METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A CUSTOMIZED SELECTION OF AUDIO CONTENT OVER THE INTERNET
First Claim
1. A server comprising:
- a network interface configured to obtain over a cellular network data associated with a user; and
a controller in communication with the cellular network for generating a user profile associated with the user reflecting user preferences in media content, the generating being based at least in part on the data obtained by the network interface.
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Abstract
A method an apparatus is provided for providing selected media files, which are chosen from among a plurality of media files, to a user over a packet-switched network such as the Internet. The method begins by receiving over the packet- switched network a request from the user to receive media content. Next, a user profile associated with the user is retrieved from a database. The user profile reflects user preferences in media content to be received over the packet-switched network. The plurality of media files are ranked based at least in part on the user profile. At least one highly ranked media file is selected from among the ranked plurality of media files. At least one of the highly ranked media files is forwarded to the user over the packet-switched network.
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57 Claims
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1. A server comprising:
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a network interface configured to obtain over a cellular network data associated with a user; and a controller in communication with the cellular network for generating a user profile associated with the user reflecting user preferences in media content, the generating being based at least in part on the data obtained by the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A cellular communication unit comprising:
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a cellular processor configured to obtain selection data from a user, the selection data reflecting user preferences in media content to be received over a cellular network, said user preferences being associated with the user; and a network interface for transmitting the selection data to a server over the cellular network and receiving from the server, in response to a request from the user to receive media content, at least one media content item that is selected by the server based at least in part on the selection data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for selecting media content for a user, comprising:
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collecting data associated with the user; transmitting the data and a request to receive media content to a server over a cellular network; and generating with the server a user profile associated with the user reflecting user preferences in media content based at least in part on the collected data. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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