Methods for creating a customized program from a variety of sources
First Claim
1. A method of playing discrete media content segments comprising a) specifying an order of play of media content segments selected from archived media content segments and continuously playing live media content segments, b) specifying specific live media content segments having defined start times, durations and repeat intervals, c) deriving a play sequence based on said order of play which is interrupted to accommodate said specific live media content segments at the start times thereof, and d) using said play sequence to provide a personalized sequence of discrete media content segments.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method and system for defining a personalized sequence of discrete media content segments to be played at particular times. The media content segments are selected from live media content segments and archived media content segments. The method includes specifying an order of play of the media segments; specifying specific live media content segments having defined start times, durations and repeat intervals; and deriving a play sequence. The media content segments may be audio or video content segments. The system in a preferred embodiment is carried out using a series of web pages and the content defined by the sequence is provided to the user over a computer network.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of playing discrete media content segments comprising
a) specifying an order of play of media content segments selected from archived media content segments and continuously playing live media content segments, b) specifying specific live media content segments having defined start times, durations and repeat intervals, c) deriving a play sequence based on said order of play which is interrupted to accommodate said specific live media content segments at the start times thereof, and d) using said play sequence to provide a personalized sequence of discrete media content segments.
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19. A method of identifying audio content and the selective programming thereof to define a personalized sequence of discrete audio segments comprising:
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a) identifying a series of archived audio segments of possible interest to a user, b) identifying a series of live audio segments available at specific times and of a known duration of possible interest to the user, c) forming a basic series of audio segments from at least said archived audio segments for play in a particular manner according to information entered by the user, d) forming an interrupting series of audio segments from at least said live audio segments including timing information for playing of each audio segment, and e) producing an audio signal based on said basic series of audio segments which are interrupted by said interrupting series at the specific times of the audio segments and for the duration thereof.
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29. A system for allowing a user to manage media content available from a host of sources and produce a media signal customized according to user identified criteria, said system comprising:
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a) a first web page interface for identifying media segments of possible interest to the particular user where said media segments include live media segments and archived media segments and selecting therefrom a group of media segments of particular interest to the user, b) a second web page interface allowing the user to select from said group of media segments and form a basic sequence of media segments to be played in a predetermined manner and also allowing the user to select an interrupting series of media segments to be played in a manner to interrupt said basic sequence of media segments at particular times and for the duration thereof and thereafter return to said basic sequence of media segments, and c) a third web page interface to allow the user to play said basic sequence of media segments and said interrupting series of media segments.
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