Media search and continuous playback of multiple media resources distributed on a network

• US 6,735,628 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2002
• Issued: 05/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: George Aposporos
• Original Assignee: Friskit
• Inventors: Eyal, Aviv
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Krisna
• Application Number:
  US10/251,307
• Publication Number:
  US 20030033420A1
• Time in Patent Office: 599 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/231, 709/245, 707/10, 345/327
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.

Claims

1. A method for playing media, the method comprising:

receiving a search request from a network enabled device, the search request specifying one or more search criteria;

accessing a memory medium that comprises one or more memory components, wherein the memory medium stores data corresponding to a plurality of media resource identifiers, wherein each media resource identifier identifies a media resource located in a corresponding network location, and wherein the one or more memory components stores data that corresponds to a set of information items that are associated with each media resource identifier;

selecting one or more information items from the set of information items using the one or more search criteria;

communicating the one or more information items to the network enabled device, wherein the one or more information items are used to at least partially configure one or more programmatically displayed interfaces on the network enabled device;

receiving selection data based on a user interaction with the one or more displayed interfaces;

identifying a set of media resource identifiers from the plurality of media resource identifiers based on the selection data and the one or more information items;

causing a media player on the network enabled device to sequentially play back media resources identified by media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers, wherein each of the media resources that is played back is retrieved from a corresponding network location;

wherein in response to termination of a first playback of a first media resource having a first network location and identified by one of the media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers, automatically initiating a second playback of a second media resource from a second network location that is different from the first network location, wherein the second media resource is identified by another one of the media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the corresponding network location of the media resource identified by each media resource identifier in the set of media resource identifiers corresponds to a network address.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the network address that identifies each media resource identifier in the set of media resource identifiers corresponds to a uniform resource locator.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the corresponding network location of the media resource identified by each media resource identifier in the set of media resource identifiers corresponds to a location on an internal network site of a common network domain.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein two or more of the media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers are for media resources having corresponding network locations on separate machines.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of causing a media player on the network enabled device to sequentially play back media resources includes programmatically controlling the media player.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of programmatically controlling the media player includes using a software application that interfaces with the media player.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of programmatically controlling the media player includes controlling the media player through an application program interface of the media player.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of accessing a memory medium includes accessing the memory medium where at least some of the information items associated with individual media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers correspond to an album name.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of accessing a memory medium includes accessing the memory medium where at least some of the information items associated with individual media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers corresponds to an artist name or song title.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of accessing a memory medium includes accessing the memory medium where at least some of the information items associated with individual media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers corresponds to a genre category for a corresponding media resource.

12. A computer system for playing media from a network on a network enabled device, the computer system comprising:

a client module residing on the network enabled device, the client module being executable to (i) provide one or more interfaces, the one or more interfaces including a first interface to receive a search request; and

(ii) control a media player on the network enabled device;

a network server module that communicates with one or more memory components and with the client module, wherein the one or more memory components store data corresponding to a plurality of media resource identifiers, wherein each media resource identifier identifies a media resource having a corresponding network location, and wherein the one or more memory components store a set of information items that are associated with each media resource identifier;

wherein the network server module is configured to;

select a plurality of media resource identifiers by comparing the one or more search criteria with the one or more information items in the memory;

communicate data representing the selected plurality of media resource identifiers, and the one or more information items associated with each media resource identifier in the selected plurality of media resource identifiers, to the network enabled device;

wherein the client module is configured to display at least some of the one or more information items on the one or more interfaces, and to receive user-selection information a user interaction with the one or more interfaces;

wherein after the client module receives the user-selection information, at least one of the client module and the network server module is configured to;

identify a set of media resource identifiers from the selected plurality of media resource identifiers based on the user-selection information

programmatically control the media player through an application program interface of the media player in order to cause the media player to sequentially play back media resources identified by media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers, wherein each of the media resources that are played back are retrieved from a corresponding network location;

in response to termination of a first playback of a first media resource having a first network location and identified by one of the media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers, the media player is instructed to automatically initiate a second playback of a second media resource from a second network location that is different from the first network location, wherein the second media resource is identified by another one of the media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers.

13. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the corresponding network location of the media resource identified by each media resource identifier in the set of media resource identifiers corresponds to a network address.

14. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the corresponding network location of the media resource identified by each media resource identifier in the set of media resource identifiers corresponds to a uniform resource locator.

15. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the corresponding network location of the media resource identified by each media resource identifier in the set of media resource identifiers corresponds to an internal network site of a common network domain.

16. The computer system of claim 12, wherein two or more of the media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers are for media resources having corresponding network locations at separate physical locations.

17. The computer system of claim 12, wherein at least one of the client module and the network server module is configured to programmatically control the media player by sending to the application program interface of the media player a set of instructions that include an identifier to the network location of each media resource that is to be played back by the media player.

18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the set of instructions include at least portions of one or more uniform resource locators, wherein the one or more uniform resource locators correspond to the network locations of the media resources that are to be played back by the media player.

19. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the network server module programmatically controls the media player using another application on the client module that communicates with the media player.

20. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the network server module communicates with a memory medium to access at least some information items that correspond to sound recording compilation names.

21. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the network server module communicates with a memory medium to access at least some information items that correspond to a song title.

22. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the network server module communicates with a memory medium to access at least some information items that correspond to a recording artist name.

23. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the network server module communicates with a memory medium to access at least some information items that correspond to a genre category for a playback.

24. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the memory medium is part of the computer system.

25. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the client module and the network server module are part of a platform.

26. A method for playing media from a network, the method comprising:

receiving a search request from a network enabled device;

identifying from the search request at least one criteria that corresponds to a mix identifier for a designated set of media resources;

accessing a memory medium that comprises one or more memory components, wherein the memory medium stores a plurality of media resource identifiers, and associates each media resource identifier in the plurality of media resource identifiers with a media resource that is provided at a corresponding network location on the network, and wherein the memory medium associates individual mix identifiers with one or more of the media resource identifiers;

selecting a set of two or more media resource identifiers using the at least one criteria and the memory medium;

communicating the set of two or more media resource identifiers to the network enabled device;

programmatically controlling a media player through an application program interface of the media player to sequentially play back two or more media resources identified by media resource identifiers in the set of two or more media resource identifiers, wherein in response to termination of a first playback of a first media resource having a first network location and identified by one of the media resource identifiers in the plurality of media resource identifiers, the media player is instructed to automatically initiate a second playback of a second media resource from a second network, wherein the second media resource is identified by another one of the media resource identifiers in the plurality of media resource identifiers.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first network address, and the second network location corresponds to a second network address that is different than the first network address.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first uniform resource locator, and the second network location corresponds to a second uniform resource locator that is different than the first uniform resource locator.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the first network location and the second network location each correspond to an internal network site of a common network domain.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein the first network location has a first physical location and the second network location has a second physical location that is different than the first physical location.

31. The method of claim 26, wherein the step of programmatically controlling a media player includes programmatically controlling the media player by sending instructions to the application program interface of the media player, wherein the instructions identify the network locations of the media resources that are to be played back by the media player.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the instructions sent to the media player include portions of one or more uniform resource locators that correspond to the network locations of the media resources that are to be played back by the media player.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein programmatically controlling a media player on the network enabled device includes directly controlling the media player from a server module that is remote to the network enabled device.

34. A computer system for playing media from a network on a network enabled device, the method comprising:

a client module residing on the network enabled device, the client module being executable to (i) provide one or more interfaces, the one or more interfaces including a first interface to receive a search request; and

(ii) control a media player on the network enabled device;

a network server module that communicates with the client module and with a memory medium, wherein the memory medium stores a plurality of media resource identifiers, and associates each media resource identifier in the plurality of media resource identifiers with a media resource that is provided at a corresponding network location on the network, and wherein the memory medium associates individual mix identifiers with one or more of the media resource identifiers;

wherein the at least one of the network server module and the client module is configured to;

identify from the search request at least one criteria that corresponds to a mix identifier for a designated set of media resources

select a set of two or more media resource identifiers using the criteria identified from the search request and the memory medium;

programmatically control a media player on the network enabled device to sequentially play back two or more media resources identified by media resource identifiers in the set of two or more media resource identifiers, wherein in response to termination of a first playback of a first media resource having a first network location and identified by one of the media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers, the media player is instructed to automatically initiate a second playback of a second media resource from a second network location that is different from the first network location, wherein the second media resource is identified by another one of the media resource identifiers in the set of media resource identifiers.

