ONLINE PLAYBACK SYSTEM WITH COMMUNITY BIAS
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Abstract
A method for entertaining individuals according to a community having similar tastes. Information derived from user accounts form the basis of a community and collateral preferences allow other subscribing individuals to enjoy the benefit of wider-ranging tastes according to the preferences expressed by the other members of the community. Additionally, assuming that individuals sharing one preference in common may be likely to share others, the present method allows those who choose to listen to the “fan station” the ability to enjoy similar music or other data streams according to preferences expressed by the fan community as a whole.
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25 Claims
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7. A method comprising:
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determining a member community, members of the community are determined to have at least one data stream content preference in common; and defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in the individual data stream in accordance with data stream content preferences of the determined member community. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
at least one server configured for; determining a member community, members of the community are determined to have at least one data stream content preference in common, and defining a different individual data stream for each user of a plurality of users, said defining comprising, for each individual data stream, selecting content for inclusion in the individual data stream in accordance with data stream content preferences of the determined member community. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
a server that executes program code to provide; a ratings system maintaining data stream content preferences comprising ratings that include at least one of a plurality of data stream element ratings and artist ratings, each rating associated with a user of a user base; a member community determiner, members of the community are determined to have at least one rating in common; an individual data stream definer, said definer defining a different individual data stream for each of a plurality of users of the user base, for each individual data steam, said definer selecting content for inclusion in the individual data stream in accordance with the ratings of said members of the community maintained by said ratings system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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