User interface indicating past, present and future songs played in a streaming music channel
First Claim
1. A user interface for a receiver of a streaming music service, the user interface comprising:
- a current-song display indicating a current song being broadcast to a plurality of subscribers in a first channel of the streaming music service;
a past-song display indicating at least one past song which was broadcast in the first channel of the streaming music service prior to broadcast of the current song, each song in the past-song display being selectable by a user of the receiver to initiate playback of a recording thereof by the receiver; and
a future-song display indicating at least one future song which is scheduled to be broadcast in the first channel of the streaming music service immediately after broadcast of the current song;
wherein the current-song display, the past-song display and the future-song display are simultaneously displayed;
wherein when the user tunes to the first channel of the streaming music service, a song being broadcast is recorded starting from a point when the user turned to the first channel of the streaming music service.
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Abstract
A user interface for a receiver of a streaming music service simultaneously displays a current-song display, a past-song display and a future-song display. The current-song display indicates a current song being broadcast to a plurality of subscribers in a channel of the streaming music service. The past-song display indicates at least one past song which was broadcast in the channel of the streaming music service prior to broadcast of the current song. Each song in the past-song display is selectable by a user of the receiver to initiate playback of a recording thereof by the receiver. The future-song display indicates at least one future song which is scheduled to be broadcast in the channel of the streaming music service after broadcast of the current song.
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20 Claims
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1. A user interface for a receiver of a streaming music service, the user interface comprising:
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a current-song display indicating a current song being broadcast to a plurality of subscribers in a first channel of the streaming music service; a past-song display indicating at least one past song which was broadcast in the first channel of the streaming music service prior to broadcast of the current song, each song in the past-song display being selectable by a user of the receiver to initiate playback of a recording thereof by the receiver; and a future-song display indicating at least one future song which is scheduled to be broadcast in the first channel of the streaming music service immediately after broadcast of the current song; wherein the current-song display, the past-song display and the future-song display are simultaneously displayed; wherein when the user tunes to the first channel of the streaming music service, a song being broadcast is recorded starting from a point when the user turned to the first channel of the streaming music service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a set-top box receiver to receive a streaming music service and to automatically record received songs; and a television display responsive to the set-top box receiver to display a user interface for the streaming music service, the user interface simultaneously displaying a current-song display, a past-song display and a future-song display, the current-song display indicating a current song being broadcast to a plurality of subscribers in a first channel of the streaming music service, the past-song display indicating at least one past song which was broadcast in the first channel of the streaming music service immediately prior to broadcast of the current song, each song in the past-song display being user selectable to initiate playback of a recording thereof by the set-top box receiver, the future-song display indicating at least one future song which is scheduled to be broadcast in the first channel of the streaming music service after broadcast of the current song, wherein when a user tunes to the first channel of the streaming music service a song being broadcast is recorded starting from a point when the user turned to the first channel of the streaming music service. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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