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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2002
Glenn E. Jystad, Dove Canyon, CA (US);
Kim C. Smith, Dove Canyon, CA (US);
Glenn E. Jystad, Dove Canyon, CA (US);
Kim C. Smith, Dove Canyon, CA (US);
Gateway, Inc., Poway, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and signal-bearing medium that monitors users' audio choices within a network and presents a sorted list of the most recent or most frequent choices in a user interface, from which the user may select. The sorted list may include attributes of the audio, such as the title, the genre, the artist, the source, and the number of times the audio has been played. The list may be kept on a per-user basis, so that all users have their own list. Further, the users may access their list anywhere in the network, and the list may be independent of the location in the network where the audio was played.