Granted Patent B2

US 7,231,270 · App. 10/607,503 · Granted Jun 12, 2007

Abstract

Claims (22)

1. A mobile play list method, comprising the steps of:

broadcasting a work and identification for the work over a broadcast system;

receiving the broadcast work and identification in a mobile device;

receiving, from a user, an input identifying the broadcast work as desired by the user;

monitoring at the mobile device for a subsequent broadcast of the work;

storing the work in the mobile device during the subsequent broadcast, and

selectively playing the work in the mobile device in response to a request by the user.

2. The mobile play list method according to claim 1 , further comprising sending a request identifying the broadcast work desired by the user from the mobile device to a remote receiver.

3. The mobile play list method according to claim 2 , wherein the remote receiver is a call center.

4. The mobile play list method according to claim 1 , wherein the broadcast system comprises a satellite radio broadcast system.

5. A mobile play list method comprising the steps of:

scheduling a set of songs for broadcast;

broadcasting the scheduled songs for receipt by mobile devices and real-time listening by at least one user of one of the mobile devices;

broadcasting a digital signal identifying each broadcast song;

receiving, during real-time listening by the at least one user and at the one of the mobile devices, a user request for purchase of the broadcast song being broadcast during the listening;

in response to the user request and the digital signal, storing in a memory of the one of the mobile devices a request for the broadcast song;

monitoring at the one of the mobile devices for a subsequent broadcast of the requested song;

storing digital content of the requested song during the subsequent broadcast of the requested song; and

selectively playing from memory of the one of the mobile devices, the stored song.

6. The mobile play list method according to claim 5 , further comprising sending a request identifying the broadcast song from the one of the mobile devices to a remote receiver.

7. The mobile play list method according to claim 6 , wherein the remote receiver is a call center.

8. The mobile play list method according to claim 3 , wherein broadcasting the scheduled songs comprises broadcasting the songs via a satellite radio system, and wherein broadcasting a digital signal identifying each broadcast song comprises broadcasting the digital signal via a satellite radio broadcast system.

Assignments (14)