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Assignee: Sony Music Entertainment Inc.


Location: New York, NY
No. of patents: 8

NumberTitleIssue Date
8150782Methods and apparatus for recognizing compact discs and issuing corresponding credits
For possible use in an electronic content distribution system, automatic recognition of compact discs or other storage media containing particular content, and corresponding account crediting is described. In an electronic content distribution system, such as those ...
04/03/2012
7996334Methods and apparatus for recognizing compact discs and issuing corresponding credits
For possible use in an electronic content distribution system, automatic recognition of compact discs or other storage media containing particular content, and corresponding account crediting is described. In an electronic content distribution system, such as those ...
08/09/2011
7542923System and method for generating a unique identifier that can be used to integrate an offline experience with an online experience
A method for generating a unique identifier that can be used to integrate an offline experience of a user with an online experience of the user, including establishing an offline experience identifier that can be used to access at least one offline experience data i...
06/02/2009
7526450Interface for presenting downloadable digital data content format options
A transaction for downloadable digital data is facilitated over an electronic network. A presence is maintained on the electronic network to which a consumer may connect. A page is transmitted from the presence to the consumer over the electronic network, the page i...
04/28/2009
7376592System and method for using a unique identifier to integrate an offline experience with an online experience
A method of using a unique identifier to integrate an offline experience of a user with an online experience of the user. The method includes receiving a unique identifier during a transaction related to the online experience. The method further includes using the u...
05/20/2008
7333935Methods and apparatus for recognizing compact discs and issuing corresponding credits
For possible use in an electronic content distribution system, automatic recognition of compact discs or other storage media containing particular content, and corresponding account crediting is described. In an electronic content distribution system, such as those ...
02/19/2008
7277877System and method for selecting a music channel
A system and method including an agent for selecting a song among simultaneously streaming songs based on user information is presented. ...
10/02/2007
6791020System and method for filling content gaps
A system and method including an agent for selecting at least two songs among simultaneously streaming songs based on user information and inserting additional content in the duration of time between the end of the earlier song and the start of the later song. ...
09/14/2004
 
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