Internet radio device and system
First Claim
1. A method of payment for audio content received by an Internet radio device wherein:
- content is requested by a user of the device;
the requested content is included into a process of message assembly where the content is divided into portions, and a value is established for each portion of the content;
a payment message is attached to each portion of the content, the payment message representing a value at least equal to the value of each respective portion of content;
the payment message being at least one of an advertising message and a fee message;
the payment message and attached portion of content comprising an assembled message, a plurality of assembled messages being sent sequentially to the device;
a sequence of at least the portions of content being made audible to the user by the device;
a user account records a cost for a total value of the portions of content that are delivered.
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Abstract
A method of accounting and payment for audio content played on a user device such as an Internet radio. Requested content is included in a process of message assembly where the content is divided into portions. The portions of content are attached to payment messages, where the value of a payment message and the value of its attached portion of content are similar. The payment message may be either a fee message or an advertising message. The fee message is deducted against a user account in proportion to the value of content that is delivered to the device. This account is credited by subscription payments. The advertising messages are credited to the account in lieu of subscription payments. The user may operate a selecting element of the device to opt for either of advertising or fee messages, thus choosing in real time which type of payment to use for currently playing content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of payment for audio content received by an Internet radio device wherein:
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content is requested by a user of the device;
the requested content is included into a process of message assembly where the content is divided into portions, and a value is established for each portion of the content;
a payment message is attached to each portion of the content, the payment message representing a value at least equal to the value of each respective portion of content;
the payment message being at least one of an advertising message and a fee message;
the payment message and attached portion of content comprising an assembled message, a plurality of assembled messages being sent sequentially to the device;
a sequence of at least the portions of content being made audible to the user by the device;
a user account records a cost for a total value of the portions of content that are delivered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of payment for audio content received by an Internet radio device wherein:
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the content is delivered by a service provider to the device;
the device includes a selecting element which determines a type of payment that is used to pay for content that is delivered to the device;
the type of payment includes at least one of advertising accompanying the content, and a fee paid to the service provider;
the selecting element operates concurrently with the delivery of content whereby the user is enabled to select the type of payment to be used for content that is delivered after the selecting element is operated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of payment for audio content received by an Internet radio device wherein:
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the content is delivered by a service provider to the device;
the device includes a selecting element which determines a type of payment that is used to pay for content that is delivered to the device;
the type of payment includes at least one of advertising accompanying the content, and a fee paid to the service provider;
the delivered content is included into a process of message assembly where the content is divided into portions, and a value is established for each portion of the content;
a payment message is attached to each portion of the content, the payment message being at least one of an advertising message and a fee message;
the payment message and attached portion of content comprising an assembled message, a plurality of assembled messages being sent sequentially to the device;
a sequence of at least the portions of content being made audible to the user by the device;
a user account records a cost for a value of the portions of content that are delivered;
the selecting element determining which type of payment message is attached to each portion of content. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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