INTERNET RADIO SONG DEDICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

An Internet radio service supports song dedications. A user is able to listen to music on an Internet radio station and dedicate a song to another person. A notification alert is generated to notify the intended recipient that a dedication has been made. The intended recipient of the dedication is able to then access the dedicated song and any accompanying message. A public acknowledgement of the song dedication may also be made in social media.

主权项

1. A method of providing song dedications in an Internet Radio Service, comprising:
receiving a request from a first user to generate a song dedication dedicating a song of a first Internet Radio Station to a second user; generating a dedication notification for the second user, the dedication notification providing the second user with a notification of a song dedication by the first user and providing an option to accept the song dedication; receiving an acceptance decision from the second user indicating that the second user accepts the song dedication; and in response to the acceptance decision, providing access to the dedicated song for the second user.