List building system
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for creating and editing play lists comprising:
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a data base for storage of a media inventory including at least audio items;
a processor, coupled to the display and the data base with a plurality of instructions executable by the processor wherein some of the instructions present on one part of the display at least a part of a media inventory listing of at least the stored audio items, from which a user can select a plurality of items to be presented and wherein others of the instructions enable the user to select a named, prestored play list and display at least part of the selected list simultaneously on another part of the same display including additional instructions enabling the user to select at least one entry from the media inventory listing and insert the selected entry into the selected play list thereby creating a modified play list, including instructions enabling the user to save the modified play list and to designate a different, named, play list to be displayed on the same display and edited by the user.
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Abstract
A system implementable using a programmable processor includes a plurality of pre-stored commands for building an inventory of audio, musical, works or audio/visual works, such as music videos. A plurality of works can be collected together in a list for purposes of establishing a play or a presentation sequence. The list can be visually displayed and edited. A plurality of lists can be stored for subsequent retrieval. A selected list can be retrieved and executed. Upon execution, the works of the list are presented sequentially either audibly or visually. The works can be read locally from a source, such as a CD, or can be obtained, via wireless transmission, from a remote inventory. If desired, establishment of a predetermined credit can be a pre-condition to being able to add items to the list for presentation.
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114 Claims
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1. A system for creating and editing play lists comprising:
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a graphical display;
a data base for storage of a media inventory including at least audio items;
a processor, coupled to the display and the data base with a plurality of instructions executable by the processor wherein some of the instructions present on one part of the display at least a part of a media inventory listing of at least the stored audio items, from which a user can select a plurality of items to be presented and wherein others of the instructions enable the user to select a named, prestored play list and display at least part of the selected list simultaneously on another part of the same display including additional instructions enabling the user to select at least one entry from the media inventory listing and insert the selected entry into the selected play list thereby creating a modified play list, including instructions enabling the user to save the modified play list and to designate a different, named, play list to be displayed on the same display and edited by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 21, 25, 34, 38, 47, 48)
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4. A system for building a plurality of play lists having entries selected from a pre-stored inventory wherein the members of the inventory can be obtained from different sources, comprising:
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a data base for storing media items from different sources and a plurality of pre-stored play lists;
a play list editing system having a graphical display device and a plurality of instructions which enables a user to simultaneously display portions of an inventory of the stored items and portions of a selected play list on the same display device including editing instructions enabling a user to select a displayed inventory item and insert it into the displayed portion of the list thereby creating a modified list and additional instructions for storing the modified list in the data base and for subsequently displaying a plurality of pre-stored lists, each of which can be selected for execution. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method of editing play lists based on a media inventory comprising:
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creating a prestored data base of at least audibly presentable media items;
presenting visually at least a part of a preestablished play list based on some of the media items simultaneously while presenting visually, at least in part, a list of media items from the data base;
editing the play list by selecting at least one media item from the inventory list and inserting it into the play list at a selected location within the list thereby forming an enlarged play list. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 29, 30)
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9. A system comprising:
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a user station which includes a first programmable processor and an associated control program for storing at least one previously created play list, and for retrieving and modifying existing entries of the stored list whereby an updated list to be executed can be created; and
a communications link, coupled to the processor, at least intermittently, for receipt of at least some of the works specified by the updated list from a displaced source wherein the control program, in response to the entries on the updated list, downloads, from the source, via the link, and then presents at least some of the items on the list to a local user and wherein the control program maintains billing information for transmission to the source for billing the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26, 27, 28, 43, 45)
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16. A system for building a plurality of play lists having entries selected from an inventory which can be obtained at least in part, from different sources, the system comprising:
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a data base for storing a plurality of user created pre-stored play lists;
a play list editing system having a graphical display and a plurality of instructions which enables a user to simultaneously display portions of an inventory of the stored items and portions of a selected play list including editing instructions enabling a user to select a displayed inventory item and to insert it into the displayed portion of the list thereby creating a modified list and additional instructions for storing the modified list in the data base and for subsequently displaying a plurality of pre-stored lists, each of which can be selected for execution. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 31, 32, 33)
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22. A network based system comprising:
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a user terminal that includes a programmed processor with a communications link for acquiring from a remote inventory media items to be presented;
a play list editor for creating and editing multiple play lists;
a storage unit coupled to the processor for storing the play lists wherein the processor, via the link, downloads media items from the remote inventory to be presented to the user, and wherein the processor can provide billing information via the link to a billing processor. - View Dependent Claims (23, 35, 36, 37, 44, 49, 50)
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24. A system as in claim 24 which includes at least one of a visual and an audio output device, coupled to the processor for presenting one or more acquired media items to a user visibly and/or audibly.
