Radio station buttons
View Patent ↗Methods for assigning URLs to graphical objects (such as buttons) are disclosed. In one aspect, zip codes are used to identify and assign geographically relevant URLs to buttons. In a second aspect, a graphical user interface enables a user to select from a plurality of radio buttons and menu entries to identify search results satisfying the user's selection criteria. In a third aspect, search results are displayed in an IFRAME so that the Web page need not be replotted each time the server identifies URLs satisfying the user selection criteria. In a fourth aspect, information identifying a user's button assignments or preferences (such as the user's zip code) is stored in various data fields in a cookie data structure. The computer-executable instructions use the information contained in the cookie data structure to assign the URL to the button each time the Web page is displayed.
1. A method of replacing a first URL assigned to a graphical object with a second URL corresponding to a radio station comprising:
a. displaying a plurality of graphical objects and a plurality of radio buttons on a Web page;
b. receiving a user selection of a geographic region of interest;
c. based on the user selection of the geographic region, assigning a first URL to a first graphical object from the plurality of graphical objects, wherein the first graphical object provides streaming media content when selected;
d. receiving user selection of a radio button from the plurality of radio buttons, wherein each of the radio buttons is associated with a plurality of menu entries, wherein the plurality of menu entries is different for each of the radio buttons;
e. retrieving and displaying the plurality of menu entries associated with the selected radio button;
f. receiving user selection of an entry from the plurality of menu entries;
g. displaying results corresponding to the user selection of the entry, wherein the results include identification of at least one radio station;
h. receiving user selection of a radio station from the at least one radio station; and
i. assigning a second URL corresponding to the selected radio station to a second graphical object of the plurality of graphical objects, wherein the second graphical object provides streaming media content when selected.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the user selection of the radio station includes receiving a user selection of a radio button corresponding to the radio station, and wherein the assigning includes receiving a user selection of the second graphical object.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second graphical object is the first graphical object, the method further including, responsive to the assigning, relabeling the second graphical object to identify the selected radio station.
4. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that when executed, cause a processor to perform steps comprising:
a. displaying a plurality of graphical objects and a plurality of radio buttons on a Web page;
b. receiving a user selection of a geographic region of interest;
c. based on the user selection of the geographic region, assigning a first URL to a first graphical object from the plurality of graphical objects, wherein the first graphical object provides streaming media content when selected;
d. receiving user selection of a radio button from the plurality of radio buttons, wherein each of the radio buttons is associated with a plurality of menu entries, wherein the plurality of menu entries is different for each of the radio buttons;
e. retrieving and displaying the plurality of menu entries associated with the selected radio button;
f. receiving user selection of an entry from the plurality of menu entries;
g. displaying results corresponding to the user selection of the entry, wherein the results include identification of at least one radio station;
h. receiving user selection of a radio station from the at least one radio station; and
i. assigning a second URL corresponding to the selected radio station to a second graphical object of the plurality of graphical objects, wherein the second graphical object provides streaming media content when selected.
5. The computer-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the receiving the user selection of the radio station includes receiving a user selection of a radio button corresponding to the radio station, and wherein the assigning includes receiving a user selection of the second graphical object.
6. The computer-readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the second graphical object is the first graphical object, the method further including, responsive to the assigning, relabeling the second graphical object to identify the selected radio station.