35. The computer system of claim 34, wherein the corresponding network location of each media resource identifier in the first set corresponds to a network address.

36. The computer system of claim 34, the corresponding network location of each media resource identifier in the first set corresponds to a uniform resource locator.

37. The computer system of claim 34, wherein the corresponding network location of one or more media resource identifiers in the first set corresponds to an internal network site of a common network domain.

38. The computer system of claim 34, wherein two or more of the media resource identifiers in the first set identify media resources having corresponding network locations at separate physical locations.

39. The computer system of claim 34, wherein the network server module programmatically controlling the media player through an application program interface of the media a player.

40. The computer system of claim 39, wherein the network server module programmatically controls the media player by sending instructions to the media player through the application program interface, wherein the instructions include at least portions of a first uniform resource locator corresponding to the first network location, and a second uniform resource locator corresponding to the second network location.

41. The computer system of claim 34, wherein the memory medium is part of the computer system.

42. The computer system of claim 34, wherein the client module and the network server module are part of a platform.

43. The computer system of claim 34, wherein the first media resource and the second media resource each provide a musical work.

44. A method for playing media from a network, the method comprising:

receiving a first search request from a network enabled device, the first search request specifying search criteria that includes one or more artists of musical works;

accessing a memory medium that comprises one or more memory components, wherein the memory medium stores data that associates an artist of a musical work with one or more mix identifiers, each mix identifier identifying one of a plurality of mixes, and each mix in the plurality of mixes corresponding to a designated set of fixed musical works, wherein the memory medium also stores data that (i) associates individual musical work identifiers in a plurality of musical work identifiers and individual musical work names in a plurality of musical work names with one another;

(ii) associates each musical work identifier and at least one mix identifier with one another, the at least one mix identifier identifying the mix that includes the musical work identified by the musical work identifier that is associated with that mix identifier;

(iii) associates each musical work identifier with one or more media resource identifiers, wherein each media resource identifier identifies a media resource at a corresponding network location that can be accessed to reproduce or at least partially perform by digital transmission the musical work; and

(iv) associates each mix identifier with a mix name;

selecting a first set of one or more mix identifiers using the search criteria and the memory medium;

providing data for use in creating a list to the network enabled device, the list being displayable as part of a user-interface on the network enabled device, wherein the list comprises one or more items that correspond to the mix identifiers in the first set;

receiving a first selection input from the network enabled device, wherein the first selection input indicates one or more mix identifiers that correspond to the one or more items in the list;

identifying from the first selection input and from the memory medium a second set comprising (i) two or more musical work identifiers and (ii) two or more musical work names for each of the one or more musical work identifiers in the second set;

sending data representing the second set to the network enabled device, so that information corresponding to one or more musical work names in the second set is displayed on the network enabled device;

receiving a second selection input that specifies one or more musical work identifiers that correspond to the two or more musical work names in the second set;

identifying from the second selection and the memory medium a third set comprising a plurality of media resource identifiers; and

controlling a media player on the network enabled device to sequentially and automatically perform by digital transmission at least a portion of (i) a first musical work provided by a first media resource and (ii) a second musical work provided by a second media resource, wherein the first media resource is identified by a first media resource identifier and has a first network location, and wherein the second media resource is identified by a second media resource identifier and has a second network location, and wherein the first media resource identifier and the second media resource identifier are from the third set.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein controlling the media player includes, in response to termination of performance by digital transmission of the first musical work provided by the first media resource having the first network location, controlling the media player to automatically initiate performance by digital transmission of the second musical work provided by the second media resource having the second network location.

46. The method of claim 44, wherein controlling a media player on the network enabled device includes programmatically controlling the media player.

47. The method of claim 46, wherein programmatically controlling the media player includes sending instructions to the media player through an application program interface of the media player.

48. The method of claim 47, wherein sending instructions to the media player includes sending instructions that identify at least in part a portion of a first uniform resource locator that corresponds to the first network location and a portion of a second uniform resource locator that corresponds to the second network location.

