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AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsBrian M. SIEGEL, Philip M. ABRAM, Marc BECKWITT, Gregory D. GUDORF, Kazuaki ISO, Brian RAYMOND, Christopher M. TOBIN
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A method an apparatus is provided for providing selected media files, which are chosen from among a plurality of media files, to a user over a packet-switched network such as the Internet. The method begins by receiving over the packet-switched network a request from the user to receive media content. Next, a user profile associated with the user is retrieved from a database. The user profile reflects user preferences in media content to be received over the packet-switched network. The plurality of media files are ranked based at least in part on the user profile. At least one highly ranked media file is selected from among the ranked plurality of media files. At least one of the highly ranked media files is forwarded to the user over the packet-switched network.
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A server system comprising:
A method implemented by a server including circuitry, comprising:
A system comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a program that when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute method implemented by a server including circuitry, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.