EP0847156A2
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Music on demand from the Internet
Assignee: EHI Patent Co LLC
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Filing: 1997-12-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-12-09
Abstract
Abstract A system and method for delivering programmed music and targeted advertising messages to Internet based subscribers includes a software controlled microprocessor based repository in which the dossiers of a plurality of the subscribers are stored and updated, musical content and related advertising are classified and matched. A subscriber has an appropriate microprocessor based device capable of selecting information and receiving information from the Internet. The subscriber receives the programmed music and matched advertisements from the repository over the Internet.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L. Wolfe
- 👤 Jeffrey Pinals
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:52
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H60/00; H04H60/61; H04H60/66; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; H04H60/35; H04H60/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of transmitting programmed
information to a plurality of subscribers, comprising: (a) creating a first database containing
a large number of discrete data units each of which has a
related profile; (b) creating a second database containing
a variety of discrete advertising messages each of which
has a related profile; (c) receiving requests for the data units
from the plurality of subscribers, and enabling each
subscriber to select a desired one of said data units; (d) appending to the requested data units
at least one of said advertising messages based upon a
matching of profile criteria to create a composite
response packet containing an advertising message and a
data unit; and (e) transmitting the composite response
packet to the requesting subscriber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, including
transmitting the response packets to the subscribers over
the Internet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, including
transmitting the response packets to the subscribers over
a cable system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, including
transmitting the response packets to the subscribers over
a satellite based communication system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1, in which the data
units are musical works.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 5, including appending
the advertising message to the musical work in the form
of a voice over a leading portion of the musical work.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 5, including appending
the advertising message to the musical work in the form
of a voice over a trailing portion of the musical work.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 5, in which the
advertising message is in the form of an audio message.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 6, including
classifying the subscribers into predetermined subscriber
classes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 9, in which the
criteria includes the type of music selected by the
subscriber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 9, including
associating each piece of advertising message with at
least two subscriber classes on a prioritized basis.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 5, further including
creating a credit account for at least two of the
advertisers and storing in each credit account an
"available allocation" for that advertiser, designating
an available prepaid advertising credit amount.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, including storing
the data units in one of analog and digital formats.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 5, including appending
to the composite response packet generic audio messages.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 14, in which the
generic audio message is a message which identifies the
artist and/or copyright holders of the musical work.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 5, including receiving
from subscribers information responsive to audio messages
in the form of orders for products and/or services which
are offered by the advertising messages.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 5, including providing
a software facility for the handling of sales off product
to subscribers.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 5, including providing
on the Internet a web page by which subscribers'
communications with the first data base is enabled.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 5, including combining
the musical work with the advertising message in a manner
so that the musical work cannot be separated from the
advertising messages by subscribers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 5, including packaging
selected ones of the response packets so that each
successive playing of the musical work results in the
subscriber hearing a different advertising message.
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