Telephone and wireless access to computer network-based audio

A system for transmission of audio content to a telephone comprising:

• an audio content transmitter receiving audio content from a source of audio content, said audio content transmitter being operative for transmitting to a telephone a portion of said audio content;
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• at least one telephone being operative to enable a user to select said portion of said audio content via said telephone and to receive said portion of said audio content to provide an audio output.

A system for transmission of audio content to a telephone comprising:

• an audio content transmitter receiving audio content from a source of audio content, said audio content transmitter being operative for transmitting to a mobile communicator a portion of said audio content;
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• at least one mobile communicator being operative to enable a user to select said portion of said audio content via said mobile communicator and to receive said portion of said audio content to provide an audio output.

A system for adaptive transmission of audio content to a telephone comprising:

• an audio content transmitter receiving audio content at a first bandwidth from a source of audio content and having a first amount of computing capability, said audio content transmitter being operative for transmitting to a telephone a portion of said audio content at a second bandwidth, which is less than said first bandwidth, said portion of said audio content being adaptively selected based on at least one characteristic of said received audio content;
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• at least one telephone having a second amount of computing capability, which need not exceed zero but which is less than said first amount of computing capability, said at least one telephone being operative to receive said portion of said audio content at said second bandwidth and to provide an audio output.

A system for transmission of audio content from a computer network to a telephone comprising:

• an audio content transmitter receiving streaming audio content from said computer network, said audio content transmitter being operative for transmitting to said telephone at least a portion of said streaming audio content;
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• at least one telephone being operative to receive said portion of said audio content and to provide an audio output.

A system for transmission of audio content from a computer network to a telephone comprising:

• an audio content transmitter receiving audio content from said computer network at a first bandwidth and having a first amount of computing capability, said audio content transmitter being operative for transmitting to a telephone a portion of said audio content at a second bandwidth, which is less than said first bandwidth, said portion of said audio content being adaptively selected based on at least one characteristic of said received audio content;
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• at least one telephone having a second amount of computing capability, which need not exceed zero but which is less than said first amount of computing capability, said at least one telephone being operative to receive said portion of said audio content at said second bandwidth and to provide an audio output.

A method for transmission of audio content to a telephone comprising:

• receiving audio content from a source of audio content, including transmitting to a telephone a portion of said audio content;
• and
• enabling a user to select said portion of said audio content via said telephone and to receive said portion of said audio content to provide an audio output.

A method for transmission of audio content to a telephone comprising:

• receiving audio content from a source of audio content, including transmitting to a mobile communicator a portion of said audio content;
• and
• enabling a user to select said portion of said audio content via a mobile communicator and to receive said portion of said audio content to provide an audio output.

A method according to claim 120 and also comprising enabling said user to select said portion of said audio content by a speech input.

A method for transmission of audio content from a computer network to a telephone comprising:

• receiving streaming audio content from said computer network and transmitting to said telephone at least a portion of said streaming audio content;
• and
• providing at least one telephone being operative to receive said portion of said audio content and to provide an audio output.

A method for transmission of audio content from a computer network to a telephone comprising:

• receiving audio content from said computer network at a first bandwidth and having a first amount of computing capability, including transmitting to said telephone a portion of said audio content at a second bandwidth, which is less than said first bandwidth, said portion of said audio content being adaptively selected based on at least one characteristic of said received audio content;
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• providing at least one telephone having a second amount of computing capability, which need not exceed zero but which is less than said first amount of computing capability, said at least one telephone being operative to receive said portion of said audio content at said second bandwidth and to provide an audio output.