U.S. Patent 8045952 was awarded to Horsham Enterprises, LLC on 2011-10-25 and describes a “Method and device for obtaining playlist content over a network.” This patent has been cited 334 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative computer technology patents in the field of electrical engineering. The abstract states:

A network-enabled audio device that provides a display device that allows the user to select playlists of music much like a jukebox is disclosed. The user can compose playlists from disk files, CD’s, Internet streaming audio broadcasts, online music sites, and other audio sources. The user can also select a desired Web broadcast from a list of available Web broadcasts. In addition, the user can play standard audio CD’s and MP3 encoded CD’s and have access to local AM/FM stations. Further, the software, the user controls, and the display in the network-enabled audio device are operably configured and connected such that the user can listen to playlists that include CD’s and other audio sources just as the user would choose a playlist in a jukebox. The user accesses a server site via a PC and the Internet. From the server site, the user obtains a list of the devices in his or her Internet Personal Audio Network (IPAN) and what songs are on those devices. The IPAN includes an IPAN server, an IPAN client, and IPAN software stored on the network-enabled audio device. Thus, the network-enabled audio device provides people who are or are not comfortable with computers a way of taking music from various sources and putting it into one place for listening pleasure. In one embodiment, the Personal Computer (PC) is used to compose the playlists, but the user is able to listen to playlists and other audio sources without using the PC. Link: U.S. Patent 8045952

This patent was originally filed on 2006-11-27 which gives it a processing time of 1793 days, compared to an average processing time of 1662 in the field. Horsham Enterprises, LLC has 2 total patents. The first named inventor is Safi Qureshey of Santa Ana, CA. The primary examiner was Pablo Tran.

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