Personalized audio system and method
First Claim
1. In a system wherein a user of a consumer device has created a set of customized stations, a method comprising:
- storing a plurality of recordings;
in response to the user selecting a customized station from the set of customized stations created by the user, receiving from the consumer device a message containing information identifying the selected customized station; and
in response to receiving the message,(1) selecting a set of one or more recordings from the plurality of recordings, wherein the selected set of recordings suit the customized station associated with the selected customized station; and
(2) transmitting a recording from the selected set of recordings to the consumer device, wherein the consumer device is operable to receive the recording and play for the user the recording while receiving the recording or after receiving the recording; and
(3) repeating step (2) one or more times, wherein,the consumer device is configured such that, for each recording played in step (2), no information about the artist(s) who created the recording is displayed to the user until (a) such time as the recording is played for the user or (b) a point in time immediately prior to the playing of the recording, andthe user can not directly control which of the recordings from the plurality of recordings are selected in step (1).
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Abstract
A personalized audio system and method that overcomes many of the broadcast-type disadvantages associated with conventional radio stations. According to one embodiment, the personalized audio system includes the following: (1) a user interface that enables a user of the personalized audio system to specify a profile for a personalized audio channel, (2) a sound recording library comprising a plurality of sound recordings, (3) a playlist generator that (a) selects a plurality of sound recording identifiers from a set of sound recording identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of sound recording identifiers identifies a sound recording that matches the profile and that is stored in the library, and that (b) creates a playlist that lists the plurality of sound recording identifiers in a particular order, and (4) a sound recording reproducing device for reproducing the plurality of identified sound recordings according to the particular order in which the sound recording identifiers are listed in the playlist so that the user can listen to the sound recordings. Advantageously, the personalized audio system does not provide the user with a way to determine the plurality of sound recording identifiers prior to the reproducing means reproducing the plurality of sound recordings, and the personalized audio system does not provide the user with a way to directly control which sound recording identifiers in the set are selected by the playlist generator to be included in the plurality of sound recording identifiers.
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38 Claims
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1. In a system wherein a user of a consumer device has created a set of customized stations, a method comprising:
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storing a plurality of recordings; in response to the user selecting a customized station from the set of customized stations created by the user, receiving from the consumer device a message containing information identifying the selected customized station; and in response to receiving the message, (1) selecting a set of one or more recordings from the plurality of recordings, wherein the selected set of recordings suit the customized station associated with the selected customized station; and (2) transmitting a recording from the selected set of recordings to the consumer device, wherein the consumer device is operable to receive the recording and play for the user the recording while receiving the recording or after receiving the recording; and (3) repeating step (2) one or more times, wherein, the consumer device is configured such that, for each recording played in step (2), no information about the artist(s) who created the recording is displayed to the user until (a) such time as the recording is played for the user or (b) a point in time immediately prior to the playing of the recording, and the user can not directly control which of the recordings from the plurality of recordings are selected in step (1). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a system wherein a user of a consumer device has created a set of customized music stations, a method, comprising:
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storing a plurality of recordings; in response to the user selecting one of the customized music stations, receiving from the consumer device a message containing information identifying the selected customized music station; and in response to receiving the message, (1) selecting a set of one or more recording identifiers from a collection of recording identifiers, wherein each selected recording identifier identifies a recording that has a style that is at least similar to a style associated with the selected customized music station; (2) transmitting a recording identified by a recording identifier included in the set of recording identifiers to the consumer device, wherein the consumer device is operable to receive the recording and play for the user the recording while receiving the recording or after receiving the recording; and (3) repeating step (2) one or more times, wherein, the consumer device is configured such that, for each recording played in step (2), no information about the artist(s) who created the recording is provide by the consumer device to the user until;
(a) such time as the recording is played for the user or (b) a point in time immediately prior to the playing of the recording, andthe user can not directly control which of the recording identifiers from the collection of recording identifiers are selected. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. In a system wherein a user of a consumer device has created a set of customized music stations, a method, comprising:
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storing a plurality of recordings; in response to the user selecting one of the customized music stations, receiving from the consumer device a message containing information identifying the selected customized station; and in response to receiving the message, (1) transmitting to the consumer device a sound recording identified by a sound recording identifier included in a list of sound recording identifiers, wherein at least a majority of the recordings identified by the list have a style that is at least similar to a style associated with the selected customized music station, and the consumer device is operable to receive the recording and play for the user the recording while receiving the recording or after receiving the recording; and (2) repeating step (1) one or more times, wherein, the consumer device is configured such that, for each sound recording played in step (1), no information about the artist(s) who created the sound recording is provide by the consumer device to the user until;
(a) such time as the sound recording is played for the user or (b) a point in time immediately prior to the playing of the sound recording, andthe user can not directly control the list of sound recording identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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