System and Method Providing Audio-on-Demand to a User's Personal Online Device as Part of an Online Audio Community
First Claim
1. A system for a site in a communications network that holds a profile of favorite information sources for each of a plurality of registered users, said system comprising:
- a server to check the relevancy of items of audio content from radio and TV stations and items of audio-rendered RSS content from Web sites and pod-casts relative to the profiles and to transmit a list of said relevant content to each of the plurality of users accordingly;
a database for current and archival storage of said content; and
an RSS server to act as an RSS feed reader to format XML code into an easily readable format,such that each of the plurality of users is provided with a service enabling him to request items from said list and to listen to said requested relevant audio content at his convenience using a personal handheld device.
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Abstract
A system for a site in a communications network that holds a profile of favorite information sources for each of a plurality of registered users. The system includes a server to check the relevancy of items of audio content from radio and TV stations and items of audio-rendered RSS content from Web sites and pod-casts relative to the profiles. The server also transmits a list of the relevant content to each of the plurality of users accordingly. The system also includes a database for current and archival storage of the content and an RSS server to act as an RSS feed reader to format XML code into an easily readable format. Thus, each of the plurality of users is provided with a service enabling him to request items from the list and to listen to the requested relevant audio content at his convenience using a personal handheld device.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for a site in a communications network that holds a profile of favorite information sources for each of a plurality of registered users, said system comprising:
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a server to check the relevancy of items of audio content from radio and TV stations and items of audio-rendered RSS content from Web sites and pod-casts relative to the profiles and to transmit a list of said relevant content to each of the plurality of users accordingly; a database for current and archival storage of said content; and an RSS server to act as an RSS feed reader to format XML code into an easily readable format, such that each of the plurality of users is provided with a service enabling him to request items from said list and to listen to said requested relevant audio content at his convenience using a personal handheld device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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