System and method for caching data
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in association with an Internet network and one or more servers, the apparatus comprising:
- a cellular telephone electronic device configured to send a request via the Internet network to the one or more servers for at least one service, the at least one service comprising providing streaming media content;
the streaming media content including a plurality of songs belonging to at least one genre corresponding to at least one station;
the at least one station being from a plurality of stations that correspond, at least in part, to genres; and
the cellular telephone electronic device also being configured to request that the one or more servers provide other media content for delivery via the Internet network, the other media content having been selected for purchase based upon results of a search query issued to the one or more servers;
wherein;
the streaming media content is to be provided via wireless communication to the cellular telephone electronic device;
the one or more servers are configured to permit playback of at least one song of the plurality of songs to be skipped in response to user request;
the cellular telephone electronic device comprises storage that comprises flash memory;
the storage stores client device instructions that are executable by a processor of the cellular telephone electronic device;
the instructions when executed by the processor of the cellular telephone electronic device result in the cellular telephone electronic device being configured to enforce, at least in part, Digital Rights Management (DRM) policy with respect to downloadable media content, the downloadable media content to be downloaded, at least in part, from the one or more servers and to be stored, at least in part, in the storage, the DRM policy permitting playing of the downloadable media content by the cellular telephone electronic device while a subscription associated with the cellular telephone electronic device exists;
the cellular telephone electronic device comprises a wireless interface and antenna for use in the wireless communication;
when the cellular telephone electronic device is in operation, the cellular telephone electronic device comprises a user interface that is configured to;
receive at least one user input that requests that the cellular telephone electronic device display, at least in part, at least one radio station listing;
receive at least one user selection for playing at the cellular telephone electronic device of at least one selected radio station from the listing;
when the cellular telephone electronic device is in the operation, the cellular telephone electronic device is configured to store radio station stream media content of the at least one selected radio station, received from the one or more servers, for playing at the cellular telephone electronic device when connection with the one or more servers via the Internet is absent;
wherein when the one or more servers are in operation, the one or more servers receive configuration-related information generated via an application executed by a remote computer, the configuration-related information being provided, via the wireless communication, from the one or more servers to a device application executed by the cellular telephone electronic device, the configuration-related information being used in remotely configuring, at least in part, the cellular telephone electronic device for use with the one or more servers.
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Abstract
A method of obtaining radio content from a remote electronic device for a user electronic device includes transmitting a request for radio media content to a first remote electronic device via a network. Radio media content that includes a plurality of media data files is received via the network. The received plurality of media data files are stored in a storage device of the user electronic device. A radio playlist that defines a rendering sequence for the plurality of media data files is requested. In response to the request for the radio playlist, the radio playlist is received. The radio playlist is processed in the user electronic device to enable the stored plurality of media data files to be rendered on the user electronic device in accordance with the radio playlist.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in association with an Internet network and one or more servers, the apparatus comprising:
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a cellular telephone electronic device configured to send a request via the Internet network to the one or more servers for at least one service, the at least one service comprising providing streaming media content; the streaming media content including a plurality of songs belonging to at least one genre corresponding to at least one station; the at least one station being from a plurality of stations that correspond, at least in part, to genres; and the cellular telephone electronic device also being configured to request that the one or more servers provide other media content for delivery via the Internet network, the other media content having been selected for purchase based upon results of a search query issued to the one or more servers; wherein; the streaming media content is to be provided via wireless communication to the cellular telephone electronic device; the one or more servers are configured to permit playback of at least one song of the plurality of songs to be skipped in response to user request; the cellular telephone electronic device comprises storage that comprises flash memory; the storage stores client device instructions that are executable by a processor of the cellular telephone electronic device; the instructions when executed by the processor of the cellular telephone electronic device result in the cellular telephone electronic device being configured to enforce, at least in part, Digital Rights Management (DRM) policy with respect to downloadable media content, the downloadable media content to be downloaded, at least in part, from the one or more servers and to be stored, at least in part, in the storage, the DRM policy permitting playing of the downloadable media content by the cellular telephone electronic device while a subscription associated with the cellular telephone electronic device exists; the cellular telephone electronic device comprises a wireless interface and antenna for use in the wireless communication; when the cellular telephone electronic device is in operation, the cellular telephone electronic device comprises a user interface that is configured to; receive at least one user input that requests that the cellular telephone electronic device display, at least in part, at least one radio station listing; receive at least one user selection for playing at the cellular telephone electronic device of at least one selected radio station from the listing; when the cellular telephone electronic device is in the operation, the cellular telephone electronic device is configured to store radio station stream media content of the at least one selected radio station, received from the one or more servers, for playing at the cellular telephone electronic device when connection with the one or more servers via the Internet is absent; wherein when the one or more servers are in operation, the one or more servers receive configuration-related information generated via an application executed by a remote computer, the configuration-related information being provided, via the wireless communication, from the one or more servers to a device application executed by the cellular telephone electronic device, the configuration-related information being used in remotely configuring, at least in part, the cellular telephone electronic device for use with the one or more servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more non-transitory storage media storing program instructions that, when executed, by a machine result in performance of operations comprising:
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sending, from a cellular telephone electronic device, via an Internet network, a request to one or more servers for at least one service, the at least one service comprising providing streaming media content; the streaming media content including a plurality of songs belonging to at least one genre corresponding to at least one station; the at least one station being from a plurality of stations that correspond, at least in part, to genres; and requesting, by the cellular telephone electronic device, that the one or more servers provide other media content for delivery via the Internet network, the other media content having been selected for purchase based upon results of a search query issued to the one or more servers; wherein; the streaming media content is provided via wireless communication to the cellular telephone electronic device; the one or more servers permit playback of at least one song of the plurality of songs to be skipped in response to user request; the program instructions include client device instructions stored in the cellular telephone electronic device that are executable by a processor of the cellular telephone electronic device; the client device instructions when executed by the processor of the cellular telephone electronic device result in the cellular telephone electronic device being configured to enforce, at least in part, Digital Rights Management (DRM) policy with respect to downloadable media content, the downloadable media content to be downloaded, at least in part, from the one or more servers and to be stored, at least in part, in the storage, the DRM policy permitting playing of the downloadable media content by the cellular telephone electronic device while a subscription associated with the cellular telephone electronic device exists; when the cellular telephone electronic device is in operation, the cellular telephone electronic device comprises a user interface that is configured to; receive at least one user input that requests that the cellular telephone electronic device display, at least in part, at least one radio station listing; receive at least one user selection for playing at the cellular telephone electronic device of at least one selected radio station from the listing; when the cellular telephone electronic device is in the operation, the cellular telephone electronic device is configured to store radio station stream media content of the at least one selected radio station, received from the one or more servers, for playing at the cellular telephone electronic device when connection with the one or more servers via the Internet is absent; wherein when the one or more servers are in operation, the one or more servers receive configuration-related information generated via an application executed by a remote computer, the configuration-related information being provided, via the wireless communication, from the one or more servers to a device application executed by the cellular telephone electronic device, the configuration-related information being used in remotely configuring, at least in part, the cellular telephone electronic device for use with the one or more servers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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