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39. A system comprising:
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a user station which includes a programmable processor and an associated control program for storing at least one previously created play list, and for retrieving and modifying existing entries of the stored list whereby an updated list to be executed can be created;
a communications link, coupled to the processor, at least intermittently for receipt of at least some of the works specified by the updated list from a displaced source wherein the control program in response to the entries on the updated list, downloads, from the source, via the link, and then presents at least some of the items on the list to a local user and wherein the control program maintains billing information for transmission to the source for billing the user; and
wherein the processor includes instructions for receiving some of the works corresponding to the entries on the play list from the displaced source via the communications link after determining the work is unavailable from local sources. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. A system for building a plurality of play lists having entries selected from an inventory which can be obtained at least in part from different sources, the system comprising:
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a data base for storing a plurality of user created pre-stored play lists;
a play list editing system having a graphical display and a plurality of instructions which enables a user to simultaneously display portions of an inventory of the stored items and portions of a selected play list including editing instructions enabling a user to select a displayed inventor item and to insert it into the displayed portion of the list thereby creating a modified list and additional instructions for storing the modified list in the data base and for subsequently displaying a plurality of pre-stored lists, each of which can be selected for execution;
which includes a communications link for downloading at least some members of a selected play list to be presented; and
wherein the system includes further instructions for downloading at least some members of a selected play list to be presented via the communications link after determining the work is unavailable from local sources.
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42. A system for creating and editing play lists comprising:
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a graphical display;
a data base for storage of a media inventory including at least audio items;
a processor, coupled to the display and the data base with a plurality of instructions executable by the processor wherein some of the instructions present on one part of the display at least a part of a media inventory listing of at least the stored audio items from which a user can select a plurality of items to be presented and wherein others of the instructions enable the user to select a named, prestored play list and display at least part of the selected list simultaneously on another part of the same display including additional instructions enabling the user to select at least one entry from the media inventory listing and insert the selected entry into the selected play list thereby creating a modified play list, including instructions enabling the user to save the modified play list and to designate a different, named, play list to be displayed on the same display and edited by the user;
a communications link for acquisition from a displaced source of at least some of the media items on a play list selected for execution; and
wherein the processor includes instructions for acquiring from a displaced source at least some of the media items on a play list selected for execution after determining the media items are unavailable from local sources.
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46. A system comprising:
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a user station which includes a programmable processor and an associated control program for storing at least one previously created play list, and for retrieving and modifying existing entries of the stored list whereby an updated list to be executed can be created;
a communications link, coupled to the processor, at least intermittently, for receipt of at least some of the works specified by the updated list from a displaced source wherein the control program, in response to the entries on the updated list, downloads, from the source, via the link, and then presents at least some of the items on the list to a local user and wherein the control program maintains billing information for transmission to the source for billing the user; and
wherein for at least some of the works specified by the updated list the processor includes additional instructions for downloading the corresponding item from the displaced source via the communications link each time the corresponding item is presented to the user.