49. The method of claim 44, herein the first network location corresponds to a first network address, and the second network location corresponds to a second network address that is different than the first network address.

50. The method of claim 44, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first uniform resource locator, and the second network location corresponds to a second uniform resource locator that is different than the first uniform resource locator.

51. The method of claim 44, wherein the first network location and the second network location each correspond to an internal network site of a common network domain.

52. The method of claim 44, wherein the first network location has a first physical location and the second network location has a second physical location that is different than the first physical location.

53. The method of claim 44, wherein the step of identifying a second set comprising one or mare musical work identifiers and one or more musical work names include identifying album track identifiers and one or more album track names.

54. A computer system for playing media from a network on a network enabled device, the computer system comprising:

a client module residing on the network enabled device, the client module being executable to (i) provide one or more interfaces, the one or more interfaces including a first interface to receive a search request; and

(ii) control a media player on the network enabled device;

a memory medium that comprises one or more memory components, wherein the memory medium stores data that associates an artist of a musical work with one or more mix identifiers, each mix identifier identifying one of a plurality of mixes, wherein each mix in the plurality of mixes corresponds to a designated set of fixed musical works, and wherein the memory medium also stores data that (i) associates individual musical work identifiers in a plurality of musical work identifiers and individual musical work names in a plurality of musical work names with one another;

(ii) associates each musical work identifier and at least one mix identifier with one another, the at least one mix identifier identifying the mix that includes the musical work identified by the musical work identifier that is associated with that mix identifier;

(iii) associates each musical work identifier with one or more media resource identifiers, wherein each media resource identifier identifies a media resource at a corresponding network location that can be used to reproduce or at least partially perform by digital transmission the musical work; and

(iv) associates each mix identifier with a mix name;

a network server module that uses a search criteria identifiable from the search request and corresponding to one or more artists to select a first set of mixes, and wherein the network server modules provides the client module data for creating a list that forms at least part of one of the one or more interfaces provided by the client module, wherein the list identifies one or more mix identifiers;

wherein the network server module receives, through user-interaction with at least one of the one or more interfaces provided by the client module, a first selection input that indicates a selection of one or more mix identifiers from the list, and wherein the network server module identifies from the first selection input and from the memory medium a second set comprising one or more musical work identifiers and one or more musical work names for each of the one or more musical work identifiers in the second set, and wherein the network server module sends data representing the second set to the network enabled device;

wherein the client module displays on at least one of the plurality of interfaces information corresponding to one or more musical work names in the second set using the data the second set;

wherein the network server module identifies from a second selection input and the memory medium a third set comprising a plurality of media resource identifiers; and

wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module are configured to control the media player to sequentially perform by digital transmission at least a portion of (i) a first musical work provided by a first media resource, wherein the first media resource is identified by a first media resource identifier and has a first network location; and

(ii) a second musical work provided by a second media resource, wherein the second media resource is identified by a second media resource identifier and has a second network location; and

wherein the first media resource identifier and the second media resource identifier are from the third set.

55. The computer system of claim 54, wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module are configured to control the media player in performing by digital transmission at least the portions of the first musical work and the second musical work so that in response to termination of performance by digital transmission of the first musical work provided by the first media resource, at least one of the network server module and the client module controls the media player to automatically initiate performance by digital transmission of the second musical work provided by the second media resource.

56. The computer system of claim 54, wherein the client module includes an application that communicates with the network server module in order to control the media player.

57. The computer system of claim 56, wherein the application communicates directly with the network server module.

58. The computer system of claim 54, wherein the client module and the network server module form a platform.

59. The computer system of claim 54, wherein the client module, at least a portion of the memory medium, and the network server module form a platform.

60. The computer system of claim 54, wherein the one or more musical work identifiers and the one or more musical work names include one or more album track identifiers and one or more album track names respectively.

61. The computer system of claim 54, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first network address, and wherein the second network location corresponds to a second network address.

62. The computer system of claim 54, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first uniform resource locator, and wherein the second network location corresponds to a second uniform resource locator.

63. The computer system of claim 54, wherein the first network location and the second network location each correspond to an internal network site of a common network domain.

64. The computer system of claim 54, wherein the first network location and the second network location each have separate physical locations.

65. The computer system of claim 54, wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module control the media player through an application program interface of the media player.

