Media sharing community
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless communication device having a transmitter and a receiver comprisingstoring electronically in a library in the device at least one listening experience received at the receiver;
- generating from the library electromagnetic signals representing a selected listening experience; and
providing the electromagnetic signals to the transmitter and to an audio output from the wireless device.
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Abstract
The present invention enables a user to share his/her listening experience selectively with others without sharing headphones and without disturbing others who do not want to listen. In a preferred embodiment, a first listener can accomplish this by storing in a Portable Electronic Device or similar device a library of listening experiences, listening to one of the listening experiences, and while listening to that one listening experience streaming the one listening experience to at least one other Portable Electronic Device or similar device. A second listener at the other Portable Electronic Device can then listen to the same listening experience as the first listener at the same time. It is expected that the listening experiences will typically be songs or other music but the invention may be practiced with any type of audio content. The first listener may also create a playlist of the listening experiences in the library and make the playlist available to others. Others may use the playlist to access the library and listen to one or more listening experiences stored in the library. Also, utilizing the same interface and communication methodologies as described above, the technology platform detailed in this application can be used for commercial purposes to stream location based content, audio and otherwise, to a connected network of Portable Electronic Devices. Commercial uses of this functionality include providing commercial establishments with the ability to create synchronous (users come into a stream at the exact point that it is being streamed in real time) and or asynchronous (users can select and start a transmission from the beginning) featured channels (location based) where they can stream any self created or otherwise authorized content to other Portable Electronic Devices in their range.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless communication device having a transmitter and a receiver comprising
storing electronically in a library in the device at least one listening experience received at the receiver; -
generating from the library electromagnetic signals representing a selected listening experience; and providing the electromagnetic signals to the transmitter and to an audio output from the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless communication device including a transmitter, a receiver, and an audio output, said device storing mobile application software for:
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storing electronically in a library in the device at least one listening experience received at the receiver; generating from the library electromagnetic signals representing the selected listening experience; and providing the electromagnetic signals to the transmitter and to the audio output from the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless network comprising at least two wireless devices, each device including a transmitter, a receiver, an audio output and mobile application software that configures each device for:
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storing electronically in a music library in the device at least one listening experience received at the receiver; generating from the library electromagnetic signals representing the selected listening experience; providing the electromagnetic signals to the transmitter and to the audio output from the wireless device; and receiving electromagnetic signals transmitted from the other device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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