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Device and method for monitoring, rating and/or tuning to an audio content channel

  • US 9,077,581 B2
  • Filed: 12/23/2011
  • Issued: 07/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An audio content processing device that is operative to:

  • a) monitor the content of at least two streaming audio content channels simultaneously; and

    b) compute respective ratings for each said monitored content channel, wherein the audio content processing device includes a content analyzer configured to extract audio content features from said monitored content channels and to compute the respective ratings using the extracted features and a stored content preference for a user that varies with time, wherein computing the respective ratings using the extracted features and the stored content preference for the user that varies with time includes assigning different ratings values to particular audio content, wherein assigning the different ratings values includes assigning a first ratings value to a song from an artist currently being played on one of said monitored content channels in response to a song from the same artist being played on the device a first time period before the currently playing song and assigning a second ratings value to the currently playing song in response to a song from the same artist being played on the device a second time period before the currently playing song, wherein the first ratings value is lower than the second ratings value and wherein the first time period is less than the second time period.

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