Dynamic content delivery responsive to user requests
First Claim
1. A method for delivering content, comprising the steps of:
- (i) a content server sending a list of selectable content items to a mobile terminal over a wireless network;
(ii) receiving a request at the content server from the mobile terminal, wherein the request corresponds to a user-selected content item from the list of selectable content items; and
(iii) responsive to receiving the request, the content server playing a first content item through an output device separate from the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A method and system for establishing a dynamic content delivery system (DCDS) is disclosed. In one embodiment, a Bluetooth enabled mobile communications unit is used to communicate with a server in order to make a request for the delivery of specific content, such as a song, video, or the like, to a separate output device, such as a loudspeaker, a display screen, or the like. In another embodiment the content is delivered back to the requesting mobile communications device. In some embodiments, hybrid networks may be used for requesting and delivering content. A narrowband, bi-directional, unicast network may be used for requesting content and acknowledging the requests, while a broadband, unidirectional, multicast network may be used to deliver the requested content to the requesting client device. The order in which the content is delivered may be modified by user requests according to a predetermined algorithm.
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82 Claims
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1. A method for delivering content, comprising the steps of:
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(i) a content server sending a list of selectable content items to a mobile terminal over a wireless network; (ii) receiving a request at the content server from the mobile terminal, wherein the request corresponds to a user-selected content item from the list of selectable content items; and (iii) responsive to receiving the request, the content server playing a first content item through an output device separate from the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A content server, comprising:
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a processor; and memory for storing a content database and computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the content server to perform the steps of; (i) sending a list of selectable content items to a mobile terminal over a wireless network; (ii) receiving a request from the mobile terminal, wherein the request corresponds to a user-selected content item from the list of selectable content items; and (iii) responsive to receiving the request, playing a first content item through an output device separate from the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A content delivery system, comprising:
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a short-range transceiver capable of interacting with mobile terminals within a service area served by the short-range transceiver; and a content server communicatively connectable to an audio delivery system separate from the mobile terminals and to said transceiver, comprising; a processor; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the content server to perform the steps of; (i) sending a list of selectable musical compositions to a mobile terminal through the short-range transceiver; (ii) receiving a request from the mobile terminal through the transceiver, wherein the request corresponds to a user-selected musical composition from the list of selectable musical compositions; (iii) responsive to receiving the request, modifying a music playlist; and (iv) playing a first musical composition from the playlist through the audio delivery system. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A content server, comprising:
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a processor; and memory for storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the content server to perform the steps of; (i) receiving a request from a mobile terminal over a narrowband, bi-directional wireless network, wherein the request corresponds to a user-selected content item; (ii) responsive to receiving the request, modifying a music playlist; (iii) outputting a first content item from the playlist over a broadband, unidirectional network for playback. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a processor; a display screen; a plurality of user input buttons; and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile terminal to perform the steps of; (i) displaying a list of user-selectable content items on the display screen; (ii) navigating the list of user-selectable content items responsive to user-input through the user input buttons; (iii) receiving input indicating a user-selected content item; and (iv) sending information corresponding to the user-selected content item to a content server for playback through an output device separate from the mobile terminal, wherein each content item comprises an audio recording. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a data processing device to provide content delivery services by performing the steps of:
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(i) a content server sending a list of selectable content items to a mobile terminal; (ii) the content server receiving a request from the mobile terminal, wherein the request corresponds to a user-selected content item from the list of selectable content items; and (iii) responsive to receiving the request, the content server playing a first content item through an output device separate from the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A content server, comprising:
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a processor; and memory for storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the content server to perform the steps of; (i) receiving an audio speech request from a mobile terminal over a narrowband, bi-directional network, wherein the audio speech request corresponds to a user-defined query for at least one content item; (ii) performing the query on at least one content database; (iii) responsive to the query'"'"'s results, modifying a content playlist; (iv) outputting a first content item from the playlist over a broadband, unidirectional network for playback. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82)
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