Personalized Audio System and Method
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1. A method for playing recordings for a user of a player device, the method comprising:
- storing a collection of one or more recordings in a storage unit of the player device;
receiving through a user interface of the player device input from the user, wherein the input indicates that the user desires to have the player device play recordings for the user; and
in response to receiving the input;
automatically selecting a recording based on preference information related to a preference of the user, the preference information being stored in the player device;
determining whether the selected recording is included in said collection of recordings;
retrieving the recording from the storage unit if a determination is made that the recording is included in said collection of recordings;
retrieving the recording from a server that is remote from the player device if a determination is made that the recording is not stored in said collection of recordings; and
playing the recording for the user, whereinthe steps of selecting the recording and determining whether the selected recording is included in said collection of recordings occur after receiving said input from the user.
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Abstract
A personalized audio system and method that overcomes many of the broadcast-type disadvantages associated with conventional radio stations.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for playing recordings for a user of a player device, the method comprising:
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storing a collection of one or more recordings in a storage unit of the player device; receiving through a user interface of the player device input from the user, wherein the input indicates that the user desires to have the player device play recordings for the user; and in response to receiving the input; automatically selecting a recording based on preference information related to a preference of the user, the preference information being stored in the player device; determining whether the selected recording is included in said collection of recordings; retrieving the recording from the storage unit if a determination is made that the recording is included in said collection of recordings; retrieving the recording from a server that is remote from the player device if a determination is made that the recording is not stored in said collection of recordings; and playing the recording for the user, wherein the steps of selecting the recording and determining whether the selected recording is included in said collection of recordings occur after receiving said input from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing personalized content, comprising:
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a user interface for displaying one or more station names and for receiving input from a user of the system; a storage device storing a collection of recordings; and a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to; receive via the user interface input from the user indicating that the user desires to listen to a selected station, the selected station having a profile created or modified by a user of the system; select a recording based on the profile of the selected station after receiving said input that indicates that the user desires to listen to a selected station; determine whether the selected recording is included in the collection after selecting the recording; retrieve the recording from the storage device and play the recording for the user in response to determining that the recording is included in the collection; and retrieve the recording from a server in response to determining that the recording is not included in the collection and play the recording for the user after retrieving the recording from the server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for playing recordings for a user of a player device, the method comprising:
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(a) displaying on a display of the player device a list of stations, each station being associated with preference information related to a preference of the user; (b) receiving input from the user indicating that the user desires to listen to a selected one of the listed stations; (c) selecting a recording based on the preference information associated with the selected station after receiving said input; (d) after selecting the recording, retrieving the recording from a server remote from the player device if the recording is not included in a collection of recordings stored in the player device; (e) playing the recording for the user after retrieving the recording from the server; and (f) repeating steps (c)-(e) one or more times, wherein for each recording played in step (e), no information about the artist(s) who created the recording is provide to the user until (1) such time as the recording is played for the user or (2) a point in time immediately prior to the playing of the sound recording - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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