Storage and playback device and method for using the same

• US 10,172,035 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2011
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Callahan Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Callahan Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Janik, Craig M., Kalayjian, Nick, Edwards, Bruce
• Primary Examiner(s): Jain, Ankur
• Application Number:
  US13/011,285
• Publication Number:
  US 20110178616A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,902 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561, 455 302, 375219
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/764 at the destination reformatting of additional data in video clients H04N21/4355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A storage and playback device is capable of being detachably coupled to an output device, such as speakers of an automobile. The device includes a wireless transceiver to receive compressed digital content automatically from a computer system via a wireless local area network based on user defined preferences input into the computer system. The wireless transceiver is communicably coupled to the wireless local area network when the wireless transceiver is a predetermined distance from a wireless local area network access point. The device also includes a decoder and converter to decompress and convert the digital content. The decompressed and converted digital content is sent to be played on the output device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving media content at a media playback device, wherein the media content includes data associated with the media content, and wherein the data associated with the media content is separate from the media content and indicates a characteristic of the media content;

during rendering of the media content, accepting a tag selected by a user, wherein the tag is added to the data associated with the media content; and

transferring the data associated with the media content, including the tag, to a server on an associated network designated by the media playback device upon detection of a connection to the associated network,

wherein the tag is configured to be transferred to a tag aggregation page at the server; and

wherein two different battery sources are configured to be used to power the media playback device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the associated network comprises a local area network (LAN) coupled to the Internet, and wherein the server is configured to present the information related to the data associated with the media content via a web site.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the transferring the data associated with the media content comprises transferring the data associated with the media content from the memory component to an Internet gateway device over the LAN, and wherein the Internet gateway device is configured to communicate with the personal device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the transferring the data associated with the media content from the memory device to the Internet gateway device is initiated in response to the media playback device coming into range of the LAN.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the transferring the data associated with the media content from the memory component to the Internet gateway device is automatically initiated in response to the media playback device coming into range of the LAN.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the data associated with the media content comprises metadata embedded within the media content.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content comprises broadcast radio content, and wherein the data associated with the media content comprises a radio tuner frequency and a time and date during which the media content is being rendered by the media playback system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the two different battery sources is an alternate battery coupled to a docking station in an automobile, and wherein the media playback device is configured for coupling and decoupling with the automobile via the docking station.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a user input at the media playback device to cause the data associated with the media content to be stored in the memory component associated with the media playback device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the media playback device is a mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the data associated with the media content in a memory component associated with the media playback device; and

storing the tag in the memory component as part of the data associated with the media content.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the two different battery sources comprise:

automobile battery power when an automobile associated with the media playback device is in operation; and

an alternate battery linked to the media playback device when the automobile is not in operation.

13. A media playback system comprising:

a receiver configured to receive media content, wherein the media content includes data associated with the media content, and wherein the data associated with the media content indicates a characteristic of the media content;

a memory component; and

a processing unit coupled to the receiver and the memory component, wherein the processing unit is configured to;

during rendering of the media content, accepting a tag selected by a user, wherein the tag is added to the data associated with the media content; and

transfer the data associated with the media content, including the tag, to a server on an associated network designated by the media playback device, wherein the tag is configured to be transferred to a tag aggregation page at the server; and

wherein two different battery sources are configured to be used to power the media playback device.

14. The media playback system of claim 13, wherein the associated network comprises the Internet, and wherein the server is configured to present the information related to the data associated with the media content via a web site.

15. The media playback system of claim 14, wherein the transferring the data associated with the media content comprises transferring the data associated with the media content from the memory component to an Internet gateway device over a local area network (LAN), and wherein the Internet gateway device is configured to communicate with the personal device.

16. The media playback system of claim 15, wherein the transferring the data associated with the media content from the memory component to the Internet gateway device is initiated in response to the media playback system coming in range of the local area network.

17. The media playback system of claim 15, wherein the transfer of data associated with the media content from the memory component to the Internet gateway device is automatically initiated in response to the media playback system coming into range of the LAN.

18. The media playback system of claim 13, wherein the data associated with the media content comprises metadata embedded within the media content.

19. The media playback system of claim 13, wherein the media content comprises broadcast radio content, and wherein the data associated with the media content comprises a radio tuner frequency and a time and date during which the media content is being rendered by the media playback system.

20. The media playback system of claim 13, wherein one of the two different battery sources is an alternate battery linked to the media playback system wherein the alternate battery is coupled to a docking station in an automobile, and wherein the media playback device is configured for coupling and decoupling with the automobile via the docking station.

21. The media playback system of claim 13, further comprising a user interface configured to receive a user input to cause the data associated with the media content to be stored in the memory component associated with the media playback system.

22. The media playback system of claim 13, wherein the media playback system is a mobile device.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving media content at a media playback device, wherein the media content includes data associated with the media content, and wherein the data associated with the media content indicates a characteristic of the media content;

during the rendering the media content, accepting a tag selected by a user, wherein the tag is added to the data associated with the media content; and

transferring the data associated with the media content, including the tag to a server on an associated network designated by the media playback device, wherein the tag is configured to be transferred to a tag aggregation page at the server; and

wherein two different battery sources are configured to be used to power the media playback device.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the associated network comprises the Internet, and wherein the server is configured to present the information related to the data associated with the media content via a web site.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the transferring the data associated with the media content comprises transferring the data associated with the media content from the memory component to an Internet gateway device over a local area network (LAN), and wherein the Internet gateway device is configured to communicate with the server.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the transferring the data associated with the media content from the memory device to the Internet gateway device is initiated in response to a device that includes the media playback device coming into range of the local area network.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the transferring the data associated with the media content from the memory component to the Internet gateway device is automatically initiated in response to the media playback device coming into range of the LAN.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the data associated with the media content comprises metadata embedded within the media content.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the media content comprises broadcast radio content, and wherein the data associated with the media content comprises a radio tuner frequency and a time and date during which the media content is being rendered.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the wherein one of the two different battery sources is an alternate battery linked to the media playback system and the alternate battery is coupled to a docking station in an automobile, and wherein the media playback device is configured for coupling and decoupling with the automobile via the docking station.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a user input to cause the data associated with the media content to be stored in the memory component associated with the media playback device.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the media playback device is a mobile device.