Network-enabled audio/video player
First Claim
1. An apparatus for storing, playing and downloading audio/video tracks, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) means for connecting to a communications network;
(b) means for receiving, over said communications network, availability information identifying audio/video tracks that are available for purchase;
(c) means for displaying said availability information;
(d) means for inputting a user selection of an audio/video track from said availability information, so as to obtain a selected audio/video track;
(e) means for downloading the selected audio/video track over the communications network;
(f) means for storing the selected audio/video track downloaded by said means (e);
(g) means for reading the selected audio/video track from said means (f);
(h) means for playing the selected audio/video track read by said means (g) so as to generate an audio/video signal; and
(i) means for providing the audio/video signal generated by said means (h) to a home stereo system.
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus for storing, playing and downloading audio/video tracks, the apparatus including: (a) means for connecting to a communications network; (b) means for receiving, over the communications network, availability information identifying audio/video tracks that are available for purchase; (c) means for displaying such availability information; (d) means for inputting a user selection of an audio/video track from such availability information, so as to obtain a selected audio/video track; (e) means for downloading the selected audio/video track over the communications network; (f) means for storing the selected audio/video track downloaded by means (e); (g) means for reading the selected audio/video track from means (f); (h) means for playing the selected audio/video track read by means (g) so as to generate an audio/video signal; and (i) means for providing the audio/video signal generated by means (h) to a home stereo system.
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32 Claims
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1. An apparatus for storing, playing and downloading audio/video tracks, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) means for connecting to a communications network;
(b) means for receiving, over said communications network, availability information identifying audio/video tracks that are available for purchase;
(c) means for displaying said availability information;
(d) means for inputting a user selection of an audio/video track from said availability information, so as to obtain a selected audio/video track;
(e) means for downloading the selected audio/video track over the communications network;
(f) means for storing the selected audio/video track downloaded by said means (e);
(g) means for reading the selected audio/video track from said means (f);
(h) means for playing the selected audio/video track read by said means (g) so as to generate an audio/video signal; and
(i) means for providing the audio/video signal generated by said means (h) to a home stereo system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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18. An apparatus driven by software for storing, playing and downloading audio/video tracks, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) means for connecting to a communications network;
(b) means for receiving, over said communications network, availability information identifying audio/video tracks that are available for purchase;
(c) means for displaying said availability information;
(d) means for inputting a user selection of an audio/video track from said availability information, so as to obtain a selected audio/video track;
(e) means for downloading the selected audio/video track over the communications network;
(f) means for storing the selected audio/video track downloaded by said means (e);
(g) means for reading the selected audio/video track from said means (f); and
(h) means for playing the selected audio/video track read by said means (g) so as to generate an audio/video signal, wherein user modification of the software driving said apparatus is limited to defined option choices.
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