Patent ID: 7711838
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: G06F,G06N,G06Q,H04H,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: accessing a database of data streams by at least one server to create a plurality of personalized internet radio stations for broadcast to a plurality of users, each of said personalized internet radio station for broadcast to one individual user of said plurality of individual users and having an individualized playlist that is created exclusively for said individual user and identifying at least one data stream selected from said database for broadcast as said individual user's personalized internet radio station; selecting, by said at least one server, said at least one data stream for said individualized playlist, said at least one data stream of said individualized playlist for broadcast over a computer network to a computer for said individual user as said individual user's personalized internet radio station, said at least one data stream being selected from said database according to a selection method performed by said at least one server to create said playlist of data streams exclusively for said individual user's personalized internet radio station using said individual user's preferences for data streams, said selection method performed by said at least one server being influenced by said individual user's preferences for data streams but not controlled by said individual user's data stream preferences so as to prevent an on-demand selection of data streams by the at least one server for broadcast to said individual user based on said individual user's data stream preferences; transmitting, by said at least one server, said at least one selected data stream to said computer as said personalized internet radio station broadcast for said individual user via said network; receiving, by said at least one server, feedback via said network, said feedback expressing a preference of said individual user regarding at least one of said transmitted at least one data stream; and reutilizing, by said at least one server, said selection method in response to receiving preference of said individual user, said reutilizing said selection method performed by said at least one server comprising selecting one or more of said data streams for said playlist for broadcast as part of said individual user's personalized internet radio station, said selecting being made in accordance with said individual user's data stream preferences, including said received preference, and limiting said individual user's control over selection of particular data streams from said database to prevent said on-demand selection of data streams.