ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,457,187, issued on Oct. 28.
"Electronic system and method for facilitating sound media and electronic commerce by selectively utilizing one or more song clips" was invented by Megan H. Halt (Media, Pa.) and Tara R. Halt (Media, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method permit users to selectively search for, and identify short segments (called snippets) of music. The user may enter one or more search terms for which they are searching within a database of musical selections. Once the search terms have been defined, the user initiates the search by selecting the search button. The system searches for one or more of the musica...