System and method for aggregating, delivering and sharing audio content
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1. A podcast content aggregation, delivery and sharing system, comprising:
- one or more client devices;
a podcast unit periodically coupled to the client devices over a communications path wherein the podcast unit further comprises a storage unit containing a plurality of podcasts, an aggregating unit that gathers a podcast episode and stores it in the storage unit, a podcast management unit that manages the podcasts for users of the client devices based on a set of podcast preferences of each user, an advertisement unit that determines whether to place accompany the podcast with an advertisement for a podcast destined for a particular client device based on a set of statistics associated with the client device;
a podcast delivery unit that is capable of delivering the podcasts contained in the storage unit and the advertisements accompanying the podcast for the particular client device to the particular client device based on the set of podcast preferences of the particular user of the client device using the communications path; and
wherein each client device is able to play the podcasts downloaded from the podcast unit.
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Abstract
A digital audio content aggregation, delivery and sharing system and method are provided. The system and method delivers high-quality personalized digital audio directly to mobile handsets. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the digital audio content may be podcasts. The system also provides a unique way to monetize audio content that benefits consumers, podcasters, mobile network operators, brands and advertisers. The system empowers a consumer to easily find, filter, store, organize, listen, and recommend audio content distributed across the Internet as podcasts. The system organizes the digital audio content by topic.
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1. A podcast content aggregation, delivery and sharing system, comprising:
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one or more client devices;
a podcast unit periodically coupled to the client devices over a communications path wherein the podcast unit further comprises a storage unit containing a plurality of podcasts, an aggregating unit that gathers a podcast episode and stores it in the storage unit, a podcast management unit that manages the podcasts for users of the client devices based on a set of podcast preferences of each user, an advertisement unit that determines whether to place accompany the podcast with an advertisement for a podcast destined for a particular client device based on a set of statistics associated with the client device;
a podcast delivery unit that is capable of delivering the podcasts contained in the storage unit and the advertisements accompanying the podcast for the particular client device to the particular client device based on the set of podcast preferences of the particular user of the client device using the communications path; and
wherein each client device is able to play the podcasts downloaded from the podcast unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A podcast unit periodically coupled to the client devices over a communications path for content aggregation, delivery and sharing, the podcast unit comprising:
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a storage unit containing a plurality of podcasts;
an aggregating unit that gathers a podcast episode and stores it in the storage unit;
a podcast management unit that manages the podcasts for users of the client devices based on a set of podcast preferences of each user;
an advertisement unit that determines whether to place accompany the podcast with an advertisement for a podcast destined for a particular client device based on a set of statistics associated with the client device; and
a podcast delivery unit that is capable of delivering the podcasts contained in the storage unit and the advertisements accompanying the podcast for the particular client device to the particular client device based on the set of podcast preferences of the particular user of the client device using the communications path. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A podcast content aggregation, delivery and sharing method between a podcast unit and one or more client devices wherein the podcast unit periodically coupled to the client devices over a communications path, the method comprising:
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gathering a plurality of podcast episodes;
managing the podcasts for users of the client devices based on a set of podcast preferences of each user;
determining whether to place accompany the podcast with an advertisement for a podcast destined for a particular client device based on a set of statistics associated with the client device; and
delivering the podcasts and the advertisements accompanying the podcast for the particular client device to the particular client device based on the set of podcast preferences of the particular user of the client device using the communications path. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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