Technique of generating a composite media stream
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1. A method of providing information, comprising:
- collecting at least two data segments, wherein each data segment is collected from a media stream, and wherein each media stream emanates from a different media source; and
generating a composite media stream by joining together each of the collected data segments.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing information. According to one embodiment of the present invention, at least two data segments are collected. Each data segment is collected from a media stream, and each media stream is located at a different media source. Then, a composite media stream is generated by joining together each of the collected data segments. In another embodiment, the data segment is an audio data segment. The above-described invention has utility for allowing a user/listener to search for an Internet radio station by listening to a composite media stream.
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1. A method of providing information, comprising:
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collecting at least two data segments, wherein each data segment is collected from a media stream, and wherein each media stream emanates from a different media source; and
generating a composite media stream by joining together each of the collected data segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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13. An apparatus for providing information, comprising:
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a computer; and
said computer having a controller that (a) collects at least two data segments, wherein each data segment is collected from a media stream, and wherein each media stream emanates from a different media source, and (b) generates a composite media stream by joining together each of the collected data segments.
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25. An article of manufacture comprising a computer carrier readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps of providing information, comprising:
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collecting at least two data segments, wherein each data segment is collected from a media stream, and wherein each wherein each media stream emanates from a different media source; and
generating a composite media stream by joining together each of the collected data segments.
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