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51. A system comprising:
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a programmable processor and associated control program for storing at least one previously created play list and for retrieving and modifying existing entries of the stored list whereby an updated play list can be created; and
a communications link coupled to the processor, at least intermittently, for receipt of at least some of the works specified by the updated list from a displaced source wherein the control program, in response to the entries on the updated list, downloads from the source, via the link, and then presents the items on the list to a local user wherein items are downloaded from the displaced source, via the link, each time the corresponding item is presented to the user. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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54. A system comprising:
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a user station which includes a programmable processor and an associated control program for storing at least one previously created play list, and for retrieving and modifying existing entries of the stored list whereby an updated list to be executed can be created;
a communication link, coupled to the processor, at least intermittently, for receipt of at least some of the works specified by the updated list from a displaced source wherein the control program., in response to the entries on the updated list, downloads, from the source, via the link, and then presents at least some of the items on the list to a local user; and
wherein for at least some of the works specified by the updated list the processor includes instructions for downloading the corresponding item from the displaced source via the communications link each time the corresponding item is presented to the user.
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55. A system comprising:
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a programmable processor and associated control program for storing at least one previously created play list and for retrieving and modifying existing entries of the stored list hereby an updated play list can be created; and
a communications link coupled to the processor, at least intermittently, for receipt of at least some of the works specified by the updated list from a displaced source wherein the control program, in response to the entries on the updated list, downloads from the source, via the link, and then presents the items on the list to a local user wherein items are downloaded from the displaced source, via the link, when the corresponding item is unavailable locally. - View Dependent Claims (56)
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57. A system comprising:
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a programmed processor and an associated control program for enabling a user to create a play list identifying works to be presented to the user; and
a communications link coupled to the processor, at least intermittently, for receipt of at least some of the works specified by the list from a displaced source wherein the control program, in response to the entries on the list, downloads from the source, via the link, and then presents at least some of the items on the list to a local user wherein items are downloaded from the displaced source, via the link, each time the corresponding item is presented to the user. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63)
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- 58. A system as in claim 58 wherein the control program includes instructions for storing at least one previously created play list and for retrieving and modifying existing entries in the stored list whereby an updated list can be created.
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64. A system comprising:
a user station which includes a programmable processor and associated control program for storing at least one play list; and
a communications link coupled to the processor, at least intermittently, for receipt of at least some of the works specified by the list from a displaced source wherein the control program, in response to the entries on the list, downloads from the source, via the link, and then presents at least some of the items on the list to a local user wherein items are downloaded from the displaced source, via the link, after determining that the work is unavailable at the user station.- View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67)
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68. A system comprising:
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a user station which includes a first programmable processor and associated control program; and
a communications link coupled to the processor, at least intermittently, for receipt from a displaced source of at least some of the works specified by a user created play list wherein the control program, in response to the entries on the list, downloads from the source, via the link, and then presents the items on the list to a local user wherein items are downloaded from the displaced source, via the link, each time the corresponding item is presented to the user. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A system for building a plurality of play lists having entries selected from an inventory which can be obtained at least in part, from different sources, the system comprising:
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a data base for storing a plurality of user created pre-stored play lists;
a play list editing system having a graphical display and a plurality of instructions which enables a user to simultaneously display portions of an inventory of the stored items and portions of a selected play list including editing instructions enabling a user to select a displayed inventory item and to insert it into the displayed portion of the list thereby creating a modified list and additional instructions for storing the modified list in the data base and for subsequently displaying a plurality of pre-stored lists, each of which can be selected for execution; and
a communication link for downloading members to be presented which are not available in the local inventory. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76)
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77. A system for executing play lists comprising:
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a graphical display;
a processor, coupled to the display with a plurality of instructions executable by the processor wherein some of the instructions present on one part of the display at least a part of a play list and other instructions download, from a displaced source, items on a play list being executed; and
which includes instructions for determining if the respective items are unavailable locally before downloading them. - View Dependent Claims (79)
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78. A system for executing play lists comprising:
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a graphical display;
