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Method and system for the delivery of user requested program content using broadcast channels

  • US 8,467,719 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2008
  • Issued: 06/18/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for delivery and notification of user requested radio content, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a radio control center, user requests for radio content, the user requests being transmitted to the radio control center over a wireless network and wherein the user requests include user requests for scheduled radio content and user requests for unscheduled radio content;

    determining, by the radio control center, that a first user request from a first user is a user request for an item of scheduled radio content, and in response thereto, sending information including a scheduled time and broadcast channel corresponding to the item of scheduled radio content to the first user; and

    determining, by the radio control center, that a second user request from a second user is a user request for an item of unscheduled radio content and determining that a number of user requests corresponding to the item of unscheduled radio content received within a predefined period of time exceeds a threshold value, wherein the item of unscheduled radio content belongs to a particular category, and in response thereto, scheduling the item of unscheduled radio content for transmission over a particular broadcast channel corresponding to the particular category.

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