Personalized audio system and method
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1. A method for adding recordings to a collection of recordings stored in storage unit of a player device and for playing recordings for a user of the player device, wherein the player device comprises a receiver for receiving broadcast recordings broadcast in real-time and meta-data broadcast together with the recordings, comprising:
- receiving by the receiver meta-data broadcast from a broadcast source, the meta-data including an identifier identifying a recording;
receiving from the broadcast source the identified recording, wherein the recording was broadcast from the broadcast source in real-time;
using at least some of the received meta-data, determining whether the broadcast recording broadcasted in real-time fits a profile stored in the player device;
automatically storing a copy of the received broadcast recording in the storage unit of the player device in response to determining that the recording fits the profile;
receiving through a user interface of the player device input from the user, wherein the input indicates that the user desires to have the player device play recordings for the user; and
in response to receiving the input, automatically selecting recordings from the collection of recordings and playing the selected recordings for the user.
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Abstract
A personalized audio system and method that overcomes many of the broadcast-type disadvantages associated with conventional radio stations.
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1. A method for adding recordings to a collection of recordings stored in storage unit of a player device and for playing recordings for a user of the player device, wherein the player device comprises a receiver for receiving broadcast recordings broadcast in real-time and meta-data broadcast together with the recordings, comprising:
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receiving by the receiver meta-data broadcast from a broadcast source, the meta-data including an identifier identifying a recording; receiving from the broadcast source the identified recording, wherein the recording was broadcast from the broadcast source in real-time; using at least some of the received meta-data, determining whether the broadcast recording broadcasted in real-time fits a profile stored in the player device; automatically storing a copy of the received broadcast recording in the storage unit of the player device in response to determining that the recording fits the profile; receiving through a user interface of the player device input from the user, wherein the input indicates that the user desires to have the player device play recordings for the user; and in response to receiving the input, automatically selecting recordings from the collection of recordings and playing the selected recordings for the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A player device, comprising:
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a storage unit for storing a collection of recordings; a receiver for receiving from a broadcast source a broadcast recording broadcast in real-time and meta-data broadcast with the recording; a user interface; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to; use at least some of the received meta-data to determine whether the broadcast recording broadcasted in real-time fits a profile stored in the player device; automatically store a copy of the received broadcast recording in the storage unit in response to determining that the recording fits the profile; and in response to receiving input from the user that indicates that the user desires to have the player device play recordings for the user, automatically select recordings from the collection of recordings and play the selected recordings for the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A player device, comprising:
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a storage unit for storing a collection of recordings; a receiver for receiving from a broadcast source a broadcast recording broadcast in real-time and meta-data broadcast with the broadcast recording; a user interface; determining means for determining whether the broadcast recording broadcasted in real-time fits a profile stored in the player device, wherein the determining means is configured to use at least some of the received meta-data to determine whether the broadcast recording fits the profile; means for automatically storing a copy of the received broadcast recording in the storage unit in response to the determining means determining that the recording fits the profile; and selecting means for automatically selecting recordings from the collection of recordings and playing the selected recordings for the user in response to receiving input from the user that indicates that the user desires to have the player device play recordings for the user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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