Location-based network radio production and distribution system

Abstract

A location-based radio system including a storage database and a computing device coupled with the storage database. The computing device includes an application that determines a location of a listener computing device that is accessing a radio station and plays audio content associated with one or more locations on the listener computing device if the location of the listener computing device corresponds to the one or more locations associated with the audio content.

1 . A method of providing a location-based radio station, the method comprising:
 a. storing audio content on a storage database and associating the audio content with one or more locations on an association table, wherein each of the locations represent an area having a size;   b. customizing a radio station by selecting location data settings of the radio station, wherein the location data settings indicate a priority between two or more of the locations based on the size of the area of the two or more locations being different;   c. determining a location of a listener computing device that is accessing the radio station, wherein the radio station is associated with the audio content; and   d. playing the audio content on the listener computing device if the location of the listener computing device corresponds to the one or more locations of location data elements associated with the audio content.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising creating the radio station and storing the radio station in a database of stations. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein one or more of the locations are associated with one or more times or one or more dates. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising playing generic audio content on the listener computing device if the location of the listener computing device does not correspond to the one or more locations, wherein the generic audio content is not associated with a location. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the association table is stored on the storage database. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the database of stations is located in the storage database. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising importing new audio content from an audio recording mechanism or a memory to the storage database. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising associating the new audio content with one or more of the locations and recording the associations in the association table. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein creating the radio station comprises selecting content pool settings of the radio station, wherein the content pool settings comprise one or more parameters the values of which the audio content must meet in order to be played by the radio station. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the parameters comprise one or more selected from the group consisting of the file size of the audio content, the creation time of the audio content, the length of the audio content, the source of the audio content, the title of the audio content, the format of the audio content, the subject of the audio content, the locations associated with the content, the author of the content, genre of the content and the rating of the content. 
     
     
         11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the location data settings indicate one or more sizes that the area of one of the locations must fall within in order for the radio station to play the audio content associated with the one of the locations. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein audio content associated with locations having prioritized sizes of areas will be played before other audio content associated with locations having lesser prioritized sizes of areas when the listener device is in those locations. 
     
     
         14 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to perform the method comprising:
 a. determining a location of a listener computing device that is accessing a radio station associated with audio content, wherein the audio content is associated with one or more locations and wherein each of the locations represent an area having a size;   b. providing the radio station including adjustable location data settings, wherein the location data settings indicate a priority between two or more of the locations based on the size of the area of the two or more locations being different; and   c. playing the audio content on the listener computing device if the location of the listener computing device corresponds to the one or more locations associated with the audio content.   
     
     
         15 . The medium of  claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises storing the audio content on a storage database and associating the audio content with the one or more locations on an association table. 
     
     
         16 . The medium of  claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises creating a radio station and storing the radio station in a database of stations. 
     
     
         17 . The medium of  claim 16 , wherein the locations are associated with one or more times or one or more dates. 
     
     
         18 . The medium of  claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises playing generic audio content on the listener computing device if the location of the listener computing device does not correspond to the one or more locations, wherein the generic audio content is not associated with a location. 
     
     
         19 . The medium of  claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises importing new audio content from an audio recording mechanism or a memory to the storage database. 
     
     
         20 . The medium of  claim 19 , wherein the method further comprises associating the new audio content with one or more new locations and recording the associations on the association table. 
     
     
         21 . The medium of  claim 16 , wherein creating the radio station comprises selecting content pool settings of the radio station, wherein the content pool settings comprise one or more parameters the values of which the audio content must meet in order to be played by the radio station. 
     
     
         22 . The medium of  claim 21 , wherein the parameters comprise one or more selected from the group consisting of the file size of the audio content, the creation time of the audio content, the length of the audio content, the source of the audio content, the title of the audio content, the format of the audio content, the subject of the audio content, the locations associated with the content, the author of the content, genre of the content and the rating of the content. 
     
     
         23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . The medium of  claim 16 , wherein the location data settings indicate one or more sizes that the area of one of the locations must fall within in order for the radio station to play the audio content associated with the one of the locations. 
     
     
         25 . The medium of  claim 24 , wherein audio content associated with locations having prioritized sizes of areas will be played before other audio content associated with locations having lesser prioritizes sizes of areas when the listener device is in those locations. 
     
     
         26 . A computing device for providing a location based radio station comprising:
 a. a processor; and   b. an application executed by the processor configured to:
 i. determine a location of a listener computing device that is accessing a radio station associated with audio content, wherein the audio content is associated with one or more locations and wherein each of the locations represent an area having a size; 
 ii. provide the radio station including adjustable location data settings, wherein the location data settings indicate a priority between two or more of the locations based on the size of the area of the two or more locations being different; and 
 iii. play the audio content on the listener computing device if the location of the listener computing device corresponds to the one or more locations associated with the audio content. 
   
     
     
         27 . The device of  claim 26 , wherein the processor is configured to store the audio content on a storage database and associate the audio content with the one or more locations on an association table. 
     
     
         28 . The device of  claim 27 , wherein the processor is configured to create a radio station and store the radio station in a database of stations. 
     
     
         29 . The device of  claim 28 , wherein the locations are associated with one or more times or one or more dates. 
     
     
         30 . The device of  claim 28 , wherein the process is configured to play generic audio content to the listener computing device if the location of the listener computing device does not correspond to the one or more locations, wherein the generic audio content is not associated a location. 
     
     
         31 . The device of  claim 28 , wherein the table of associations is stored on the computing device. 
     
     
         32 . The device of  claim 28 , wherein the database of stations is located on computing device. 
     
     
         33 . The device of  claim 28 , wherein the processor is configured to import new audio content from an audio recording mechanism or a memory to the storage database. 
     
     
         34 . The device of  claim 33 , wherein the processor is configured to associate the new audio content with one or more new locations and record the associations on the association table. 
     
     
         35 . The device of  claim 28 , wherein creating the radio station comprises selecting content pool settings of the radio station, wherein the content pool settings comprise one or more parameters the values of which the audio content must meet in order to be played by the radio station. 
     
     
         36 . The device of  claim 35 , wherein the parameters comprise one or more selected from the group consisting of the file size of the audio content, the creation time of the audio content, the length of the audio content, the source of the audio content, the title of the audio content, the format of the audio content, the subject of the audio content, the locations associated with the content, the author of the content, genre of the content and the rating of the content. 
     
     
         37 . (canceled) 
     
     
         38 . The device of  claim 28 , wherein the location data settings indicate one or more sizes that the area of one of the locations must fall within in order for the radio station to play the audio content associated with the one of the locations. 
     
     
         39 . The device of  claim 37 , wherein audio content associated with locations having prioritized sizes of areas will be play before other audio content associated with locations having lesser prioritizes sizes of areas when the listener device is in those locations. 
     
     
         40 . The device of  claim 37 , wherein the storage database is integrated with the computing device. 
     
     
         41 . The device of  claim 37 , wherein the audio recording mechanism is integrated with the computing device. 
     
     
         42 . The device of  claim 37 , wherein the listener device is integrated with the computing device. 
     
     
         43 - 57 . (canceled)