Patent ID: 6662231
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A method for providing audio service through a communication network to a user, the method comprising the steps of:registering the user for the audio service; storing a User identifier value for the user responsive to registering the user for the audio service; receiving a request message through the communication network, the request message including a network address value, a User identifier value and an audio identifier value; searching for a matching stored user name value that matches the user name value from the request message; when no matching stored user name value is found, rejecting the request message; when the matching stored user name value is found, searching for an audio file corresponding to the audio identifier value of the request message; and when the corresponding audio file is found, streaming the audio file over the communication network to the network address.