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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2001
Jeffrey Boulter, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Todd Beaupre, Los Angeles, CA (US);
John-paul Veilleux, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jeffrey Boulter, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Todd Beaupre, Los Angeles, CA (US);
John-Paul Veilleux, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for entertaining individuals according to a community having similar tastes. Information derived from user accounts form the basis of a community and collateral preferences allow other subscribing individuals to enjoy the benefit of wider-ranging tastes according to the preferences expressed by the other members of the community. Additionally, assuming that individuals sharing one preference in common may be likely to share others, the present method allows those who choose to listen to the 'fan station' the ability to enjoy similar music or other data streams according to preferences expressed by the fan community as a whole.