April R Morris

US Patent:

20030061105, Mar 27, 2003

Filed:

Apr 17, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/837753

Inventors:

April Morris - Anaheim CA, US
David Davidson - Johnston IA, US
Steve Edgerton - West Des Moines IA, US
Lance Lyda - Hurst TX, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/026000

Abstract:

A method for on-line distribution of music related items can efficiently distribute music related items to a consumer over a computer communications network according to the musical profile of the consumer. The method can include several steps beginning with the step of identifying a musical profile of a consumer in a first interactive hypermedia document. Notably, the identifying step can include classifying the consumer according to any number of permutations of age group, instrument played, skill level and preferred music type. Moreover, the identifying step can include the further step of classifying the consumer according to type of music related item. Responsive to the identification of the music profile of the consumer, the method can list in a second interactive hypermedia document music related items consonant with the identified musical profile. Subsequently, the method of the invention can accept in the second interactive hypermedia document a user selection of at least one of the music related items. Finally, the method of the invention can include the step of consummating a purchase of the selected music related items. In the preferred embodiment, the consummating step of the invention can comprise several steps including accepting a consumer selection for downloading selected music related items to a client, identifying a target location in the client for downloading selected music related items, and transmitting the selected music related items to the target location in the client. Significantly, the client can be a network-enabled electronic musical instrument.