INTERNET RADIO AND INDEXING SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AUDIO CONTENT PROVIDERS AND SUBSCRIBERS
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1. An on-line system that coordinates the transmission of audio signals between a plurality of audio content providers and a plurality of listeners, comprising:
- a web server coupled to a wide area network;
a network appliance server coupled to said wide area network;
a private network coupled to said web server and said network appliance server;
a profile server coupled to said private network; and
said profile server including a content provider database including a plurality of entries with each entry pertaining to an on-line audio content provider and each entry includes a content provider identifier and an on-line address corresponding to the on-line audio content provider.
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Abstract
An on-line audio indexing network facilitates listeners to communicate with on-line audio content providers. Preferably, the on-line audio content providers are Internet audio broadcasters and the on-line audio indexing network, listeners and audio content providers are coupled via the Internet. To listen to audio broadcasts, the listeners communicate with the on-line audio content providers and the indexing network via audio appliances, rather than standard personal computers.
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31 Claims
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1. An on-line system that coordinates the transmission of audio signals between a plurality of audio content providers and a plurality of listeners, comprising:
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a web server coupled to a wide area network; a network appliance server coupled to said wide area network; a private network coupled to said web server and said network appliance server; a profile server coupled to said private network; and said profile server including a content provider database including a plurality of entries with each entry pertaining to an on-line audio content provider and each entry includes a content provider identifier and an on-line address corresponding to the on-line audio content provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of indexing a plurality of on-line audio content providers to facilitate communication between a plurality of listeners and the plurality of on-line audio content providers, comprising:
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(a)registering each on-line audio content provider into an on-line system; (b)registering each listener into the on-line system; and (c)generating an appliance profile of audio content providers for each listener corresponding to an audio appliance. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A network audio appliance configured to couple to an on-line audio indexing network, said network audio appliance comprising:
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a CPU; volatile memory coupled to said CPU; non-volatile memory coupled to said CPU; a network interface coupled to said CPU; and an input control device coupled to said CPU; wherein said non-volatile memory stores an appliance profile downloaded from an on-line indexing network, said appliance profile containing a plurality of indices to a plurality of on-line audio content providers. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An on-line system that coordinates the transmission of media signals between a plurality of content providers and a plurality of subscribers to said on-line system, comprising:
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a web server coupled to a wide area network; a network appliance server coupled to said wide area network; a profile server coupled to said private network; and said profile server including a content provider database including a plurality of entries with each entry pertaining to an on-line content provider and each entry includes a content provider identifier and an on-line address corresponding to the on-line content provider.
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