Social broadcasting user experience

• US 8,392,206 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2010
• Issued: 03/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jelli LLc
• Original Assignee: Jelli Inc. (iHeartMedia, Inc.)
• Inventors: Parekh, Jateen P., Dougherty, Michael S., Caplener, Sarah, Yawitz, Mitchell A., Strain, Scott, Dobrer, Adam J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Plucinski, Jami A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lindsey, III, Johnathan
• Application Number:
  US12/966,305
• Publication Number:
  US 20110082807A1
• Time in Patent Office: 813 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1.1, 705/319, 725/86
• US Class Current: 705/1.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems

Abstract

A method of providing user participation in a social broadcast environment is disclosed. A network communication is received from a user of a broadcast that includes a preference data indicating a preference of the user that a promoted content be included in the broadcast. Via a responsive network communication, a feedback data is provided to the user that includes a predicted future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast.

Claims

1. A method of providing user participation in a social broadcast environment, comprising:

Receiving from a user of a broadcast a network communication comprising an intention to expend a rocket that includes a preference data indicating a preference of the user that a promoted content be included in the broadcast;

Using a social broadcasting server to automatically provider to the user, via a responsive network communication, a feedback data that includes a predicated future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast based at least in part on a score, wherein the rocket increases the score;

Receiving an indication from a gaming platform server that a second user has earned a bomb, wherein the bomb is one of a limited supply of bombs;

Receiving from the second user an intention to expend the bomb on the promoted content, wherein the bomb decreases the score; and

Updating the first user with a second feedback data that includes an updated future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast based at least in part on the decreased score.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the feedback data is updated periodically.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the feedback data is updated if the predicted future time changes by a prescribed amount.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the feedback data includes an alert at a prescribed amount of time before the promoted content is broadcast.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein receiving the network communication includes receiving the network communication via one or more of:

a form on a social broadcasting portal, a widget on a third party site, a form on a third party site, and a mobile gateway.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user is one of a plurality of users and the predicted future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast reflects input from the plurality of users relative to other content as of that time.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user is one of a plurality of users and the predicted future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast reflects preferences from each of the plurality of users relative to other content as of that time, and the predicted future time is updated as further input is received.

8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the broadcast includes one or more of:

a radio broadcast, a terrestrial radio broadcast, a satellite radio broadcast, a cable radio broadcast, and a digital radio broadcast.

9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the promoted content includes audio content.

10. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user includes a group of users.

11. A system of providing user participation in a social broadcast environment, comprising:

A first user interface configured to receive from a user of broadcast a network communication comprising an intention to expend a rocket that includes a preference data indicating a preference of the user that a promoted content be included in the broadcast;

A social broadcasting server configured to determine a feedback data that includes a predicted future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast based at least in part on a score, wherein the rocket increases the score; and

A second user interface configured to provide to the user, via a responsive network communication, the feedback data;

A gaming platform server configured to determine a second user has earned a bomb, wherein the bomb is one a limited supply of bombs;

The first user interface further configured to receive from the second user an intention to expend the bomb on the promoted content, wherein the bomb decreases the score; and

The second user interface further configured to update the first user with a second feedback data that includes an updated future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast based at least in part on the decreased score.

12. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the social broadcasting server is further configured to update the feedback data periodically.

13. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the social broadcasting server is further configured to update the feedback data if the predicted future time changes by a prescribed amount.

14. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the feedback data includes an alert at a prescribed amount of time before the promoted content is broadcast.

15. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the first user interface includes one or more of:

a form on a social broadcasting portal, a widget on a third party site, a form on a third party site, and a mobile gateway.

16. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the user is one of a plurality of users and the social broadcasting server determines the predicted future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast based at least in part on input from the plurality of users relative to other content as of that time.

17. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the user is one of a plurality of users and the predicted future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast reflects preferences from each of the plurality of users relative to other content as of that time, and the predicted future time is updated as further input is received.

18. A computer program product for providing user participation in a social broadcast environment, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

Receiving from a user of broadcast a network communication comprising an intention to expend a rocket that includes a preference data indicating a preference of the user that a promoted content be included in the broadcast;

Providing to the user, via a responsive network communication, a feedback data that includes a predicted future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast based at least in part on a score, wherein the rocket increases the score;

Receiving an indication that a second user has earned a bomb, wherein the bomb is one of a limited supply of bombs;

Receiving from the second user an intention to expend the bomb on the promoted content, wherein the bomb decreases the score; and

Updating the first user with a second feedback data that includes an updated future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast based at least in part on the decreased score.

19. A computer program product as recited in claim 18, wherein the feedback data is updated if the predicted future time changes by a prescribed amount.

20. A computer program product as recited in claim 18, wherein the user is one of a plurality of users and the predicted future time at which the promoted content may be included in the broadcast reflects input from the plurality of users relative to other content as of that time.