Patent ID: 8214462
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a personalized media service, comprising: receiving from a user's device a first request that includes an identifier identifying a personalized station; using profile information associated with the personalized station, generating a playlist for the personalized station, the playlist comprising information identifying one or more works; after generating the playlist, transmitting the playlist to the user's device; transmitting to the user's device instructions configured to cause the users device to transmit a second request that includes an identifier identifying one of the one or more works identified in the playlist in response to the user selecting the personalized station; after transmitting the instructions to the user's device, receiving from the user's device the second request that includes the identifier identifying one of the one or more works identified in the playlist; and in response to receiving the second request, transmitting to the user's device the work identified by the identifier included in the second request, wherein the user can not directly control which works are identified in the playlist.