Patent ID: 7793823
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of providing radio media content to a client electronic device over a network, comprising: providing to the client electronic device via the network, a radio playlist that defines a rendering sequence comprising a first plurality of media content items, wherein each of the first plurality of media content items is encrypted using a different respective encryption key; identifying a second plurality of media content items, wherein a copy of each of the second plurality of media content items is available on the client electronic device; generating a modified radio playlist defining a rendering sequence comprising a subset of the first plurality of media content items and the second plurality of media content items; and transmitting radio seed content to the client electronic device over the network, the radio seed content comprising: wherein the radio media content is configured to allow the client electronic device to render the modified radio playlist when the client electronic device is not communicatively coupled to the network.