System and method for delivering customized audio data
First Claim
1. A method for producing customized audio data, comprising:
- executing an interface at a server or network of servers in a data network for selection of audio data products from, and for access to, a catalog of audio data products;
providing a graphical user interface to a customer at a customer terminal, the graphical user interface presenting the catalog of audio data products from which a customer is able to select an audio data product;
receiving, at the server or network of servers, a request for a particular audio data product from the catalog of audio data products wherein the request is made by the customer via the graphical user interface;
receiving, at the server or network of servers, a customer hearing profile associated with the customer from a machine readable registry of customer hearing profiles, the customer hearing profile comprising data adapted to be applied to transform the particular audio data product according to hearing a characteristic of the customer to produce a customized audio data product;
obtaining, at the server or network of servers, the particular audio data product; and
associating, at the server or network of servers, the particular audio data product with the customer hearing profile producing said customized audio data product in response to the particular audio data product and the associated customer hearing profile, and delivering the customized audio data product to the customer terminal for use by the customer.
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Abstract
A method for providing customized audio data products that includes the steps of (1) storing a machine readable hearing profile for a customer, (2) accepting via a data input device or data network for example, machine readable orders from the customer for a particular audio data product, (3) associating the hearing profile for the customer with the particular audio data product, (4) modifying the particular audio data product according to the hearing profile to produce a customized audio data product, (5) delivering the customized audio data product to the customer, for example via a network or by a machine readable storage medium, (6) accepting feedback from the customer concerning the subjective performance of the customized audio data product, and (7) modifying the hearing profile in response to the feedback is provided. A system that includes a source of an audio data product, such as an Internet accessible registry, and processing resources that are configured to receive a request for the audio data product, and to associate the audio data product with a customer hearing profile is provided.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for producing customized audio data, comprising:
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executing an interface at a server or network of servers in a data network for selection of audio data products from, and for access to, a catalog of audio data products; providing a graphical user interface to a customer at a customer terminal, the graphical user interface presenting the catalog of audio data products from which a customer is able to select an audio data product; receiving, at the server or network of servers, a request for a particular audio data product from the catalog of audio data products wherein the request is made by the customer via the graphical user interface; receiving, at the server or network of servers, a customer hearing profile associated with the customer from a machine readable registry of customer hearing profiles, the customer hearing profile comprising data adapted to be applied to transform the particular audio data product according to hearing a characteristic of the customer to produce a customized audio data product; obtaining, at the server or network of servers, the particular audio data product; and associating, at the server or network of servers, the particular audio data product with the customer hearing profile producing said customized audio data product in response to the particular audio data product and the associated customer hearing profile, and delivering the customized audio data product to the customer terminal for use by the customer. - 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, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for producing customized audio data, comprising:
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executing an interface at a server or network of servers in a data network for selection of audio data products from, and for access to, a catalog of audio data products; providing a graphical user interface to a customer at a customer terminal, the graphical user interface presenting the catalog of audio data products from which a customer is able to select an audio data product; receiving, at the server or network of servers, a request for a particular audio data product from the catalog of audio data products wherein the request is made by the customer via the graphical user interface; receiving, at the server or network of servers, a customer hearing profile associated with the customer from a machine readable registry of customer hearing profiles, the customer hearing profile comprising data adapted to be applied to transform the particular audio data product according to hearing a characteristic of the customer to produce a customized audio data product; obtaining, at the server or network of servers, the particular audio data product; associating, at the server or network of servers, the particular audio data product with the customer hearing profile producing said customized audio data product in response to the particular audio data product and the associated customer hearing profile; and storing the customized audio data product on a portable machine readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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