INTERNET RADIO AND BROADCAST METHOD WITH ARTIST PORTAL

• US 20150106441A1
• Filed: 12/19/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pandora Media LLC (Liberty Media Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Pandora Media Incorporated (Liberty Media Corporation)
• Inventors: BOULTER, Jeffrey R., BEAUPRE, Todd M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,443,266 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/635 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/686 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title or artist information, time, location or usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/82 using signals not modulated onto a carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/06 Arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/25 Arrangements for updating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/66 : for using the result on distributors' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/82 : the transmission system being the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/87 : accessed over computer networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/88 : which are wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 : Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 : for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 : for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 : Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 : based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 : in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 : involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/443 : OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 : involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/454 : Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 : Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 : for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 : for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 : using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 : involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 : involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 : comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format

Abstract

Data streams are generally selected according to user preferences and transmitted to the user in general alignment with expressed preferences of the user. Such data streams may be music, including music videos. Users may indicate their general or specific preferences with regards to song, artists, or albums. Any other aspects or factors that might affect the user'"'"'s preferences can be taken into account. A playlist is created that combines all of these factors. The playlist then serves as the basis for feeding the data streams to the user. Each user is able to express his or her own preferences and receive music corresponding to those preferences on an on-going basis.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

generating a song playlist for an Internet radio station, wherein the song playlist is generated based on at least one musical preference of a user;

providing, by at least one server computer, access to songs of the song playlist to a player of a client device;

receiving an input from the client device selecting an information indicator link associated with a song of the song playlist rendered on the player of the client device; and

transmitting, by the at least one server computer, additional musical information to the player of the client device relevant to the rendered song of the song playlist.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicator link includes an artist name and the additional musical information comprises at least one artist page.

3. The method of claim 2, there the at least one artist page is a home page of an artist.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicator link is an artist link and the additional musical information comprises a link to additional artist information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicator link comprises a song title and the additional musical information is song information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicator link is an album link and the additional musical information comprises album information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicator link is a link to information to purchase music associated with the rendered song.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicator link comprises a link to a DJ page for the Internet radio station.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicator link comprises a link to fans of a song of the song playlist.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one computer server comprises at least one of a central server, a HTTP server, a streaming server, and a media server.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the song playlist is generated based on the at least one musical preference of a user and at least one song rating of the user.

12. A method, comprising:

generating a song playlist created for a personalized Internet radio station, wherein the playlist of songs is generated based on at least one musical preference of a user and song ratings of the user;

providing access, by at least one server computer, to songs of the song playlist with associated song information to a player of a client device, wherein the associated song information includes artist information selected from the group consisting of a song title, an album name, album art, and an artist name;

receiving an input from the user requesting additional musical information for a song of the song playlist rendered on the player of the client device; and

transmitting, by the at least one server computer, the additional musical information to the player of the client device.

13. The method of claim 14 wherein the additional musical information comprises an artist information page.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the additional information comprises an album page.

15. The method claim 12, wherein the additional information comprises a song page.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one server computer comprises at least one of a central server, a HTTP server, a streaming server, and a media server.

17. A method, comprising:

receiving at least one musical preference of a user;

generating a playlist of songs based on the at least one musical preference of the user;

providing access, by at least one server computer, to songs of the song playlist to a player of a client device of the user;

receiving a request of the user for additional musical information for a song of the song playlist; and

transmitting, by the at least one server computer, the additional musical information to the player of the user.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the additional musical information comprises a song page.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the additional musical information comprises an artist page.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the additional musical information comprises an album page.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the additional musical information comprises a purchasing page for the user to purchase music associated with a song.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the additional musical information provides information for a song being rendered in the player.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein the additional musical information includes information on fans of a song of the song playlist.

24. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one server computer comprises at least one of a central server, a HTTP server, a streaming server, and a media server.

25. A method, comprising:

providing a song playlist generation user interface for a user to create a personalized Internet radio station having a song playlist based on at least one musical preference of the user and song ratings of the user;

providing a song information user interface for the user to access musical information associated with a song of the song playlist;

generating a playlist of songs based on the at least one musical preference and the song ratings;

providing access, by at least one server computer, to songs of the song playlist to a player of the user; and

transmitting, by the at least one server computer, song information to the player in response to a user request for musical information associated with a song.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the musical information comprises an artist page

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the musical information comprises album information.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein the musical information comprises a song page.

29. The method of claim 25, wherein the musical information comprises a purchasing page for the user to purchase music associated with a song of the song playlist.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein the at least one server computer comprises at least one of a central server, a HTTP server, a streaming server, and a media server.