Claims
- 1. A device for acquiring media based on a broadcast comprising:
a receiver for receiving a broadcast, said broadcast comprising pre-programmed content; a selector that allows the user to select content from the pre-programmed content for subsequent purchase, the device storing information identifying the selected content; and an interface that uses the stored information or a portion thereof to transact with a content provider for purchasing media relating to the selected content.
- 2. A device as in claim 1, further comprising:
wherein the media relating to the selected content is at least one of the following: the identified content, a video of the identified content, or information relating to the artist performing the related content.
- 3. A device as in claim 1, further comprising:
an application program that allows the user to further customize the pre-programmed content by specifying particular content from the pre-programmed content from which the selector may choose.
- 4. A device as in claim 1, further comprising:
a memory for storing said pre-programmed content and for time-shifting playback of said pre-programmed content.
- 5. A method of acquiring media based on a broadcast comprising:
receiving a broadcast comprising a plurality of segments, each segment comprising ancillary data related to said segment; selecting at least one segment of said broadcast for acquisition; and acquiring media related to said at least one selected segment from a content provider based on the ancillary data associated with the selected segment.
- 6. A method of acquiring media based on a broadcast comprising:
receiving a broadcast comprising a plurality of segments, each segment comprising content from said segment; selecting at least one segment of said broadcast for acquisition; and acquiring media related to said at least one selected segment from a content provider based on the content from the selected segment.
- 7. A method of providing a preview service, comprising the steps of:
pre-programming content to be broadcast; broadcasting pre-programmed content for the user to preview; storing said content on a user device for a limited period of time; and updating said pre-programmed content with a broadcast of new pre-programmed content.
- 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of:
configuring said content at the user device to store only content that meets the users specific criteria.
- 9. The method of claim 7, further comprising authorizing the permanent storage of content selected by a user.
- 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising verifying a purchase, and performing said authorizing step only after a verified purchase transaction.
- 11. A method of time-shifting broadcast content comprising the steps of:
storing one or more segments of broadcast content in memory; analyzing live broadcast reception quality to identify when live broadcast reception quality does not meet minimum quality levels; and replaying said one or more stored segments broadcast content until live broadcast reception quality meets minimum standards.
- 12. A method of claim 11, wherein the storing step further comprises:
storing segments from the broadcast based on user specific criteria.
- 13. A method of claim 11, wherein the storing step further comprises:
storing segments from the broadcast content based on at least on of user purchasing patterns, user surveys, or user demographics.
- 14. A method of claim 12, wherein said one or more segments comprise are stored from one or more of a plurality of channels in the broadcast content.
- 15. A method of claim 14, wherein said one or more of said plurality of channels is pre-selected by the user for storing.
- 16. A method of claim 11, wherein the analyzing step further comprises:
monitoring quality metrics comprising the number of mutes, the number of no signal indications, the length of time for each mute, the length of time for each no signal indication or a combination thereof.
- 17. A device for playing stored content comprising:
a memory for storing broadcast content; a microprocessor that analyzes the quality of the live broadcast signal reception to identify when said reception quality does not meet minimum standards; said microprocessor initiating the playback of said stored broadcast content when the reception quality does not meet minimum standards.
- 18. A broadcast receiving device that receives a plurality of channels of content with a playback capability comprising:
a temporary memory, a preview memory, and a personal memory; said temporary memory temporarily storing content for quality monitoring; said preview memory storing content or other data from at least one of the plurality of channels during a live broadcast; and said personal memory storing content or other data as selected by the user.
- 19. A broadcast receiving device of claim 18, wherein said personal memory is removable from said device.
- 20. A broadcast receiving device of claim 18,wherein said temporary memory stores content from the broadcast channel that the user is listening to; and
said preview memory is storing other content from a broadcast channel other than the one the user is listening.
- 21. A broadcast receiving device of claim 18, wherein said personal memory is partitioned into a plurality of tracks for storing different content.
- 22. A broadcast receiving device of claim 18, wherein the preview and personal memory are in the same memory module.
- 23. A method of purchasing content broadcast by a content provider comprising:
a selecting step where at least one category of content is selected for a user to preview from a plurality of content categories being broadcast over a plurality of channels by a content provider; a storing step where a device stores content and associated data from the at least one selected category of content in a memory that is periodically updated during a broadcast by the content provider; a flagging step where a user listens to or views specific content stored in the storing step and flags that specific content for purchase; a transferring step where the data associated with the flagged content from the memory location used in the storing step is copied to a memory location; a purchasing step where the associated data stored in the memory location is used to purchase a version of the flagged content; and a receiving step where the broadcast content provider provides the version of the flagged content to a user selected device based on the associated data.
- 24. A method according to claim 23, wherein the selecting step includes the step of the user selecting at least one channel to preview from the plurality channels broadcasting the selected content category.
- 25. A method according to claim 23, wherein the selecting step includes the step of the content provider selecting at least one channel from the plurality channels being broadcast for the user to preview.
- 26. A method according to claim 23, wherein the content stored in the storing step is a song and the associated data relates to any one of or all of from the following: the performing artist, composer, song title, song owner, a unique song identifier, or a database location.