a processor, coupled to the display with a plurality of instructions executable by the processor wherein some of the instructions present on one part of the display at least a part of a play list and other instructions download, from a displaced source, items on a play list being executed; and
which includes instructions wherein items on a list being executed are downloaded each time the respective item is presented to a user. - View Dependent Claims (80)
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81. A system comprising:
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a user station which controls the local presentation of works to a user in accordance with a presentation list;
a communication medium which, at least intermittently, couples the user station to at least one displaced source for the works wherein works on the list can be downloaded from the source and presented at the user station and including executable instructions for accumulating billing information for the downloaded works. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83)
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84. A system comprising:
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a programmed processor and an associated control program for enabling a user to create a play list identifying works to be presented to the user; and
a communications link coupled to the processor, at least intermittently, wherein the control program downloads at least some of the works specified by the list from a displaced source via the link, and then presents at least some of the works on the list to a local user, and, instructions for effecting royalty payments to appropriate recipients. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87)
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88. A system comprising:
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a workstation which includes a programmed processor and executable instructions for presenting a plurality of works to a user;
a communications link coupled to the workstation, at least intermittently, for downloading each work from a remote source each time the work is presented to a user; and
executable instructions for keeping track of works presented to the user. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91)
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92. A system comprising:
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a workstation which includes a programmed processor and executable instructions for presenting a plurality of works for a user;
a communications link coupled to the workstation, at least intermittently, for downloading each work from a remote source each time the work is presented to a user; and
wherein some of the works presented include advertisements and including executable instructions for accumulating billing information based on presented advertisements. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95)
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96. A product producing system comprising:
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a workstation which includes a media recording apparatus wherein a removable medium can be inserted therein and works recorded thereon for subsequent playback on a different player;
a communications link coupled to the apparatus, at least intermittently, whereby, in response to a prior credit authorization, at least one work can be downloaded from a remote source and record on a removable medium. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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102. A system for creating and editing play lists comprising:
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a graphic display;
a data bas for storage of at least a part of a media inventory;
a process, coupled to the display and the data base with a plurality of instructions executable by the processor wherein some of the instructions present on one part of the display at least a part of a media inventory listing from which a user can select a plurality of items to be presented and wherein others of the instructions enable the user to select a named, prestored play list and display at least part of the selected list simultaneously on another part of the same display including additional instructions enabling the user to select at least one entry from the media inventory listing and insert the selected entry into the selected play list thereby creating a modified play list, including instructions enabling the user to save the modified play list ad to designate a different, named, play list to be displayed on the same display and edited by the user. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105, 110)
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106. A system comprising:
a workstation for presenting works to a user and which includes instructions to analyze characteristics of the works. - View Dependent Claims (107, 108, 109)
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111. A method of executing play lists based on a media inventory comprising:
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providing an inventory of at least audibly presentable media items;
presenting visually at least a part of a preestablished play list based on some of the media items simultaneously while presenting visually, at least in part, a list of media items from the inventory;
editing the play list by selecting at least one media item from the inventory list and inserting it into the play list at a selected location within the list thereby forming a revised play list; and
executing selected play list and accumulating royalty payment information.
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112. A method of executing play lists based on a media inventory comprising:
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providing an inventory of at least audibly presentable media items;
presenting visually at least a part of a preestablished play list based on some of the media items simultaneously while presenting visually, at least in part, a list of media items from the inventory;
editing the play list by selecting at least one media item from the inventory list and inserting it i the play list at a selected location within the list thereby forming a revised play list; and
executing a selected play list and accumulating item popularity information.
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113. A system comprising:
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a workstation which includes a programmed processor and executable instructions enabling a user to create at least one play list and for presenting works from the list to the user;
a communications link coupled to the workstation, at least intermittently, for downloading each work from a remote source each time the work is presented to the user; and
wherein some of the presented works include advertisements and including executable instructions for establishing popularity information indicative of plays of works during predetermined time intervals. - View Dependent Claims (114)
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