Wireless sharing of audio files and information for streamlined purchasing

• US 8,923,747 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2008
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jook, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jook, Inc.
• Inventors: Tan, Min-Liang, Chan, Hoe, Tang, Terence
• Primary Examiner(s): FADOK, MARK A
• Application Number:
  US12/451,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20110166961A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,426 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.1, 705/27.1, 455/3.04, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 709/231, 709/232
• US Class Current: 455/3.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/38 Arrangements for distribution where lower stations, e.g. receivers, interact with the broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/40 Arrangements for broadcast specially adapted for accumulation-type receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/23 using cryptography, e.g. encryption, authentication, key distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/80 characterised by transmission among terminal devices

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for capturing information associated with wireless audio sounds among a plurality of users. When a user encounters audio sound files of interest, the user can capture information regarding the audio sounds, such as title, artist, collection, genre, year, encoding rate, size, playlist, a unique identifier, or other desired information. The information can be used to seamlessly purchase the sound files from a remote digital repository.

Claims

1. A system for the streamlined purchase of audio files comprising:

a first digital audio system comprising;

a wireless transceiver;

a control system for said wireless transceiver adapted to capture a first signal from a digital source, the first signal representing a first digital audio information set, said control system having a user interface including a user display, a capture input and a purchase input;

said control system for said wireless transceiver further adapted to broadcast a second signal representing said first digital audio information set, said second signal receivable by a second digital audio system,

wherein the digital source and the first digital audio system are within communication range of each other, the first digital audio system and the second digital audio system are within communication range of each other, and the digital source and the second digital audio system are outside communication range of each other;

wherein said first digital audio information set comprises at least a unique identifier for identifying the digital source and linking to a database of digital audio system users, said database containing information about said users and enabling sharing and information exchange among said users, said unique identifier for identifying the digital source and a user of the digital source, and correlating information of the user of the digital source on the database of digital audio system users;

wherein the information of the user of the digital source on the database is receivable by the first digital audio system from the digital source via the first signal received from the digital source; and

wherein the information of the user of the digital source on the database is receivable by the second digital audio system from the first digital audio system via the second signal received from the first digital audio system;

the first digital audio system further comprising;

storage adapted to store said first digital audio information set when a user of the first digital audio system instantiates said capture input; and

a communications module for transferring, when the user of the first digital audio system instantiates said purchase input, said first digital audio information set to a remote network comprising a digital repository, whereby said communication module is adapted to request a purchase from said digital network, said network accesses said digital repository, and whereby said communication module is adapted to receive a first audio file in response to the purchase requested by the user of the first digital audio system, the first audio file associated with said first digital audio information set,

wherein the second digital audio system is communicable with the digital network for requesting an independent purchase of the first audio file by a user of the second digital audio system;

wherein the first audio file is receivable by the second digital audio system in response to the purchase requested by the user of the second digital audio system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said digital source is a digital music player.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said digital source is wireless satellite radio.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said digital source is wireless digital radio.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said digital source is Internet radio.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said first signal is wireless.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said digital source is online streaming audio.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein at least part of a data communication path between said communications module and said remote network is wireless.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said first digital audio information comprises a second dataset, at least some of which is not available in an ID3 tag data container accessible to said first digital audio system.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said first digital audio information comprises a second dataset, wherein at least some of said second dataset is manually input by the user of said first digital audio system.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said first digital audio information comprises a title of said first audio file.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said first digital audio information comprises an artist associated with said first audio file.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein said first digital audio information comprises an encoding rate associated with said first audio file.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein said first digital audio information comprises a size associated with said first audio file.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein said first digital audio information comprises a playlist associated with said first audio file.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein said first digital audio information comprises a playlist.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said user of the first digital audio system can, using said user interface, select a plurality of audio files and instantiate said purchase input with respect to said plurality of audio files simultaneously.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein said remote network is within a predefined music zone comprising a specially-adapted transceiver to effect purchase of a plurality of audio files upon request.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the information contained in the database of digital audio system users comprise any one of the following:

a name, an address, music tastes, links to websites, photographs, and blogs.

20. A method of receiving and broadcasting audio signals and purchasing audio files by a first audio interface device and a second audio interface device, the first audio interface device comprising a wireless transceiver, storage and a control system responsive to user input, the first audio interface device coupled to a communications module for purchasing the audio files from an associated digital network, comprising:

capturing a first audio signal from an independent wireless digital source to the first audio interface device with the control system, the first signal representing a set of digital audio information associated with a digital audio file;

broadcasting a second audio signal representing the set of digital audio information from the first audio interface device, the second audio signal receivable by the second audio interface device,

wherein the digital source and the first digital audio system are within communication range of each other, the first digital audio system and the second digital audio system are within communication range of each other, and the digital source and the second digital audio system are outside communication range of each other;

extracting a unique identifier from the set of digital audio information for identifying the digital source and linking to a database of digital audio system users, said database containing information about said users and enabling sharing and information exchange among said users, said unique identifier for identifying the digital source and a user of the digital source, and correlating information of the user of the digital source on the database of digital audio system users;

receiving the information of the user of the digital source on the database with the first audio interface device via the first audio signal received from the digital source;

receiving the information of the user of the digital source on the database with the second audio interface device via the second signal received from the first audio interface device;

locally storing said set of digital audio information in storage on the first audio interface device;

upon receipt of a purchase input from a user of the first digital audio system, accessing a remote network with the communications module in requesting a purchase of said digital audio file;

transmitting payment information through the communications module; and

receiving said digital audio file on the first audio interface device in response to the purchase requested by the user of the first digital audio system,

wherein the second digital audio system is communicable with the remote network for requesting an independent purchase of the digital audio file by a user of the second digital audio system; and

wherein the digital audio file is receivable by the second digital audio system in response to the purchase requested by the user of the second digital audio system.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said wireless digital source is a digital music player.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein said wireless digital source is satellite radio.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein said wireless digital source is wireless digital radio.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein said wireless digital source is Internet radio.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein said set of digital audio information comprises a supplementary dataset, wherein at least some of said supplementary dataset is not available in an ID3 tag data container.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein said set of digital audio information comprises a supplementary dataset, wherein at least some of said supplementary dataset is manually input by the user of said first digital audio system.

27. The method of claim 20, wherein said set of digital audio information comprises a title of said digital audio file.

28. The method of claim 20, wherein said set of digital audio information comprises an artist associated with said digital audio file.

29. The method of claim 20, wherein said set of digital audio information comprises an encoding rate associated with said digital audio file.

30. The method of claim 20, wherein said set of digital audio information comprises a size associated with said digital audio file.

31. The method of claim 20, wherein said set of digital audio information comprises a playlist.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein said user of the first digital audio system can, using said user interface, select a plurality of audio files and instantiate said purchase input with respect to said plurality of audio files simultaneously.

33. The method of claim 20, wherein said payment accessing step comprises wirelessly accessing a remote network.

34. The method of claim 20, wherein said payment information is transmitted wirelessly.

35. The method of claim 20, wherein said digital audio file is transmitted wirelessly.

36. The method of claim 20, wherein said remote network is within a predefined music zone comprising a specially-adapted transceiver to effect purchase of one or more of a plurality of audio files upon request.

37. The method of claim 20, wherein said payment information is encrypted prior to transmission.

38. The method of claim 20, wherein the information contained in the database of digital audio system users comprise any one of the following:

a name, an address, music tastes, links to websites, photographs, and blogs.