SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER LOGGING OF AUDIO AND VIDEO BROADCAST CONTENT

• US 20070100766A1
• Filed: 11/01/2006
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jump Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Jump Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Healy, Tom, Lam, Norton, Freund, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,239,327 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/59
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A system and method for a user to log broadcast content at the time of the broadcast by selecting the content source on a device, the device having been configured to send the user'"'"'s selection, date and timestamp, and a unique identification to a content server. The content server obtains a playlist of broadcast content from the content source, and uses the information from the user device to identify on the playlist the specific content selected by the user. The content server delivers the specific content to the user, by electronic mail or via a web page, together with associated content.

Claims

1. A system for user logging of broadcast content, comprising:

a content server for obtaining a playlist from each of one or more content sources, each content source broadcasting content as described in the corresponding playlist;

a user device for connecting to the content server;

an application installed on the user device, the application enabling the user to select one of said content sources and communicate a date and time of said selection to the content server;

means for the content server to identify from the playlist for the selected content source and the communicated date and time of said selection a specific content being broadcast by the content source at the date and time of selection.

2. A system as in claim 1, wherein the application enables the user to assign each of one or more content sources to a unique selection action on the user device.

3. A system as in claim 1, further comprising means for the content server to deliver to the user the specific content corresponding to the selected content source and the communicated date and time of said selection.

4. A system as in claim 3, further comprising means for assigning a unique ID to the user device, the unique ID enabling the content server to deliver specific content to the user.

5. A system as in claim 3, wherein the specific content delivered is a playlist entry from a programming schedule.

6. A system as in claim 3, wherein the content server delivers to the user associated content as well as specific content.

7. A system as in claim 6, wherein the associated content delivered to the user is a product purchase link.

8. A system as in claim 7, wherein the product purchase link is obtained by the content server from an advertiser.

9. A system as in claim 3, wherein the delivery means of the content server is an electronic mail message.

10. A system as in claim 3, wherein the delivery means of the content server is an Internet web page.

11. A system as in claim 1, wherein the user device is a mobile telephone.

12. A method for logging broadcast content selected by a user, comprising:

obtaining a playlist from each of one or more content sources, each content source broadcasting content as described in the corresponding playlist;

storing the playlist in a database controlled by a content server;

receiving from a user device a selection of one of said content sources and a date and time of said selection;

identifying from the playlist for the selected content source and the communicated date and time of said selection a specific content being broadcast by the content source at the date and time of selection.

13. A method as in claim 12, wherein an application installed on the user device enables the user to assign each of one or more content sources to a unique selection action.

14. A method as in claim 12, further comprising delivering to the user the specific content corresponding to the selected content source and the communicated date and time of said selection.

15. A method as in claim 14, further comprising assigning a unique ID to the user device, the unique ID enabling the content server to deliver specific content to the user.

16. A method as in claim 14, wherein the specific content delivered is a playlist entry from a programming schedule.

17. A method as in claim 14, wherein the content server delivers to the user associated content as well as specific content.

18. A method as in claim 17, wherein the associated content delivered to the user is a product purchase link.

19. A method as in claim 18, wherein the product purchase link is obtained from an advertiser.

20. A method as in claim 14, wherein an electronic mail message is used to deliver specific content to the user.

21. A method as in claim 14, wherein an Internet web page is used to deliver specific content to the user.

22. A method as in claim 12, wherein the user device is a mobile telephone.