Dynamic radio client

Abstract

This disclosure relates to enabling a potential participant to define preferences for a talk radio program. In one embodiment, via a radio client, a potential participant defines preferences for a talk radio program wherein the preferences include at least a topic of interest and a semantic relevance. In one embodiment, the participant preferences also include a time availability indicating when the potential participant is available to participate in the talk radio program. The radio client sends the preferences to a talk radio program service. When a talk radio program satisfying the preferences of the potential participant is scheduled or otherwise available, the talk radio program service notifies the potential participant. A topic of the talk radio program is semantically related to the topic of interest of the potential participant to at least a degree defined by the semantic relevance.

1 . A method of operating a client device of a potential participant for a talk radio program, comprising:
 providing participant preferences for the potential participant to a talk radio program service, wherein the participant preferences include at least a topic of interest and a semantic relevance; and   receiving a notification from the talk radio program service for a talk radio program satisfying the participant preferences of the potential participant.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the participant preferences further comprise a time availability indicating when the potential participant is available to participate in the talk radio program. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the talk radio program has a topic that is the same as the topic of interest of the potential participant or a topic that is semantically related to the topic of interest of the potential participant at least to a degree defined by the semantic relevance, and the talk radio program is scheduled for a time period during which the potential participant is available as indicated by the time availability of the potential participant. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the talk radio program has a topic that is the same as the topic of interest of the potential participant or a topic that is semantically related to the topic of interest of the potential participant at least to a degree defined by the semantic relevance. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the participant preferences further comprise a guest of interest and the talk radio program has a guest that is the same as the guest of interest or semantically related to the guest of interest at least to a degree defined by the semantic relevance. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the participant preferences further comprise a host of interest and the talk radio program has a host that is the same as the host of interest. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the participant preferences further comprise a location availability such that the notification is received when the potential participant is located in a location defined by the location availability. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the participant preferences further comprise a notification preference and receiving the notification from the talk radio program service for the talk radio program comprises receiving the notification from the talk radio program via one or more modes defined by the notification preference. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the participant preferences further comprise an action to be performed automatically, and the method further comprises performing the action automatically on behalf of the potential participant. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the action to be performed automatically is automatically adding the potential participant to a call queue for the talk radio program. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the action to be performed automatically is automatically joining the potential participant to a chat room. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the action to be performed automatically is automatically posting a comment from the potential participant to a chat room. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the action to be performed automatically is automatically launching supplemental content related to the talk radio program. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the action to be performed automatically is automatically inviting one or more friends of the potential participant to participate in the talk radio program. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the action to be performed automatically is automatically configuring the client device. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the participant preferences further comprise an action to be performed automatically, and the method further comprises:
 accepting the notification;   in response to accepting the notification, performing the action automatically on behalf of the potential participant with respect to participating in the talk radio program; and   enabling the potential participant to participate in the talk radio program.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the participant preferences further comprise an action to be performed automatically, and the method further comprises:
 accepting the notification; and   enabling the potential participant to participate in the talk radio program.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a topic of the talk radio program is the same as the topic of interest or semantically related to the topic of interest at least to a degree defined by the semantic relevance, and the method further comprises deleting the topic of interest in response to non-acceptance of the notification. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a topic of the talk radio program is the same as the topic of interest or semantically related to the topic of interest at least to a degree defined by the semantic relevance, and the method further comprises expanding the semantic relevance in response to non-acceptance of the notification. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a topic of the talk radio program is the same as the topic of interest or semantically related to the topic of interest at least to a degree defined by the semantic relevance, and the method further comprises restricting the semantic relevance in response to non-acceptance of the notification. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising enabling the potential participant to participate in the talk radio program. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21  wherein enabling the potential participant to participate in the talk radio program comprises enabling the potential participant to join one of a plurality of chat rooms automatically established by the talk radio program service while listening to the talk radio program. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22  wherein the plurality of chat rooms comprise at least one of a group consisting of: a general chat room for the talk radio program, one or more chat rooms for listeners of the talk radio program in different geographic areas, one or more chat rooms for listeners having similar user profiles, and one or more chat rooms for listeners of different talk radio programs having same or similar topics. 
     
     
         24 . A client device of a potential participant for a talk radio program, comprising:
 a communication interface communicatively coupling the client device to a server implementing a talk radio program service via a network; and   a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to:
 provide participant preferences for the potential participant to the talk radio program service, wherein the participant preferences include at least a topic of interest and a semantic relevance; and 
 receive a notification from the talk radio program service for a talk radio program satisfying the participant preferences of the potential participant. 
   
     
     
         25 . A computer readable medium storing software for instructing a control system of a client device of a potential participant for a talk radio program to:
 provide participant preferences for the potential participant to a talk radio program service, wherein the participant preferences include at least a topic of interest and a semantic relevance; and   receive a notification from the talk radio program service for a talk radio program satisfying the participant preferences of the potential participant.