66. The computer system of claim 65, wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module control the media player by sending instructions that include portions of a uniform resource locator that corresponds to the first network location and to the second network location.

67. A method for playing media from a network, the method comprising:

receiving a first search request from a network enabled device, the first search request specifying search criteria that includes one or more musical work names;

accessing a memory medium that comprises one or more memory components, wherein the memory medium stores data that corresponds to a plurality of musical work identifiers, wherein each musical work identifier identifies a musical work in a mix that corresponds to a designated set of fixed musical works, and wherein the memory medium also stores data that associates substantially each musical work identifier with one or more of;

(i) a musical work name that corresponds to the musical work identified by that musical work identifier;

(ii) a mix identifier that identifies the mix that corresponds to the designated set of musical works that contain the musical work identified by that musical work identifier; and

(iii) a media resource identifier that identifies a media resource at a corresponding network location that can be used to at least partially reproduce or perform by digital transmission the musical work identified by that musical work identifier;

identifying from the first selection input and from the memory medium at least a first set comprising one or more musical work identifiers and one or more musical work names;

communicating data representing the first set to the network enabled device, so that at least information corresponding to one or more musical work names in the first set is displayed on the network enabled device;

receiving a second selection input that specifies one or more musical work identifiers from the first set;

identifying from the second selection and the memory medium a second set comprising a plurality of media resource identifiers; and

controlling a media player on the network enabled device to sequentially and automatically perform by digital transmission at least a portion of (i) a first musical work provided by a first media resource and (ii) a second musical work provided by a second media resource, wherein the first media resource is identified by a first media resource identifier and has a first network location, and wherein the second media resource is identified by a second media resource identifier and has a second network location, and wherein the first media resource identifier and the second media resource identifier are from the second set.

68. The method of claim 67, wherein controlling the media player includes, in response to termination of performance by digital transmission of the first musical work provided by the first media resource, automatically initiating performance by digital transmission of the second musical work provided by the second media resource having the second network location.

69. The method of claim 67, wherein the step of controlling a media player includes programmatically controlling the media player.

70. The method of claim 69, wherein the step of programmatically controlling the media player includes sending instructions to the media player through an application program interface of the media player.

71. The method of claim 70, wherein sending instructions to the media player includes sending instructions that identify at least in part a portion of a first uniform resource locator that corresponds to the first network location and a portion of a second uniform resource locator that corresponds to the second network location.

72. The method of claim 67, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first network address, and the second network location corresponds to a second network address that is different than the first network address.

73. The method of claim 67, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first uniform resource locator, and the second network location corresponds to a second uniform resource locator that is different than the first uniform resource locator.

74. The method of claim 67, wherein the first network location and the second network location each correspond to an internal network site of a common network domain.

75. The method of claim 67, wherein the first network location has a first physical location and the second network location has a second physical location that is different than the first physical location.

76. A computer system for playing media from a network on a network enabled device, the computer system comprising:

a client module residing on the network enabled device, the client module being executable to (i) provide one or more interfaces, the one or more interfaces including a first interface to receive a search request; and

(ii) control a media player on the network enabled device;

a memory medium that comprises one or more memory components, wherein the memory medium stores data that corresponds to a plurality of musical work identifiers, wherein each musical work identifier identifies a musical work in a mix that corresponds to a designated set of fixed musical works, and wherein the memory medium also stores data that associates substantially each musical work identifier with one or more of;

(i) a musical work name that corresponds to the musical work identified by that musical work identifier;

(ii) a mix identifier that identifies the mix that corresponds to the designated set of musical works that contain the musical work identified by that musical work identifier; and

(iii) a media resource identifier that identifies a media resource at a corresponding network location that can be used to at least partially perform by digital transmission the musical work identified by that musical work identifier;

a network server module that uses a search criteria identifiable from the search request and corresponding to one or more musical work names to identify at least a first set comprising one or more musical work identifiers and one or more musical work names;

wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module is configured to;

identify a criteria specified in the search request, the criteria corresponding to a musical work name;

wherein in response to the criteria being identified, the network server module is configured to;

communicate data representing the first set to the network enabled device, so that at least information corresponding to one or more musical work names in the first set is displayed on the network enabled device;

receive a second selection input that specifies one or more musical work identifiers from the first set;

identify from the second selection and the memory medium a second set comprising a plurality of media resource identifiers; and

wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module are configured to control the media player to sequentially perform by digital transmission at least a portion of (i) a first musical work provided by a first media resource, wherein the first media resource is identified by a first media resource identifier and has a first network location, and (ii) a second musical work provided by a second media resource, wherein the second media resource is identified by a second media resource identifier and has a second network location;

wherein the first media resource identifier and the second media resource identifier are from the second set.

