Social broadcasting user experience

• US 8,566,254 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2013
• Issued: 10/22/2013
• 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): Ouellette, Jonathan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kirlin, Amanda
• Application Number:
  US13/756,046
• Publication Number:
  US 20130253934A1
• Time in Patent Office: 264 Days
• Field of Search: 705/319, 455/414.3
• US Class Current: 705/319
• 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 promoting user participation in a radio broadcast, comprising:

determining based on an attribution criterion that a user of the radio broadcast is to receive credit at least in part for;

1) designating a track currently being played on air during a radio broadcast; and

2) causing the track currently being played to be taken off the radio broadcast via a power-up used by the user and applied to the track currently being played;

processing, by a processor, a user profile data associated with the user to generate an audio signature including an audio identifier of the user, wherein the audio identifier is speech synthesized from the user profile data; and

including the audio signature in the radio broadcast after the track is taken off the radio broadcast, wherein the audio signature is included prior to playing another track.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the power-up is a bomb.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the power-up is a virus.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user designates the track 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.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the user is a host of a group of plurality of users of the radio broadcast.

6. A method as recited in claim 5, wherein the power-up includes a proxy from another member of the group.

7. A method as recited in claim 6, wherein the user profile data includes an affiliation of the group.

8. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising providing an on-screen explanation that the user is to receive credit, wherein the on-screen explanation is based at least in part on the processing of the user profile data.

9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the power-up is purchased in an economy for the user.

10. A system of providing user participation in radio broadcast, comprising:

a user interface configured to receive an indication when a user;

1) designate a track currently being played on air during a radio broadcast; and

2) cause the track currently being played to be taken off the radio broadcast via a power-up used by the user and applied to the track currently being played; and

a processor configured to;

determine, based on an attribution criterion, that the user is to receive credit for the indication;

process a user profile data associated with the user to generate an audio signature including an audio identifier of the user, wherein the audio identifier is speech synthesized from the user profile data; and

include the audio signature in the radio broadcast after the track is taken off the radio broadcast, wherein the audio signature is included prior to playing another track.

11. A system as recited in claim 10, wherein the user is a host of a group of plurality of users of the radio broadcast.

12. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the power-up includes a proxy from another member of the group.

13. A system as recited in claim 12, wherein the user profile data includes an affiliation of the group.

14. A computer program product for promoting user participation in a radio broadcast, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

determining based on an attribution criterion that a user of the radio broadcast is to receive credit at least in part for;

1) designating a track currently being played on air during a radio broadcast; and

2) causing the track currently being played to be taken off the radio broadcast via a power-up used by the user and applied to the track currently being played;

processing a user profile data associated with the user to generate an audio signature including an audio identifier of the user, wherein the audio identifier is speech synthesized from the user profile data; and

including the audio signature in the radio broadcast after the track is taken off the radio broadcast, wherein the audio signature is included prior to playing another track.

15. A computer program product as recited in claim 14, wherein the user is a host of a group of plurality of users of the radio broadcast.

16. A computer program product as recited in claim 15, wherein the power-up includes a proxy from another member of the group.

17. A computer program product as recited in claim 16, wherein the user profile data includes an affiliation of the group.