Internet content delivery system which provides synchronized content
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1. An internet content delivery system, comprising:
- a server computer, operating to provide music content to users, where the server computer operates to initially provide first content to a first user and second content to a second user based on requests of the first and second users,and said server computer operates to provide synchronized content to both of said first and second users at a time after providing said first and second content,and said computer operates for providing a control for a user which allows the user to set an amount of desired customization as a function of how much the user will pay for the desired customization.
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Abstract
An Internet content delivery system provides information to a number of different users. The system attempts to provide the same information to many different users while also providing the illusion to each of the users that they were receiving the content individually. The system attempts to minimize individualized bandwidth allocation by sending the same information to multiple different users while taking into account individualization requests of the multiple different users. An Internet or a playlist creator is also defined which allows a number of different items to be presented at different times depending on the playlist setting of the playlist.
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13 Claims
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1. An internet content delivery system, comprising:
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a server computer, operating to provide music content to users, where the server computer operates to initially provide first content to a first user and second content to a second user based on requests of the first and second users, and said server computer operates to provide synchronized content to both of said first and second users at a time after providing said first and second content, and said computer operates for providing a control for a user which allows the user to set an amount of desired customization as a function of how much the user will pay for the desired customization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a client computer, receiving content over the Internet, wherein said client computer initially receives individual content when the client computer begins playing a content channel, and after receiving the individual content, receives synchronized content that is provided to other client computers at the same time that the other client computers receive said content, and said client computer receiving a control for a user which allows the user to set an amount of desired customization as a function of how much the user will pay for the desired customization, wherein said control enables selecting multiple levels between full customization of the content for payment, and less customization of the content for less amount of payment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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