77. The computer system of claim 76, wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module control the media player in performing by digital transmission at least the portions of the first musical work and the second musical work so that in response to termination of performance by digital transmission of the first musical work at least one of the network server module and the client module controls the media player to automatically initiate performance by digital transmission of the second musical work provided by the second media resource having the second network location.

78. The computer system of claim 76, wherein the client module includes an application that communicates with the network server module in order to control the media player.

79. The computer system of claim 78, wherein the application communicates directly with the network server module.

80. The computer system of claim 76, herein the client module and the network server module form a platform.

81. The computer system of claim 76, wherein the one or more musical work identifiers and the one or more musical work names include one or more album track identifiers and one or more album track names respectively.

82. The computer system of claim 76, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first network address, and the second network location corresponds to a second network address.

83. The computer system of claim 76, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first uniform resource locator, and the second network location corresponds to a second uniform resource locator.

84. The computer system of claim 76, wherein the first network location and the second network location each correspond to an internal network site of a common network domain.

85. The computer system of claim 76, the first network location and the second network location have separate physical locations.

86. The computer system of claim 76, wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module control the media player through an application program interface of the media player.

87. The computer system of claim 86, wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module control the media player by sending instructions that include portions of a uniform resource locator that corresponds to the first network location and to the second network location.

88. A method for playing media from a network on a network enabled device, the method comprising:

receiving a first search request from a network enabled device, the first search request specifying search criteria that includes one or more mix names, wherein each mix name is for a mix that corresponds to a designated set of fixed musical works;

accessing a memory medium that comprises one or more memory components, wherein the memory medium stores data that corresponds to a plurality of musical work identifiers, wherein each musical work identifier identifies a musical work, and wherein the memory medium also stores data that associates substantially each musical work identifier with one or more of;

(i) a musical work name that corresponds to the musical work identified by that musical work identifier;

(ii) a mix identifier that identifies a particular mix that contains the musical work identified by that musical work identifier;

(iii) a media resource identifier that identifies the digital musical work identified by that musical work identifier;

identifying from the first selection input and from the memory medium a first set comprising one or more mix identifiers and one or more mix names;

communicating data representing the first set to the network enabled device, so that information corresponding to one or more musical work names in the first set is displayed on the network enabled device;

providing data for use in creating a displayed list to the network enabled device, wherein the list comprises one or more items that correspond to the mix identifiers that identify each mix in the first set;

receiving a first selection input from the network enabled device, wherein the first selection input indicates one or more mix identifiers from the list;

identifying from the first selection input and from the memory medium a second set comprising (i) one or more musical work identifiers and (ii) one or more musical work names for each of the one or more musical work identifiers in the second set;

communicating data representing the second set to the network enabled device, so that information corresponding to one or more musical work names in the second set is displayed on the network enabled device;

receiving a second selection input that specifies one or more musical work identifiers from the second set;

identifying from the second selection input and from the memory medium a third set comprising a plurality of media resource identifiers; and

controlling a media player on the network enabled device to sequentially and automatically perform by digital transmission at least a portion of a first musical work provided by a first media resource and a second musical work provided by a second media resource, wherein the first media resource is identified by a first media resource identifier and has a first network location, and wherein the second media resource is identified by a second media resource identifier and has a second network location, and wherein the first media resource identifier and the second media resource identifier are from the third set.

89. The method of claim 88, wherein controlling the media player includes, in response to termination of performance by digital transmission of the first musical work, controlling the media player to automatically initiate performance by digital transmission of the second musical work provided by the second media resource having the second network location.

90. The method of claim 88, wherein controlling a media player on the network enabled device includes programmatically controlling the media player.

