, said media work interaction relates to authorizing a client device to render a media work for during a period of said temporal duration, and said affirmative response to said media work interaction response includes a starting time of said period of said temporal duration.
23. The method of claim 15 , wherein said media work interaction relates to rendering a plurality of media works on a client device.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein said media work interaction relates to rendering said plurality of media works on said client device without advertisements.
25. The method of claim 24 , wherein said media work interaction relates to rendering said plurality of media works on said client device without advertisements for a period of time.
26. The method of claim 25 , wherein said discrete-entitlement definition for said media work interaction includes a temporal duration corresponding to said period of time, said media work interaction response includes said temporal duration, and said affirmative response to said media work interaction response includes a starting time of said temporal duration.
27. The method of claim 15 , wherein said media work interaction relates to removing a media work identifier from a set of media work identifiers.
28. The method of claim 15 , wherein said discrete-entitlement definition for said media work interaction includes a temporal duration for said media work interaction and said media work interaction response includes said temporal duration.
29. The method of claim 15 , wherein said media work interaction request includes a media work identifier associated with a media work and said media work interaction relates to providing a location of a renderable copy of said media work on a computer network.