Method and apparatus for programmatically generating audio file playlists

Collect audio file playlists into a playlist database

400

i

Generate an N-gram statistical model of the audio file playlists in the playlist database 402

i

Determine an initial ordered sequence of one or more audio files from user input 404

i

Determine an ordered sequence of one or more other audio files from the N-gram statistical model using the initial ordered sequence of one or more audio files

406

i

Return the ordered sequence of one or more other audio files as a new playlist 408

FIG. 7