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Method and apparatus for entertainment and information services delivered via mobile telecommunication devices

  • US 20040148638A1
  • Filed: 10/09/2003
  • Published: 07/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a communication network;

    a station communicatively linked to the communication network, the station having an output and an interface; and

    a head-end having at least one database configured to store programs including an audio content, the head-end configured to receive a request from the station via the communication network for a desired one of the programs, the head-end configured to verify the request by determining an identification, transmitting a first portion of the desired program to the station via the communication network based upon the request verification, and recording an association between the identification and the desired program, the head-end configured to suspend transmission of a second portion of the program based upon detection of an indication to suspend transmission, the head-end configured to transmit the second portion of the program based upon detection of an indication to resume transmission and based upon stored bookmark data indicating starting location in the program of the second portion.

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