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US009269107B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9.269,107 B2 Boulter et al. (45) Date of Patent: Feb. 23, 2016 (54) INTERNET RADIO AND BROADCAST (2013.01); G06N 5/02 (2013.01); G06O20/123 METHOD PERSONALIZED BY D. (2013.01); H04H 60/46 (2013.01); (71) Applicant: Pandora Media, Inc., Oakland, CA (Continued) (US) (58) Field of Classification Search (72) Inventors: Jeffrey R. Boulter, Los Angeles, CA CPC ... H04L 65/4076; H04H 60/46; H04H 60/82; (US); Todd M. Beaupre, Los Angeles, HO4H22O1/13 CA (US) See application file for complete search history. (73) Assignee: Pandora Media, Inc., Oakland, CA (56) References Cited (US) U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 5,410,344 A 4/1995 Graves et al. U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. 5,675,743 A 10/1997 Mavity (21) Appl. No.: 14/578,015 (Continued) (22) Filed: Dec. 19, 2014 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Prior Publication Data (65) WO WO97O2537 1, 1997 US 2015/O106451 A1 Apr. 16, 2015 OTHER PUBLICATIONS Related U.S. Application Data European Extended Search Report in EPO application 11 190849.7 (63) Continuation of application No. 14/195.434, filed on mailed Apr. 4, 2014. Mar. 3, 2014, which is a continuation of application (Continued) No. 12/765,525, filed on Apr. 22, 2010, now Pat. No. 8,700,795, which is a continuation-in-part of Primary Examiner — Jeong S Park application No. 09/709,234, filedon Nov. 9, 2000, now (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Beyer Law Group LLP Pat. No. 7,711,838. (57) ABSTRACT (60) Provisional application No. 60/164,846, filed on Nov. 10, 1999. Data streams are generally selected according to user prefer ences and transmitted to the user in general alignment with (51) Int. C. expressed preferences of the user. Such data streams may be G06F 15/16 (2006.01) music, including music videos. Users may indicate their gen G06O 30/06 (2012.01) eral or specific preferences with regards to song, artists, or (Continued) albums. Any other aspects or factors that might affect the (52) U.S. C. user's preferences can be taken into account. A playlist is CPC .......... G06O 30/0641 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 created that combines all of these factors. The playlist then (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F serves as the basis for feeding the data streams to the user. 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); Each user is able to express his or her own preferences and G06F 17/2235 (2013.01); G06F 17/30053 receive music corresponding to those preferences on an on (2013.01); G06F 17/30752 (2013.01); G06F going basis. 17/30761 (2013.01); G06F 17/30772 (2013.01); G06F 17/30867 (2013.01); G06F 17/30902 28 Claims, 37 Drawing Sheets 20s 220 222 Sasa (9 al () - a t-O - (- OLAUNCHastco ?ix HOME a TCH is STEN INTERACT READ a No MYLAUNCH music that listens to you" 223 Personalizing LAUNCHcast STATIONMANAGER MySTATIONSTATIONSRATEMUSICFEEDBACK HELP cussian)|224 asjordan's STATION Who's Listening aver 228 LAY YOUR STATION FANS HitsMarc Ad 227 Meries Fadel Tears. For Fear E.minature cosa Corlettes 688 Moder Rock 228 Crazy Seal 1930's an as minature Ad coo34 Invisible Sun i The Police 210|S" JE Woidsong & AD 6) Rotten Applei Alice in Chains LAUNCHast Ad PLAY > KrawMasons 230 232 234 - PLAY () Aquiminii Outkast LAUNCHcast Top 10 Movember 8 RATINs TITLE ARTIST Statis 1 Intergaletic The Beasty Boys Moods 3: 1 special Garbage US 9.269,107 B2 Page 2 (51) Int. Cl. (56) References Cited G06F 7/30 (2006.01) U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS H04H 60/46 (2008.01) M H04H 60/66 (2008.01) 5,734,720 A 3/1998 Salaganicoff 5,931.901 A 8, 1999 Wolfe et al. H4N2L/443 (2011.01) 5,963,916 A 10/1999 Kaplan H4N2L/45 (2011.01) 6,088,455 A 7/2000 Logan et al. 6,118,450 A 9, 2000 Proehlet al. H4N2L/454 (2011.01) 6, 192,340 B1 2/2001 Abecassis H4N2L/466 (2011.01) 6,226,672 B1* 5/2001 DeMartin ................ 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Pearl Jam 7 Daughter Pearl Jam 8 Sweetest Thing U2 9 Been Caught Stealing Jane's Addiction 10 Where The Streets Have No Name U2 LAUNCHcast STATIONMANAGER MySTATION DJs TOP 100 FEEDBACK HELP FIG. 3 U.S. Patent Feb. 23, 2016 Sheet 6 of 37 US 9.269,107 B2 06O…) ZZZ DDDDDDDDDDD OZZ 0||#7 SEEVNWWNOIIVIS][Ang][SØNOSINEOE, ?Se9HONOVIDI U.S. Patent Feb. 23, 2016 Sheet 7 of 37 US 9.269,107 B2 220 Terrapin Station {a} asjordan's LAUNCHCast Station Terrapin Station {a} 530 Grateful Dead 525 The Arista YearS (1996( 520 510 512 HitsMan COrlette1 minature Average Rating 60 U.S. Patent Feb. 23, 2016 Sheet 8 Of 37 US 9.269,107 B2 220 Terrapin Station {a} asjordan's LAUNCHCast Station Terrapin Station {a} Grateful Dead The Arista Years (1996) ODI b) IX I ()DDDDDDDDDD You have not rated this album RATE IT FANS HitsMan COrlette 1 minature Average Rating 60 RECENT SONGS STATION MANAGER () LAUNCH.Cast F.G. 6 U.S. Patent Feb. 23, 2016 Sheet 9 Of 37 US 9.269,107 B2 Mama Said Knock You Out X asjordan's LAUNCHCast Station 5\lama Said KnOCk You Out LL COOl J 710 All World (1996) FANS Angie5 COrlette 1 Average Rating 60 RECENT SONGS STATION MANAGER AD "" LAUNCH.Cast FIG. 7 U.S. Patent Feb. 23, 2016 Sheet 10 Of 37 US 9.269,107 B2 Pretty Good Year? Tori Amo. asjordan's LAUNCHCast Station y Pretty Good Year TOri AmOS Under the Pink (1994) 805 O Why this song was played You rated this artist FANS Samatha COrlette 1 Average Rating 53 RECENT SONGS STATION MANAGER AD "" LAUNCH.Cast FIG.