List building system

A system comprising:

• executable instructions for accessing at least one source of works;
• executable instructions for creating at least one play list;
• and
• executable instructions for presenting works on the at least one play list and for maintaining information pertaining to royalty payments for at least some of the presented works.

A system comprising:

• executable instructions for accessing at least one source of works;
• executable instructions for creating and storing multiple play lists;
• executable instructions for executing a selected play list and for maintaining popularity information pertaining to works from at least one executed play list, which includes executable instruction whereby works are selected in accordance with pre-established criterion;
• and
• wherein the criterion corresponds to beats per unit time and the executable instructions select works in accordance therewith.

A system comprising:

• executable instructions for accessing at least one source of works;
• executable instructions for creating and storing multiple play lists;
• executable instructions for executing a selected play list and for displaying advertisements, which includes instructions for selecting works in accordance with a predetermined criterion;
• and wherein the criterion corresponds to beats per unit time and the executable instructions select works in accordance therewith.

A system comprising:

• executable instructions for accessing at least one source of works;
• executable instructions for creating at least one play list by selecting works in accordance with a predetermined criterion;
• and
• executable instructions for executing the play list and for maintaining information pertaining to at least one of billing information;
• royalty payments and popularity of works.

A system comprising;

• a first plurality of pre-stored instructions enabling a user to identify a selected plurality of works;
• a second plurality of pre-stored instructions for presenting members of the plurality of works at a presenting station;
• a third plurality of pre-stored instructions for establishing at least intermittently, a communications link between a source of works and the presenting station with at least some of the works provided at the presenting station, via the link, each time they are presented;
• and
• a fourth plurality of pre-stored instructions responsive to the presented works for at least one of collecting royalty payment information, establishing a credit, collecting information for billing, accumulating popularity information or generating selected reports with at least a portion of the first plurality of instructions located at one of the presenting station or the source.

A method comprising:

• creating at least one list of multiple works;
• presenting the works on the list to a user, including downloading at least some of the works on the list, via a communications network, that is available at least intermittently, from a remote source, to a user station;
• and
• including controlling a credit establishing unit comprising at least one of a card reader or a vending unit.

A system comprising:

• executable instructions for accessing at least one source of works;
• executable instructions for creating at least one play list;
• executable instructions for executing the at least one play list and for maintaining popularity information pertaining to works from the at least one executed play list;
• which includes executable instructions whereby works are selected in accordance with a pre-established criterion;
• and
• wherein the criterion corresponds to beats per unit time and the executable instructions select works in accordance therewith.

A system comprising:

• executable instructions for accessing at least one source of works;
• executable instructions for creating at least one play list;
• executable instructions for executing the play list and for displaying advertisements, which includes instructions for selecting works in accordance with predetermined criterion, and
• wherein the criterion corresponds to beats per unit time and the executable instructions select works in accordance therewith.

A system comprising:

• first software executable at least in part at a user station for creating at least one list of multiple works;
• second software executable at least in part at the user station for downloading at least some of the works on the list, available at least intermittently via a communications network, from a remote source, to the user station;
• and
• which includes collection software to collect information used for royalty-related payments that result from presenting works on the list, and wherein the software is located, at least in part, at one of the user station or the remote source.

A system comprising:

• first software executable at least in part at a user station for creating at least one list of multiple works;
• second software executable at least in part at the user station for downloading at least some of the works on the list, via a communications network, available at least intermittently from a remote source, to the user station;
• and
• which includes collection software to collect information used to keep track of the popularity of at least some of the presented works, wherein the software is located, at least in part, at one of the user station or the remote source.

A system comprising:

• first software executable at least in part at a user station for creating at least one list of multiple works;
• second software executable at least in part at the user station for downloading at least some of the works on the list, via a communications network, available at least intermittently, from a remote source, to the user station;
• and
• which includes software to collect information used for billing-related purposes based on presented advertisements, wherein the software is located, at least in part, at one of the user station or the remote source.

A system comprising:

• first software executable at least in part at a user station for creating at least one list of multiple works;
• second software executable at least in part at the user station for downloading at least some of the works on the list;
• via a communications network, available at least intermittently, from a remote source, to the user station;
• and
• which includes software to calculate beats per minute for at least some works on the list, wherein the software is located, at least in part, at one of the user station or the remote source.

A system comprising:

• first software executable at least in part at a user station for creating at least one list of multiple works;
• second software executable at least in part at the user station for downloading at least some of the works on the list, via a communications network, available at least intermittently, from a remote source, to the user station;
• and
• which includes software to monitor one of billing or credit.

A system comprising:

• first software executable at least in part at a user station for creating at least one list of multiple works;
• second software executable at least in part at the user station for downloading at least some of the works on the list, via a communications network, available at least intermittently from a remote source, to the user station;
• and
• which includes software for controlling a credit establishing unit comprising at least one of a card reader or a vending unit.

A method comprising:

• creating at least one list of multiple works;
• presenting the works on the list to a user, including downloading at least some of the works on the list, via a communications network, available at least intermittently from a remote source, to a user station;
• and
• which includes collecting information pertaining to presented works to be used for royalty-related payments.

A method comprising:

• creating at least one list of multiple works;
• presenting the works on the list including downloading at least some of the works on the list, via a communications network, available at least intermittently, from a remote source, to a user station;
• and
• which includes collecting information used to keep track of the popularity of at least some of the works presented to the user.

A method comprising:

• creating at least one list of multiple works;
• presenting the works on the list including downloading at least some of the works on the list, via a communications network, available at least intermittently, from a remote source, to a user station;
• and
• which includes calculating beats per minute for at least some works on the list.

A method comprising:

• creating at least one list of multiple works;
• presenting the works on the list including downloading at least some of the works on the list, via a communications network, available at least intermittently, from a remote source, to a user station;
• and
• including monitoring one of billing or credit based on presented works.