Patent ID: 9082135
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of providing customized station content to a user, the method comprising: determining, at a content processing system, characteristics of music content to be included in a customized station, wherein the characteristics of the music content are determined based on first user-input from a user of a device coupled to the content processing system via a communication network; determining, at a content processing system, characteristics of perishable content to be included in the customized station, wherein the characteristics of the perishable content are determined based on second user-input from the user via the communication network; establishing, at the content processing system, a schedule including a combination of at least one first time period designated for preferred music content, wherein the preferred music content is selected based on the first user-input, and at least one second time period designated for preferred perishable content, wherein the preferred perishable content is selected based on the second user-input, wherein the schedule reflects a synchronized update based on one or more of the first user-input and the second user-input; delivering the preferred music content to the user using the content processing system; and relying on a third party source device to deliver the preferred perishable content directly to the user.