Digital music jukebox

• US 20040158860A1
• Filed: 02/07/2003
• Published: 08/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Crow, William M.
• Application Number:
  US10/360,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20040158860A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8352 involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A music content delivery service utilizes a broadcast medium to provide the hardware and infrastructure that is used for digital television services. The service permits the digital music content to be segregated, stored and/or played back on one or more client systems in various forms, such as personalized streaming music content or a creation of a personalized music jukebox.

Claims

1. A method for processing digital music content by a set-top box configured to receive broadcast television programming comprising the steps of:

receiving broadcast music content via the same broadcast media as the television programming;

receiving one or more user preferences provided a user;

filtering the received broadcast music content in accordance with the user preferences;

playing back the filtered broadcast music content; and

presenting a user interface concerning the playing digital music content on a video display.

2. The invention as in claim 1 wherein the user preferences relate to a music genre.

3. The invention as in claim 1 wherein the user preferences relate to an artist.

4. The invention as in claim 2 further including the steps of:

receiving a plurality of commercial offerings relating to the broadcast digital music content;

filtering the commercial offerings in accordance with the received user preferences; and

presenting information concerning the commercial offering on the video display.

5. The invention as in claim 4 wherein the video display is a television receiver.

6. A Digital Music Jukebox implemented as a computer program product capable of executing on a processor-based device as a method that performs the following steps:

receiving a plurality of broadcast music programs, each of the plurality of television programs including a tagged ID;

receiving one or more user preferences concerning a particular criteria for selecting the broadcast music programs;

filtering the received broadcast music programs in accordance with the particular criteria;

storing the filtered music content;

presenting, on a video display, a listing including a series of visual cues based on the tagged IDs, each of the visual cues corresponding to a currently available music offering stored on the client system storage media;

7. A method for playing back music content provided to a client system as a broadcast stream comprising the steps of:

receiving a digital music content stream via a broadcast media, the digital music content stream including a plurality of music titles each including an associated tagged identifier;

receiving user preferences according to a criteria;

storing a subset of the received digital music content stream on a storage media; and

presenting the subset of digital music content.

8. The invention as in claim 7 wherein the digital music content stream is received via a digital broadcast satellite network.

9. The invention as in claim 8 further including presenting an indication of the currently playing music title.

10. The invention as in claim 7 further including the steps of:

receiving a plurality of commercial offerings relating to the broadcast digital music content;

filtering the commercial offerings in accordance with the received user preferences; and

presenting information concerning the commercial offering on the video display.

11. A method for creating a personalized music collection provided to a client system comprising the steps of:

receiving digital music content via a broadcast media, the digital music content including a plurality of music titles each including an associated tagged identifier;

receiving user selections of one or more of the music titles;

storing the selections on a storage media; and

presenting a listing of the stored digital music content.

12. The invention as in claim 11 wherein the digital music content stream is received via a digital broadcast satellite network.

13. The invention as in claim 12 further including presenting an indication of the currently playing music title.

14. The invention as in claim 11 further including the steps of:

receiving a plurality of commercial offerings relating to the broadcast digital music content;

filtering the commercial offerings in accordance with the received user preferences; and

presenting information concerning the commercial offering on the video display.