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Online Music Networking System

  • US 20150229672A1
  • Filed: 02/11/2014
  • Published: 08/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An online music networking system that utilizes a wide area network for coordinating the sharing and listening of music, comprising:

  • a computer having a processor connected to the wide area network and that provides a user interface to the network;

    programming and data structures stored in a computer readable memory in data communication with said processor,a player database stored in said memory that includes player records associated with a plurality of “

    players”

    who wish to share music with others through the wide area network;

    a music database stored in said memory that includes music records associated with respective players in said player database;

    a listener database stored in said memory that includes listener records associated with a plurality of “

    listeners”

    who wish to listen to music that is associated with respective players;

    wherein said programming, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to;

    limit access to respective player, listener, and music database to an authorized player or listener;

    receive a music file through the wide area network from a respective player and store said received music file to said music database;

    selectively actuate a live stream of said stored music file back to said respective player through said wide area network;

    receive a listen request from a respective listener to access said live stream currently being streamed to said respective player; and

    selectively allow access by said respective listener to said live stream through the wide area network if said respective listener is authorized to receive said live stream.

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