- 27. A method according to claim 23, wherein the storing step includes storing the selected content and associated data in a partitioned memory.
- 28. A method according to claim 27, wherein the partitioned memory has partitions of memory that are automatically overwritten, partitions that store content that is user transferable, and partitions that store content that the user cannot transfer.
- 29. A method according to claim 27, wherein the partitioned memory has partitions of memory that are automatically overwritten, partitions that store content that is user accessible, and partitions that store content that the user cannot access.
- 30. A method according to claim 23, wherein the storing step includes performing the step of storing while the device is recharging.
- 31. A method according to claim 23, wherein the device while performing the storing step only stores content that meets predetermined quality standards.
- 32. A method according to claim 23, wherein the flagging step requires a user to press a button to flag the content for purchase while the user is listening to any portion of the content, or within a limited time period after the content has finished playing, or while the user scrolls through a listing of the content stored in the memory.
- 33. A method of claim 23, wherein the transferring step is performed by the device after a user presses a button.
- 33. A method of claim 23, wherein the transferring step is performed by a second device different from the device containing the memory.
- 34. A method of claim 33, wherein the purchase step is performed by a device different than the device storing the data in the purchase memory locations.
- 35. A method of claim 23, wherein the high quality version of the flagged content in the purchasing step is substantially compact disc quality or better audio content.
- 36. A broadcast receiving device comprising:
a receiver for receiving a plurality of channels of a plurality of categories of content that is broadcast by a content provider; a selector to select at least one category of content for a user to preview from the plurality of content categories being broadcast over a plurality of channels by said content provider; a preview memory wherein the device stores content and associated data from the at least one selected category of content in said preview memory that is periodically updated during a broadcast by the content provider; an input device a user actuates to flag specific content for purchase when the user listens to or views specific content stored in the storing step; a microprocessor that copies or transfers the data associated with the flagged content from the memory location used in the storing step to a purchase memory location; wherein the associated data stored in the purchase memory location is user accessible so the user can purchase a version of the flagged content; and a permanent memory that stores a version of the flagged content of the flagged content.
- 37. A broadcast receiving device of claim 36, wherein the selector is controlled by the user to select content for preview.
- 38. A broadcast receiving device of claim 36, wherein:
the radio frequency receiving device is cellular telephone; and the downloaded high quality version of the flagged content is stored in memory on the cellular telephone.
- 39. A broadcast receiving device of claim 37, wherein the cellular telephone is the user selected device for the downloading step.
- 40. A cellular telephone that performs the method of claim 36, wherein the cellular telephone is the user selected device for the downloading step.
- 41. A method of purchasing content broadcast by a broadcast source comprising:
a selecting step where content is selected by a user to preview from a broadcast over a plurality of channels by a content provider; a storing step where a device stores content and associated data from selected content in a first memory that is periodically updated; a flagging step where a user listens to or views specific content stored in the storing step and flags that specific content for purchase; a transferring step where the device copies the data associated with the flagged content from the memory location used in the storing step to a second memory location; a purchasing step where the associated data stored in said second memory location is used to purchase a high quality version of the flagged content; and a delivering step where a broadcast content provider delivers a high quality version of the flagged content to a user selected device.
- 42. A method according to claim 41, wherein the selecting step includes the step of the user selecting at least one channel to preview from the plurality channels being broadcast.
- 43. A method according to claim 41, wherein the content stored in the storing step is a song and the associated data relates to any one of or all of the following: the performing artist, composer, song title, song owner, a unique song identifier, or a database location.
- 44. A method according to claim 41, wherein the storing step includes storing the selected content and associated data in a partitioned memory.
- 45. A method according to claim 44, wherein the partitioned memory has partitions of memory that are automatically overwritten, partitions that store content that is user transferable, and partitions that store content that the user cannot transfer.
- 46. A method according to claim 44, wherein the partitioned memory has partitions of memory that are automatically overwritten, partitions that store content that is user accessible, and partitions that store content that the user cannot access.
- 47. A method according to claim 41, wherein the storing step includes performing the step of storing while the device is recharging.
- 49. A method according to claim 41, wherein the device while performing the storing step only stores content that meets predetermined quality standards.
- 50. A method according to claim 41, wherein the flagging step requires a user to identify the content for purchase while the user is listening to any portion of the content, or within a limited time period after the content has finished playing, or while the user scrolls through a listing of the content stored in the memory.
- 51. A method of claim 41, wherein the transferring step is performed by the device after a user presses a button.
- 52. A method of claim 41, wherein the transferring step is performed by a second device different from the device containing the memory.
- 53. A method of claim 52, wherein the purchase step is performed by a device different than the device storing the data in said memory locations.
- 54. A method of claim 41, wherein the high quality version of the flagged content in the purchasing step is substantially compact disc quality or better audio content.
- 55. A method of claim 41, wherein the content is video content.
- 56. A method of claim 41, wherein the purchasing step further comprises:
the step of transacting with a third party vendor of the flagged content for the purchase price of the flagged content.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/465,203, filed on Apr. 25, 2003, and U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/488,089, filed on Jul. 18, 2003, the subject matter of both applications being hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60465203 |
Apr 2003 |
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60488089 |
Jul 2003 |
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