System and method for client-initiated playlist shuffle in a media content environment

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PATENT NO 10659504
APP PUB NO 20170244770A1
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15048654

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In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for client-initiated playlist shuffle in a media content environment. A shuffle logic is configured to provide a shuffle order for a plurality of media content items, including associating each media content item with a placement interval within which the media content item can be placed, and a weight that determines the average position of the placement interval; associating each media content item with a random value that indicates a random offset or position within its placement interval; calculating an ordering score for each media content item based on its weight plus its random offset into its placement interval; collecting indications for the plurality of media content item that reflect their ordering scores; and placing the plurality of media content items into the shuffle order, for subsequent playback by a media device.

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SPOTIFY ABREGERINGSGATAN 19 STOCKHOLM SE-111 53

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Eckerdal, Per Stockholm, SE 13 294
Polacek, Lukas Zurich, CH 4 72

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