Method and apparatus for using selected content tracks from two or more program channels to automatically generate a blended mix channel for playback to a user upon selection of a corresponding preset button on a user interface

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PATENT NO 11720227
APP PUB NO 20200393939A1
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16747624

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A method and apparatus are provided for generating a personalized radio channel playlist by simultaneously buffering multiple received channels from one or more source streams, and then selecting songs or tracks to playback from the buffered channels. Users can specify favorite channels for building their personal playlists, or multiple default playlist channels can be provided by genre or channels related in some other way. Navigation tools permit users to skip ahead and backward in the playback stream. A personalized radio channel playlist can be implemented as (1) content selected from buffered channels based on user preferences for artists, songs and the like, or (2) as a Mix Channel in which content from selected buffered channels is automatically mixed for playback in response to selection of a preset button assigned to the Mix Channel.

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SIRIUS XM RADIO INC1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10020

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cox, Stuart A Boca Raton, US 20 375
Marko, Paul D Pembroke Pines, US 87 2695
Michalski, Richard A Coral Springs, US 7 105
Nease, Greg Princeton, US 5 67
Peffers, Glenn Lake Worth, US 5 67
Rindsberg, Mark Boca Raton, US 23 363

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