Patent ID: 7985911

Claim:
A method of preloading a portable music device for a consumer, comprising: identifying from third party sources a first subset of songs comprising songs available to consumers through commercial channels; identifying a second subset of songs from said first subset of songs; wherein each song of said second subset of songs has an estimated audience reach level above a predetermined audience reach level; associating said audience reach level, a mood or tempo, an era, a genre, and an initial release date with each song identified in said second subset of songs; and loading onto a portable music device a selection of said second subset of songs to the extent of available memory on said portable music device, wherein said selection of said second subset of songs loaded onto a portable music device are selected according to a selection method comprising: selecting a maximum number of songs desired to be loaded onto said portable music device; applying a forced audience reach curve to said second subset of songs; and making a selection of songs having the highest audience reach on said forced audience reach curve; wherein said number of selected songs corresponds to said maximum number of songs desired to be loaded onto said portable music device.