Limited and combined podcast subscriptions
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a first request from a user, the first request requesting creation of a customized subscription that contains user-selected episodes from at least one feed;
creating the customized subscription; and
in response to second requests, received after the first request, to access the customized subscription, transmitting information identifying the user-selected episodes from the at least one feed, wherein at least one user-selected episode was not available from the at least one feed when the first request was received.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a computerized system and method for managing subscriptions to podcasts or other feeds so that the user obtains only selected episodes from only selected podcasts. In the system, a user selects one or more podcast feeds from those available and further selects one or more filter criteria. Then, as new episodes are added to the selected podcast feeds, the system compares the new episodes against the filter criteria. Episodes conforming to the filter criteria are then presented to the user while the user is not alerted to episodes that do not conform to the filter criteria. The system may create a derivative feed on a local or remote computing system to which is copied only the episode identification information that conforms to the filter criteria. The system can then have the user'"'"'s device subscribe to derivative feed, thus requiring no change of the user'"'"'s podcasting software.
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32 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a first request from a user, the first request requesting creation of a customized subscription that contains user-selected episodes from at least one feed;
creating the customized subscription; and
in response to second requests, received after the first request, to access the customized subscription, transmitting information identifying the user-selected episodes from the at least one feed, wherein at least one user-selected episode was not available from the at least one feed when the first request was received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a plurality of first feeds from a user;
receiving a selection of at least one criterion from the user;
receiving a selection of a name to be associated with the plurality of first feeds and the at least one criterion; and
alerting the user of episodes of the plurality of first feeds that meet the at least one criterion, after receiving the selections and as the episodes that meet the at least one criterion become available over a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing to a user only episodes of feeds of interest to the user comprising:
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a subscription management system adapted to receive user selections of at least one feed and at least one filter criteria; and
a customized subscription created by the subscription management system in response to the user selections, the customized subscription when accessed by the user provides information concerning only the episodes of the at least one feed that meet the at least one filter criteria. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A graphical user interface for creating a customized subscription comprising:
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a first user-selectable interface element for selecting one or more root feeds;
a second interface element for inputting at least one filter criterion for screening episodes of the root feeds;
a third interface element for inputting a name of the customized subscription; and
a fourth interface element that, upon selection by a user, causes the customized subscription to be created, the customized subscription containing one or more episodes of the one or more root feeds that conform to the at least one filter criterion. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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