System and method for listening to audio content

• US 8,566,720 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2012
• Issued: 10/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Tuli, Apaar
• Primary Examiner(s): BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L
• Application Number:
  US13/482,457
• Publication Number:
  US 20120240046A1
• Time in Patent Office: 511 Days
• Field of Search: 715/716, 715/719, 715/733, 715/764, 715/765, 715/810, 715/835, 715/838, 715/864, 715/977, 725 37- 39, 725/86, 725/87, 345/473, 345/169
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/977 Dynamic icon, e.g. animated or live action

Abstract

A method including selecting a presentation content group, displaying content identifiers corresponding to the presentation content group, selecting a content identifier, and instantly presenting a substantially live presentation content from a media provider corresponding to the selected content identifier to a user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a selection of a presentation content group;

in response to receiving the selection of the presentation content group, causing content identifiers corresponding to media content providers to be displayed and automatically pre-buffering content from the media content providers; and

causing presentation of the pre-buffered content in response to selection of a displayed content identifier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the presentation content groups are grouped by one or more of genre, geographical location, and user defined groupings.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein presentation content of the presentation content group comprises live audio or live video presentation content.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising refreshing the pre-buffered content at predetermined time intervals.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content providers comprise radio stations.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the radio stations comprise Internet radio stations.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein automatically pre-buffering the content from the media content providers comprises automatically pre-buffering a clip of the content currently being played by one or more of the Internet radio stations.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory and a computer program configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to;

receive a selection of a presentation content group;

in response to receiving the selection of the presentation content group, cause content identifiers corresponding to media content providers to be displayed and automatically pre-buffer content from the media content providers having a corresponding content identifier; and

cause presentation of the pre-buffered content in response to selection of a displayed content identifier.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the presentation content groups are grouped by one or more of genre, geographical location, and user defined groupings.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein presentation content of the presentation content group comprises live audio or live video presentation content.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the memory and the computer program are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to refresh the pre-buffered content at predetermined time intervals.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus comprises a mobile communication device.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the media content providers comprise radio stations.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the radio stations comprise Internet radio stations.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the memory and the computer program are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to automatically pre-buffer the content from the media content providers by automatically pre-buffering a clip of the content currently being played by one or more of the Internet radio stations.

16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium and computer readable program code embodied therein with the computer readable program code comprising program code configured to:

receive a selection of a presentation content group;

in response to receiving the selection of the presentation content group, cause content identifiers corresponding to media content providers to be displayed and automatically pre-buffer content from the media content providers having a corresponding content identifier; and

cause presentation of the pre-buffered content in response to selection of a displayed content identifier.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein presentation content of the presentation content group comprises live audio or live video presentation content.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the media content providers comprise radio stations.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the radio stations comprise Internet radio stations.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the program code configured to automatically pre-buffer the content from the media content providers comprises program code configured to automatically pre-buffer a clip of the content currently being played by one or more of the Internet radio stations.