91. The method of claim 90, wherein programmatically controlling the media player includes sending instructions to the media player through an application program interface of the player.

92. The method of claim 91, wherein communicating instructions to the media player includes sending instructions that identify at least in part a portion of a first uniform resource locator that corresponds to the first network location and a portion of a second uniform resource locator that corresponds to the second network location.

93. The method of claim 88, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first network address, and the second network location corresponds to a second network address that is different than the first network address.

94. The method of claim 88, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first uniform resource locator, and the second network location corresponds to a second uniform resource locator that is different than the first uniform resource locator.

95. The method of claim 88, wherein the first network location and the second network location each correspond to an internal network site of a common network domain.

96. The method of claim 88, wherein the first network location has a first physical location and the second network location has a second physical location that is different than the first physical location.

97. A computer system for playing media from a network on a network enabled device, the computer system comprising:

a client module residing on the network enabled device, the client module being executable to (i) provide one or more interfaces, the one or more interfaces including a first interface to receive a search request; and

(ii) control a media player on the network enabled device;

a memory medium that comprises one or more memory components, wherein the memory medium stores data that corresponds to a plurality of musical work identifiers, wherein each musical work identifier identifies a musical work, and wherein the memory medium also stores data that associates substantially each musical work identifier with one or more of;

(i) a musical work name that corresponds to the musical work identified by that musical work identifier;

(ii) a mix identifier that identifies a particular mix that contains the musical work identified by that musical work identifier, the particular mix corresponding to a designated set of fixed musical works;

(iii) a media resource identifier that identifies the musical work identified by that musical work identifier;

a network server module that is configured to;

identify from the first selection input and from the memory medium a first set comprising one or more mix identifiers and one or more mix names;

communicate data representing the first set to the network enabled device, so that information corresponding to one or more musical work names in the first set is displayed on the network enabled device;

provide data for use in creating a displayed list to the network enabled device, wherein the list comprises one or more items that correspond to the mix identifiers that identify each mix in the first set;

receive a first selection input from the network enabled device, wherein the first selection input indicates one or more mix identifiers from the list;

identify from the first selection input and from the memory medium a second set comprising (i) one or more musical work identifiers and (ii) one or more musical work names for each of the one or more musical work identifiers in the second set;

communicate data representing the second set to the network enabled device, so that information corresponding to one or more musical work names in the second set is displayed on the network enabled device;

receive a second selection input that specifies one or more musical work identifiers from the second set;

identify from the second selection input and from the memory medium a third set comprising a plurality of media resource identifiers; and

wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module are configured to control the media player on the network enabled device to sequentially perform by digital transmission at least a portion of (i) a first musical work provided by a first media resource, wherein the first media resource is identified by a first media resource identifier and has a first network location, and (ii) a second musical work provided by a second media resource, wherein the second media resource is identified by a second media resource identifier and has a second network location, wherein the first media resource identifier and the second media resource identifier are from the third set.

98. The computer system of claim 97, wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module are configured to control the media player in performing by digital transmission at least the portions of the first musical work and the second musical work so that in response to termination of performing by digital transmission of the first musical work provided by the first media resource, at least one of the network server module and the client module controls the media player to automatically initiate performance by digital transmission of the second musical work provided by the second media resource.

99. The computer system of claim 97, wherein the client module includes an application that communicates with the network server module in order to control the media player.

100. The computer system of claim 99, wherein the application communicates directly with the network server module.

101. The computer system of claim 97, wherein the client module and the network server module form a platform.

102. The computer system of claim 97, wherein the client module, at least a portion of the memory medium, and the network server module form a platform.

103. The computer system of claim 97, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first network address, and wherein the second network location corresponds to a second network address.

104. The computer system of claim 97, wherein the first network location corresponds to a first uniform resource locator, and wherein the second network location corresponds to a second uniform resource locator.

105. The computer system of claim 97, wherein the first network location and the second network location each correspond to an internal network site of a common network domain.

106. The computer system of claim 97, wherein the first network location and the second network location each have separate physical locations.

107. The computer system of claim 97, wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module control the media player through an application program interface of the media player.

108. The computer system of claim 107, wherein at least one of the network server module and the client module control the media player by sending instructions that include portions of a uniform resource locator that corresponds to the first network location and to the second network location.