METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING ADVERTISEMENTS IN AUDIO FILES FOR INTERNET AND NETWORK DISTRIBUTION
First Claim
1. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media storing a media file suitable for transmission over a computer network, the media file comprising:
- a first data portion configured to deliver a commercial advertising message to a user when executed; and
a second data portion configured to deliver a non-commercial audio experience to a user when executed;
wherein the media file is configured such that the first and second data portions are executed each time the user executes the media file.
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Abstract
A method for distribution of advertising that includes combining an audio data file that produces an advertising message when processed with a data file that produces a performance of a musical composition when processed. Alternatively the invention may be viewed as a method for distribution of music which includes providing a server connected to a computer network, permitting message data files to be provided for a fee paid by the party providing the message, purchasing rights to multimedia data files from owners of such rights and making available to end users data files comprising a message and a licensed multimedia file by a connection to the network server. Preferably the method provides a multimedia file that comprises a musical composition. An especially preferred embodiment provides a multimedia data file that is an MP3 file comprising a musical composition.
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20 Claims
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1. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media storing a media file suitable for transmission over a computer network, the media file comprising:
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a first data portion configured to deliver a commercial advertising message to a user when executed; and a second data portion configured to deliver a non-commercial audio experience to a user when executed; wherein the media file is configured such that the first and second data portions are executed each time the user executes the media file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having encoded thereon computer-executable instructions for implementing a method of distributing a commercial advertising message, the method comprising:
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providing a first media file configured to deliver audio multimedia to a user when executed; combining the first media file with a second media file comprising a commercial advertising message to form a third media file; receiving a request for the first media file from a user; and transmitting the third media file to the user over the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A server connected to a computer network and including one or more non-transitory, computer-readable storage media configured to perform a method of distributing multimedia, the method comprising:
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permitting a party to provide first multimedia files comprising commercial advertising messages to the server for a fee; purchasing rights to second multimedia files from owners of such rights, thereby providing licensed second multimedia files to the server; combining at least one first multimedia file with a second multimedia file to form a third multimedia file; making the third multimedia file available for download by a user over the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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