Dynamic content delivery responsive to user requests

A content server, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory for storing a content database and computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the content server to perform the steps of:
• (i) sending a list of selectable content items to a mobile terminal over a wireless network;
• (ii) receiving a request from the mobile terminal, wherein the request corresponds to a user-selected content item from the list of selectable content items;
• and
• (iii) responsive to receiving the request, playing a first content item through an output device separate from the mobile terminal.

A content delivery system, comprising:

• a short-range transceiver capable of interacting with mobile terminals within a service area served by the short-range transceiver;
• and
• a content server communicatively connectable to an audio delivery system separate from the mobile terminals and to said transceiver, comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the content server to perform the steps of:
• (i) sending a list of selectable musical compositions to a mobile terminal through the short-range transceiver;
• (ii) receiving a request from the mobile terminal through the transceiver, wherein the request corresponds to a user-selected musical composition from the list of selectable musical compositions;
• (iii) responsive to receiving the request, modifying a music playlist;
• and
• (iv) playing a first musical composition from the playlist through the audio delivery system.

A content server, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory for storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the content server to perform the steps of:
• (i) receiving a request from a mobile terminal over a narrowband, bi-directional wireless network, wherein the request corresponds to a user-selected content item;
• (ii) responsive to receiving the request, modifying a music playlist;
• (iii) outputting a first content item from the playlist over a broadband, unidirectional network for playback.

A mobile terminal, comprising:

• a processor;
• a display screen;
• a plurality of user input buttons;
• and
• memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile terminal to perform the steps of:
• (i) displaying a list of user-selectable content items on the display screen;
• (ii) navigating the list of user-selectable content items responsive to user-input through the user input buttons;
• (iii) receiving input indicating a user-selected content item;
• and
• (iv) sending information corresponding to the user-selected content item to a content server for playback through an output device separate from the mobile terminal,
• wherein each content item comprises an audio recording.

A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a data processing device to provide content delivery services by performing the steps of:

• (i) a content server sending a list of selectable content items to a mobile terminal;
• (ii) the content server receiving a request from the mobile terminal, wherein the request corresponds to a user-selected content item from the list of selectable content items;
• and
• (iii) responsive to receiving the request, the content server playing a first content item through an output device separate from the mobile terminal.

A content server, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory for storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the content server to perform the steps of:
• (i) receiving an audio speech request from a mobile terminal over a narrowband, bi-directional network, wherein the audio speech request corresponds to a user-defined query for at least one content item;
• (ii) performing the query on at least one content database;
• (iii) responsive to the query's results, modifying a content playlist;
• (iv) outputting a first content item from the playlist over a broadband, unidirectional network for playback.