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Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010

Filed:

Dec. 04, 2006
Applicants:

David A. Goldberg, Boulder, CO (US);

Martha Goldberg, Boulder, CO (US);

Miriam Goldberg, Boulder, CO (US);

Benjamin Goldberg, Boulder, CO (US);

Inventors:

David A. Goldberg, Boulder, CO (US);

Martha Goldberg, Boulder, CO (US);

Miriam Goldberg, Boulder, CO (US);

Benjamin Goldberg, Boulder, CO (US);

Assignee:

Syncronation, Inc., Durham, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 40/00 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and apparatus for identifying a first mobile device that introduces a music selection to a second mobile device. In one aspect, the first device transmits a music signal to a second device. The music signal comprises a music selection, a music identifier and an identifier of the first device. The second device is enabled to store the identifier of the first device and the music identifier in association with each other. In another aspect, a computerized database is disclosed for the purposes of transacting with the second device, wherein transacting may include storing the music identifier, the first user identifier and the second user identifier in the database, providing a requested music selection to the first user, registering the first user as a broadcaster, awarding points for purchasers of the music selection broadcast by the first user, or storing and providing ratings of devices of a cluster.

Published as:
CA2485100A1; WO03093950A2; AU2003266002A1; WO03093950A3; EP1510031A2; US2005160270A1; JP2005528029A; US2007116316A1; US2007129004A1; US2007129005A1; US2007129006A1; US2007133764A1; US2007136769A1; US2007142944A1; US2007155312A1; US2007155313A1; EP1510031A4; US7599685B2; US7657224B2; JP2010092064A; JP2010092065A; US7742740B2; JP4555072B2; US7835689B2; US7865137B2; US7917082B2; US7916877B2; US8023663B2; US2011295397A1; CA2485100C; JP2012212142A; JP5181089B2; JP5181090B2; JP5394532B2;

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