Time shifting by concurrently recording and playing an audio stream
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1. A method comprising:
- enabling an audio stream to be received;
enabling the audio stream to be recorded on a random access storage unit; and
enabling a portion of the audio stream to be retrieved from the storage unit while continuing to record the audio stream.
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Abstract
A audio stream may include portions that are stored while other portions are being displayed. In one embodiment, a portion of the audio stream may be stored in digital storage media at one instance while in the next instance another portion of the stream is being read out of the storage media.
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1. A method comprising:
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enabling an audio stream to be received;
enabling the audio stream to be recorded on a random access storage unit; and
enabling a portion of the audio stream to be retrieved from the storage unit while continuing to record the audio stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article comprising a medium storing instructions that enable a processor-based system to:
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receive an audio stream;
record the audio stream to a random access storage unit; and
retrieve a portion of the audio stream from the storage unit while continuing to record the audio stream. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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a processor;
a randomly accessible memory coupled to said processor;
an audio receiver coupled to said processor; and
a storage storing instructions that enable the processor to record an audio stream onto said memory and to retrieve a portion of the audio stream from the memory while continuing to record the audio stream. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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